Thursday, 28 February 2019

Analyst: India-Pakistan spat 'very different'

World powers have called on India and Pakistan to de-escalate the tensions gripping the contested region since a Feb. 14 suicide bombing killed over 40 Indian paramilitary troops in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Feb. 28)

      
 
 


Good deal or bad that Trump-Kim talks collapse?

Not much is in agreement between the United States and North Korea, after the second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Hanoi breakdown - not even the cause of the rift. (Feb. 28)

      
 
 


Fish are in hot water: Climate change shrinking fish populations worldwide, study says

Some species of fish are in hot water – literally. Warming oceans from human-caused climate change has shrunk the populations of many fish species.

      
 
 


Tour company used by Otto Warmbier expressed hope for end to North Korean travel ban

Young Pioneer Tours, the company used by the student who died after being held prisoner in North Korea, had expressed hope that President Trump's summit with Kim Jong-Un would result in U.S. citizens being able to travel there again.

      
 
 


Edda the pug, sold on eBay, is caught in middle of legal battle between family, buyer and German town

A German town was already facing backlash for seizing a family's prize pug Edda and selling it on eBay. Now, the pooch's buyer is threatening to sue.

      
 
 


North Korean official contradicts President Trump's account of failed nuclear negotiations

North Korean says it offered far more, and asked for far les, than the way Trump characterized the proposal.

      
 
 


Video shows 'dinner plate-sized' tarantula eating opossum

Warning: Some viewers may find this video disturbing.