Updated: Eurotunnel says 37,000 migrant crossing attempts blocked
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 11:13
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The company that operates the tunnel between France and England says more than 37,000 attempts by migrants to cross have been blocked since January. Eurotunnel's statement comes after two...
Watch: Boy who lost limbs to infection gets double-hand transplant
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 09:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest U.S. patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons said Tuesday. Zion Harvey's forearms were...
Windows 10 launched in 190 countries as a free upgrade
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 08:37
Last update: about 10 years ago
Microsoft Corp. announced that Windows 10 became available as from today as a free upgrade1 or with new PCs and tablets. Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana2 an Xbox app and Microsoft...
Eight children hurt, two critical, by falling tree in California
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 07:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A huge, ancient pine tree uprooted and fell onto children at a summer day camp Tuesday, injuring eight children, two of them critically, fire officials said. The 75-foot (22.5-meter)-tall,...
Greece advances in loan talks, under fire for euro exit plan
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 16:09
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Greece pushed ahead with talks on a new rescue loan Tuesday, but its government came under increasing pressure over claims it had a top-secret plan to prepare for a euro exit that involved...
FIFA's Blatter deserves Nobel Prize, Russia President Putin says
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 12:27
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his work in world sport. In an interview with Swiss TV broadcast on Monday, two days...
Updated: Libya court sentences Gaddafi son to death for 2011 killings
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 11:53
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A court in Libya's capital sentenced a son of Moammar Gaddafi to death in absentia on Tuesday over killings during the country's 2011 uprising. The Tripoli court that sentenced Seif al-Islam, who...
Former 18-kilo fat cat - called Skinny - slims down to 8.6 kilos
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 08:14
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A former 18.6-kilogram cat dubbed Skinny has lost more than half of his weight to become the darling of a Dallas veterinary clinic. Dr Brittney Barton says the orange tabby she adopted in 2013...