Slovenia erects more border fence to curb migrant inflow
Slovenia has begun work on an additional stretch of fence along its southern border with Croatia with which it aims to keep out a rising...
Macron: time’s too short for a new Brexit deal
Boris Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron to try to push for a new Brexit deal, but the answer was a resounding “non”. Lucy Fielder...
Retrophin scraps nervous system disorder study, shares dive
Retrophin Inc said on Thursday it was discontinuing the late-stage study for its rare neurological disorder treatment after it failed to improve patients’ ability to...
Different dogs look for loving homes
A California rescue group helps dogs with differences find forever homes. Their goal is to place these pets with people who share those differences. Priscilla...
At least three die in thunderstorm in Tatra mountains
At least three people were killed and 22 injured during a thunderstorm in Poland’s Tatra Mountains on Thursday and another was killed in the West...
Exclusive: India proposes ban on e-cigarettes, with jail terms for offenders – government documents
India’s health ministry has proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, documents seen by Reuters showed, potentially jeopardizing the expansion plans...
Escaped prisoners in Papua ‘return’ as security tightens
The majority of nearly 300 inmates who fled a torched jail in Papua during a wave of civil unrest in Indonesia’s easternmost region, had since...
Humanoid robot clenches Russian flag during space launch
NASA TV footage from inside the descent module of an un-piloted Soyuz spacecraft shows a humanoid robot grasping a Russian flag during its journey to...
Ukraine, EU oppose Trump’s suggestion of readmitting Russia to G7
Ukraine’s president backed leading European powers on Thursday in opposing the readmission of Russia to the Group of Seven advanced economies, saying Moscow still occupied...
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military checkpoints on alert for weapons smugglers – but...