Portraits of slain leaders watch out on Hezbollah's battered Beirut bastion
Minutes from the heart of Beirut, the Lebanese capital's once vibrant southern suburbs lie largely deserted save for black-clad Hezbollah militants standing guard amid the rubble.
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Biden bites baby: a last week of US election oddities
It has been a wild US presidential election campaign, and the final week provided another selection of weird and wonderful offbeat moments.
Read moreWall Street bounces while oil prices climb on Middle East worries
Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from tame tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before a neck-and-neck US presidential election.
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Emery says Villa are underdogs against Spurs
Unai Emery said Tottenham are "favourites" to finish above his Aston Villa team due to their bigger budget as the top-four hopefuls prepare to meet in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Verstappen hit with five-place grid penalty at Brazilian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty on Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix as his world title defence suffered another bump in the road.
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South Carolina to execute Black man for shooting store clerk
A Black man convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death for a killing he claims was in self-defense is to be executed in the US state of South Carolina on Friday.
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New Zealand captain Barrett says Marler has 'loaded gun' with haka jibe
New Zealand captain Scott Barrett suggested England's Joe Marler had "loaded the gun" ahead of Saturday's clash at Twickenham after calling on the All Blacks to ditch their pre-match ritual haka.
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Kenya reintroduces tax reforms with new deputy president
Kenya plans to reintroduce some of the tax hikes that sparked deadly protests earlier this year, the government announced Friday, while a new deputy president was sworn in after weeks of high political drama.
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Crunch time for bruised Dortmund as Leipzig come to town
Battered and bruised amid their worst league start in a decade, Borussia Dortmund could hardly have picked a tougher time to host red-hot RB Leipzig on Saturday.
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Man City face injury 'emergency': Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City face an "emergency" in certain positions as he grapples with a punishing injury list ahead of Saturday's trip to Bournemouth.
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