No EU Agreement on Migrants

European countries have failed reach an agreement on how to deal with the thousands of asylum seekers arriving in Italy and Greece. The two wanted EU countries to share the responsibility for the migrants - but eastern nations like Poland and Hungary opposed compulsory quotas, while France and Germany wanted those judged to be economic migrants to be returned to their countries of origin.

Senior Western figures have spoken out against Russian plans to strengthen the country's nuclear arsenal with 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Nato Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, called the move dangerous and destabilising. He said it was one of the reasons why Nato was increasing the readiness of its forces. Russia has reacted furiously to US plans to bolster its military presence in east European Nato countries.

The US Food and Drug Administration has said trans fat must be eliminated from the country's food chain within three years. It is the final fall from grace for an additive once thought to be the cheaper, healthy alternative to saturated fat. Trans fat is found in many foods - popcorn, french fries, biscuits, even coffee whitener. But how are Americans reacting to the ban?

(Photo: Migrant sleeping rough in Ventimiglia. Photo: EPA)