George Jones, American country singer, dies aged 81
US country singer George Jones, who had a string of number one songs between the 1950s and 1990s, has died aged 81. Jones publicist, Kirt Webster, said the Grammy-winning singer...
How to eat healthily on £1 a day
Starting on Monday 29 April, 5,000 Britons will be challenging themselves to live on just £1 a day for five days, as part of a campaign by the Global Poverty...
Survivors of Boston bombs face tough decisons about their injuries
A WEEK after a Boston Marathon bomb put Heather Abbott in a local hospital, the Rhode Island woman faced a difficult decision: try to keep her badly wounded foot, or...
Four arrested as Bangladesh building toll rises to 340
(Reuters) - Two factory bosses and two engineers were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, 72 hours after the collapse of a building where low-cost garments were made for Western brands,...
Piece of 9/11 plane found in New York
A piece of landing gear that is believed to come from one of the planes that struck the twin towers during the 9/11 attacks in 2001 has been found wedged...
Finland: Katainen laments negativity
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (NCP) has lamented the underlying negativity of the Finnish society, which, he believes, threatens to impede taking action. Katainen also slammed the recent debates for concentrating...
Finland: Underage girls are heavier drinkers than their male counterparts.
Overall, teenage drinking has declined in Finland since the start of the century, but one out of ten young people reports drinking to the point of passing out. Underage girls...
Finland: May Day weather may disappoint
Yle meteorologist Henri Nyman says that the current unsettled conditions are likely to prevail come next week’s May Day holiday While places like Poland are already enjoying summery conditions, any...
Finland: Seasonal panhandlers try new money gathering tactics
Major Finnish cities such as Helsinki are for the first time coming to grips with the kinds of panhandling seen in other European cities. In some cases, beggars have been...
Pop star Justin Bieber sets pulses racing in Helsinki
Canadian teen superstar Justin Bieber arrived in Helsinki Thursday afternoon for a concert in the Helsinki Arena Friday night. He was greeted by a spirited crowd of "beliebers" -- the...