Austria braced for election TV clash
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rival slogans: OeVP says "Now or never!"; SPOe says "Change with responsibility" Austrian party leaders will clash in a final TV debate on Thursday night, with conservative hardliners on immigration tipped to win an
Man who killed 79 piglets in belly flop video is jailed
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The piglets were all less than 4 weeks old when they were crushed to death in January 2016 A Spanish farm worker who shared a video of himself diving onto a pen of piglets,
Trump loses patience with Puerto Rico
Image copyright AFP Image caption A householder in the storm-hit ruins of her home in Aibonito, Puerto Rico US President Donald Trump has griped about emergency relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, saying federal aid cannot continue "forever".In tweets, he
Taliban hostage family freed by Pakistani troops
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle were abducted in 2012 Pakistani soldiers have freed a North American family of five who were being held hostage by the Afghan Taliban.Canadian Joshua Boyle and his US wife Caitlan
US quits Unesco over ‘anti-Israel bias’
The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias.The state department said it would establish an observer mission at the Paris-based organisation to replace its representation.Unesco said the withdrawal was a loss to
Kenya bans street protests amid election row
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Opposition supporters have been protesting using the slogan "No reform, no election" Kenya's government has banned demonstrations in three major Kenyan cities - the capital Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i said the ban
Delayed justice
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ahmed Timol's nephew, Imtiaz Cajee, testified to the pain of losing his uncle The inquest into the 1971 death of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol has found that he was murdered, shattering a five-decade-long claim by
Avocados: Spanish company launches low-fat variety
Image copyright iSLA BONITA Image caption It is unclear if the fruit tastes any different but makers say it has a 'soft and pleasant pulp' From Instagram posts to morning smoothies, you cannot seem to escape the avocado in 2017.
Italian woman granted sick pay to look after ill dog
Image copyright Alamy Image caption A judge ruled that the dog's illness amounted to "serious or family personal reasons" for leave An Italian woman has won a legal battle for sick pay for time she took off work to look
Vietnam flash floods and landslides kill dozens
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption A bridge collapsed in the northern Yen Bai province on Wednesday amid torrential rains Vietnamese authorities say 37 people have died from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain.Another 40 are missing, and thousands