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Despite years of discussion and studies, the Finnish capital is still one of the few world cities that forbids permanent residence on boats. ...

School authorities, parents and students may be suffering from mould or poor indoor air quality in schools, but companies specialising in providing temporary barracks are cashing in on the widespread problem. Turnover in the sector has grown to reach tens of millions of euros in 15 years....

Finnish meteorologist Joonas Koskela says parts of the country are in for a wild, wet and windy night Friday as a storm front moves in....

Friday morning's papers break down the implications of the new retirement age agreement reached by labour market organisations Thursday. Also on the day’s breakfast menu is the theatre emerging as relations chill between the National Coalition’s Economic Affairs Minister Jan Vapaavuori and SDP chair and Finance Minister, Antti Rinne....

Finland's former prime minister, in line for a vice-presidential post in the European Commission, will "drastically restrict workers' rights," a letter sent to MEPs claims....

Lawyer says UK government has failed Asghar, 70, who has been diagnosed with severe paranoid schizophrenia Pakistani police officer shoots Briton convicted of blasphemy The family of a British man shot in a Pakistan prison where he is being held on blasphemy charges is appealing for his safety. Mohammad Asghar, 70, was apparently shot and injured by a prison guard at Adiala prison in Rawalpindi on...

The Government of Saint Lucia joins the people of Saint Lucia in mourning the death of the world renowned chef and philanthropist, Edward ‘Chef Harry’ Joseph, who passed away at the age of 78. Chef Harry, as he is affectionately … Continue reading →   Read more... This article is copyright ©  St. Lucia STAR ...

Grotesque and seductive, Wangechi Mutus art embraces everything from Tina Turner and cyborgs to rotten milk and war crimes. As her new show opens, the artist talks to Teju Cole about skinning snakes and seeing mermaids Wangechi Mutu: the queen of wild collage in pictures When Wangechi Mutu first became aware of the sea mammal that coastal Kenyans call nguva , she knew shed found the key to her next...

Somali pirates who abducted a journalist and held him for ransom claim they were paid a $1.6m (£1m) to release him. Michael Scott Moore was released on Tuesday after being held captive for two years and eight months. He holds both German and American citizenship. Continue reading... ...

Prague - The period of relative peace and calm in Europe is over and experts should plan how to cope with security threats faced by the continent, including the Czech Republic, Alexandr Mitrofanov......

Prague - The white powder in a letter addressed to Czech President Milos Zeman and delivered to Prague Castle on Wednesday was not dangerous, first analyses have shown, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec......

IMAD, the government's macroeconomic forecaster, significantly upgraded its growth forecast for the year Thursday. The economy is projected to expand by 2% this year, up from its spring forecast of 0.5%. ...

Below is a schedule of events for Thursday, 25 September: ...

A two-day seminar on credit growth in Central, Eastern and SE Europe organised by Slovenia's central bank and the IMF will start in Portorož on Thursday. The closed-door event will feature representatives of central banks, financial institutions and academia from the region. ...

The government of Miro Cerar will meet on Thursday for its first regular session. While no major decisions have been announced, the cabinet will expectedly deal with staffing, as several ministries are still without state secretaries. ...

Branko Rožič, the boss of cardboard maker Količevo karton for almost two decades, has been named manager of the year by the Manager Association and will receive the award at the association's annual gathering in Portorož on Thursday. ...

Delo argues in Thursday's commentary that the attack on the Islamic State is a mistake that US President Barack Obama is carrying out to avoid looking incompetent and to pursue "the logic of the empire that he serves". ...

Moderately to predominantly cloudy skies with intermittent rain are expected in Slovenia on Thursday. Temperatures will range between 7 and 11 degrees Celsius in the morning and 14 and 18 during the day. ...

Below is a review of the headlines in Slovenian dailies for Thursday, 25 September: ...

The United Nations has been organising big climate conferences for twenty years, but they are yet to produce any results beyond emotional speeches and more or less ambitious yet infeasible documents, Dnevnik comments in Thursday's "Day for Big Words". ...