Farm News
Urban vineyards: Parisians pick grapes for city vintages
Grape pickers at the Clos des Morillons look like thousands of others at work in vineyards across France at this time of year.
Shake And Blow
Urban sprawl in spotlight after historic Houston floods
Rapid, poorly regulated urbanization in Houston has exacerbated the impact of flooding from Hurricane Harvey, experts say, warning that local authorities must pay attention as global climate change threatens to intensify extreme weather events.
Legacy Reports
Urban chic: green, ethical T-shirts with a message
Once cheap and often nasty, T-shirts are back on the streets as ethical message-carrying PC wear that comes with a sizeable price tag for the high-end urban chic.
Civil Nuclear
Uranium enrichment: Why Iran refuses to step back
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected any compromise over his country's nuclear programme this week, vowing not to yield to pressure to give up uranium enrichment.
The Stans
Uphill battle against Afghan cross-border strikes
Perched high in a twisting Hindu Kush valley with distant views of Pakistan, Combat Outpost Monti is an idyllic spot.
Farm News
Uphill battle: Spain’s wine growers adapt to climate change
For over a century, Joaquin Gay de Montella Estany's family produced wine in Spain's Mediterranean region of Catalonia but the effects of climate change have pushed them to seek higher ground.
Internet Space
Updated Apple system takes on smartphone addiction
Apple's polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over "addiction" and harmful effects on children.
Legacy Reports
Up to seven civilians died in US missile strike: coalition
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Tuesday that its investigation into a controversial air strike alleged to have killed 90 civilians has found that only seven non-combatants died.
Whales Ahoy
Up to 70 whales stranded in southern Australia
Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts now mobilising to see if a rescue is possible.
Superpowers
‘Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers’ sent to Ukraine, say rights groups
Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, rights groups told AFP on Monday.
About Us
Unveiling: Malaysian activist fights for hijab freedom
Harassed and placed under investigation by religious authorities -- activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia.
Oil And Gas
Unusually deep methane leak in Baltic Sea: researchers
Researchers in Sweden have discovered large amounts of methane gas, a powerful planet-warming gas, leaking from unusual depths on the Baltic Sea seabed, they said on Friday.
Disaster Management
Unrealistic to expect immediate quake recovery in Haiti: US
Nine months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the United States and France warned Monday against the growing impatience in the Caribbean nation over the slow pace of recovery.
Nukewars
Unravelling of the Iran nuclear deal
A landmark 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear programme has been falling apart since the United States unilaterally pulled out of the agreement in May 2018.
Del.icio.us
Unorthodox use of antiviral drug saved swine-flu victim’s life
Enterprising doctors saved the life of a young cancer patient infected by swine flu by making unlicensed use of Relenza, an antiviral drug, The Lancet reports on Friday.
Station News
Unmanned cargo ship docks with orbiting Space Station
An unmanned cargo ship successfully berthed with the orbiting International Space Station on Sunday following a one-week delay due to a technical glitch, NASA said.