USA Long shot Senate effort to end shutdown stalemate comes to a quick end A last-ditch effort to re-open the government ended just 24 hours after it began in yet another sign that the government shutdown is nowhere near ending. 10/01/2019
USA Police issue warrant for Ronaldo's DNA in investigation of alleged rape, report says Ronaldo, 33, was accused of sexually assaulting a Nevada woman in a Las Vegas hotel penthouse in 2009, an allegation he denies. 10/01/2019
USA 'Baby Shark' children's song online has taken bite of Billboard Hot 100 The song was streamed 20.8 million times in the past week, with 73 percent of the streams coming from video, Billboard said. 10/01/2019
Germany Four men go on trial accused of stealing huge gold coin from museum A quartet has gone on trial accused of stealing a huge €3.75 million gold coin from a flagship German museum. 10/01/2019
USA Trump could take billions from disaster areas to fund wall Under the proposal, Trump could dip into money set aside to fund civil works projects all over the country including storm-damaged areas of Puerto Rico. 10/01/2019
USA Mysterious deep-space radio signals detected for the second time The precise source of these signals is not known. 10/01/2019
USA On the border, Trump turns political in making case for his wall Wearing a MAGA hat and harshly criticizing Democrats, President Donald Trump made the case for a border wall near the U.S.-Mexico line Thursday. 10/01/2019
USA High school basketball official fired after asking if team had green cards The team was from a Tucson high school with a majority Latino student body. 10/01/2019
USA MAP: Sea level rise along the East Coast MAP: Sea levels are rising along the East Coast, and the sea is rising highest in the Mid-Atlantic. 10/01/2019
World Watch in full: Raw Politics on Orban, Corbyn and Malta migrants Take a look at Thursday's full Raw Politics programme. 10/01/2019
USA Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February Cohen was sentenced last month to three years in prison. 10/01/2019
no comment Tshisekedi supporters celebrate election victory in Kinshasa Exuberant supporters of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi celebrated his surprise win in the presidential election on Thursday 10/01/2019
USA Flying cars could take off as soon as 2023 From a one-person flying car to a luxurious five seater, companies are racing to launch the first flying car. 10/01/2019
USA Starbucks exploring add needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms "Employees risk getting poked, and DO get poked, even when following 'protocol' of using gloves and tongs to dispose of used needles," said an online petition. 10/01/2019
World Trump cancels 'very important' trip to World Economic Forum in Davos Trump cancels 'very important' trip to World Economic Forum in Davos 10/01/2019
USA Trump scraps Davos trip The president won't rub elbows with world's elites during fight over the border wall and government shutdown. 10/01/2019
USA Nearly 300 passengers sickened on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship The ship, which has been on a seven-night cruise through the Caribbean, will return to Florida on Saturday, a day early than expected. 10/01/2019
USA Age, not politics, predicts who shares fake news on Facebook, study finds Researchers wrote that "it is possible an entire cohort of Americans ... lacks the level of digital media literacy necessary" to separate fact from fiction online. 10/01/2019
Romania Watch: Ceremony marks start of Romania's EU presidency The ceremony marks the start of Romania's stint at the helm of the Council of the European Union presidency, which runs from January 1 - June 30, 2019. 10/01/2019
Algeria Organisers slam ugly reaction to Miss Algeria beauty pageant winner Organisers of a beauty pageant in Algeria have condemned racist remarks aimed at this year’s winner. 10/01/2019
Germany Commuter documents travel woes with knitted scarf The unique, but productive, way one German commuter documented her travel delays to and from the office 10/01/2019
USA Pelosi says Republicans will oppose Trump if he declares a national emergency over wall 10/01/2019
musica Christian Thielemann and Daniel Froschauer headline the Musikverein in Vienna The New Year's concert in Vienna is the most watched classic event in the world. Only the greatest maestros get to conduct this legendary concert 10/01/2019
World Watch in full: Raw Politics call-in show debates Eurosceptics' rise The question of whether Eurosceptics will take over Europe was the key issue discussed on Raw Politics call-in show on Thursday evening. 10/01/2019
