World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 6 October Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 06:25 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014 NOBEL-MEDICINE STOCKHOLM - U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe and married Norwegian researchers May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize...
New concern: Spanish nurse becomes first to catch Ebola outside outbreak zone of West Africa Tuesday, 7 October 2014, 06:09 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the...
Fight for democracy in Hong Kong: protests fade as numbers drop; but students vow to carry on Monday, 6 October 2014, 18:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The students whose calls for democratic reforms sparked the most dramatic challenge to authorities since Hong Kong returned to Chinese control are vowing to keep up the fight. But as the numbers...
Bishops' synod at the Vatican: Pope Francis seeks frank and fearless debate on family issues Monday, 6 October 2014, 14:28 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Pope Francis urged bishops on Monday to speak their minds without fear about contentious issues like contraception, gays, marriage and divorce at the start of a two-week meeting aimed at making the...
Three doctors - Briton and Norwegian couple - win medicine Nobel for discovering brain GPS Monday, 6 October 2014, 12:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press U.S.-British scientist John O'Keefe and Norwegian married couple May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering the brain's positioning system. This...
Echo of 8 March tragedy: Underwater search for Malaysian airliner resumes after four months Monday, 6 October 2014, 08:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumed Monday in a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean, more than six months after the jet vanished. The GO Phoenix, the first of three ships that will...
On this day in history: Find out major events that occurred around the world on 6 October Monday, 6 October 2014, 07:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Today is Monday, October 6, the 279th day of 2014. There are 86 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1536 - William Tyndale, who translated the first English...
World news in brief: Find out what happened around the world on 5 October Monday, 6 October 2014, 07:52 Last update: about 12 years ago Top stories in brief EUROPE-ECONOMY LONDON - A contrasting picture of the economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone emerged Friday. While a closely watched survey found that the recovery...
Democracy protest: Hong Kong students at odds over pullback plan as Monday deadline gets closer Sunday, 5 October 2014, 17:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists appeared divided after some agreed to remove some barriers blocking roads and sidewalks ahead of a Monday deadline set by the government and scale back their...
Hong Kong: Scuffles between protesters and police; government intends to 'restore social order' Sunday, 5 October 2014, 07:28 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Police armed with pepper spray and batons have clashed with demonstrators in Hong Kong as fears grow security forces may move in to clear the streets. As huge crowds rallied overnight in the...