Baby meerkats melt hearts at Thai zoo
Baby meerkats born in captivity three weeks ago are shown playing with toys and each other at a Thai zoo. Rough cut – no reporter...
Congo’s Ebola epidemic inflicts heavy toll on children
Eight-year-old Kennedy Muhindo was running a high fever and racked by stomach pain and diarrhea....
Seven South Korean tourists killed, 19 missing after Hungarian boat capsizes on Danube
At least seven people were killed and nearly 20 were missing after a pleasure boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized on the flooding Danube in...
Saybie, believed to be world’s tiniest baby ever to survive, goes home
An infant girl who weighed about the same as a large apple when she was born five months ago and is believed to be the...
Word whiz kids tap memory tricks at Spelling Bee
Spelling savants traced letters onto their palms or gazed at the ceiling on Wednesday while racking their brains in hopes of advancing to the next...
Venezuelan government, opposition envoys end Oslo meeting without a deal
A meeting between Venezuela’s government and opposition has ended without agreement as Norway holds talks aimed at resolving the South American country’s long-running conflict, opposition...
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as 6 weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks...
Seven dead in Hungary boat capsize as death toll rises: state TV
At least seven people died when a tourist boat with South Korean tourists on board capsized on the Danube river in Budapest late on Wednesday...
UK PM May backs return of maintenance grants for poorer university students
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce her backing on Thursday for the reintroduction of maintenance grants for university students from disadvantaged backgrounds, a...
Israel faces second election in months as Netanyahu fails to form government
Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form...