World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 8 October Thursday, 9 October 2014, 06:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press NOBEL-CHEMISTRY STOCKHOLM — Americans Eric Betzig and William Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing methods that let microscopes see finer...
Ball in Juncker's court after European Parliament rejects nomination of Slovenian commissioner Thursday, 9 October 2014, 06:06 Last update: about 12 years ago The European Parliament today rejected Alenka Bratusek, Slovenia's candidate for the new EU commission. Members in the industry and environment committees voted overwhelmingly against Bratusek -...
Worrying times ahead: WHO is sure Spanish nurse Ebola case will not be the only one in Europe Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 20:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A Spanish nursing assistant may be the first person in the ongoing epidemic to catch Ebola outside of Africa, but she probably won't be the last, experts warn. Still, even as more people with...
Looking at nude celebrity photos hackers posted was a 'sexual offence' - Jennifer Lawrence Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 16:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The people who chose to look at nude celebrity photos that hackers posted committed "a sexual offence," actress Jennifer Lawrence says in an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair in its November...
Spanish woman who contracted Ebola touched face with glove after leaving quarantine room Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 15:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Spanish health officials say they are investigating whether a nursing assistant infected with Ebola got the disease after she touched her face with protective gloves after leaving the...
Leaders of Germany, France and Italy put differences aside to focus on creating more jobs Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 12:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press European leaders, including Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, are in Milan to debate ways to find work for the continent's 25 million unemployed at a summit Wednesday amid growing popular...
Bishops synod at the Vatican: Pope Francis and prelates get crash course in joys of sex Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 08:07 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Pope Francis, cardinals and bishops from around the world have gotten an unexpected lecture on the joys of sex, from a Catholic couple brought in to talk about what makes a marriage...
On this day in history: Find out major events that took place around the world on 8 October Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 08:01 Last update: about 12 years ago Today is Wednesday, October 8, the 281st day of 2014. There are 84 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1858 - The "Arrow Incident," in which a ship flying...
World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 7 October Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 06:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press STOCKHOLM - Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura have won the Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, a breakthrough that spurred...
Cyprus president suspends peace talks with Turkey in response to plans for oil exploration Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 17:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Cyprus' president on Tuesday suspended talks on reunifying the ethnically divided island in response to Turkish plans to search for oil and gas in waters where the Cypriot government has already...