1,001 ways to lose a Nobel Prize
Smuggled out to impress girls in a bar, or dissolved to prevent the Nazis from getting their hands on one, the precious gold medals...
Ryanair faces fresh strike in Europe
Ryanair braced Friday for what unions warn will be the biggest strike in the airline's history although the carrier played down fears of disruption...
Israel PM lashes Iran, claims secret atomic warehouse
Israel's prime minister on Thursday accused arch-enemy Tehran of harboring a secret atomic warehouse, making deft use of ample props and vowing that his...
Austrian fruit grower sentenced over bee deaths
An Austrian fruit grower was handed a rare prison sentence Wednesday for having illegally spread an insecticide which led to the deaths of dozens...
India’s top court rules adultery no longer a crime
Adultery is no longer a crime, India's top court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and...
Italy’s populists in first EU budget test
Italy's populist government is set to unveil the outlines of its first budget Thursday, as fears deepen that it could breach EU fiscal rules...
Australia moves to revive confidence in strawberries
Australian shoppers need to back farmers besieged by a contaminated fruit scare, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday, as it emerged Singapore's largest supermarket...
Trump defends Supreme Court pick but says he could change mind
US President Donald Trump praised his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh but said he would be open to withdrawing his nomination if he finds...
Golden-age glitterati return on canvas to old Lebanon hotel
Inside an abandoned century-old hotel near Lebanon's capital, paintings of the Arab world's once powerful and famous hang around a worn poker table, testimony...
Ryanair cancels 150 flights on Friday due to strike across Europe
Ryanair will cut 150 flights because of strike action across Europe on Friday, as Brussels urged it to respect workers' rights enshrined in EU...
