Calais camp, symbol of migrant crisis, set for destruction
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 20:44
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
A French court gave the state the green light Thursday to raze makeshift tents and lean-tos used by hundreds of migrants at a sprawling slum in Calais, where many dream of slipping into...
Italy Senate OKs civil unions, but LGBT groups are unhappy
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 18:58
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
Italy's Senate voted Thursday to grant legal recognition to civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to gay couples after a bitter, years-long...
Long-awaited report says BBC missed chances to stop Savile
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 13:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
An investigation commissioned by the BBC has found that employees were aware of complaints of sexual assault against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile and missed opportunities to stop...
Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 06:50
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
Look around in any major Indian city, and you will find someone with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, smiling widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embraced the...
EU chief says Brexit would change Europe forever for the worse
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
An "out" vote in the June 23 British referendum on European Union membership will change Europe forever — and "for the worse," the bloc's president said Wednesday. EU President Donald Tusk...
Watch: Terrifying moment rhino charges tourists trapped in a car
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 14:42
Last update: about 12 years ago
This is the terrifying moment an angry rhino suffered a serious case of road rage - and charged straight into a group of tourists trapped inside a car. Footage of the remarkable incident shows...
Updated: Facebook's 'like' button gets 'angry' and 'sad' as friends
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 14:17
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
Facebook's "like" button isn't going away, but it's about to get some company. Facebook has been testing alternatives to "like" in about a half-dozen countries. On Wednesday, the social network...
Austria wants a full stop to migrant influx along Balkans
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 13:39
Last update: about 12 years ago
Associated Press
Austria wants not only to crimp the influx of migrants pouring into Europe but to fully stop it, its interior minister declared Wednesday as she convened a meeting of ministers from Western Balkan...