Bangladesh capital bans rallies after government buildings torched
Police in Bangladesh's capital banned all public rallies on Friday after the deadliest day of ongoing student protests so far saw government buildings torched by demonstrators and the imposition of a nationwide internet blackout.
Read moreJapan sees 1 mn more tourists post-pandemic, new half-year record
Japan welcomed a million more foreign visitors in the first half of 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels, logging a new record of 17.78 million, the national tourism organisation said Friday.
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Australia, New Zealand hit by large-scale technical outage
A large-scale outage wrought havoc on IT systems across Australia and New Zealand on Friday, causing travel delays, hampering television broadcasts, and forcing supermarket systems offline.
Read moreMarkets fall with eyes on US election, while China disappoints
Equities sank Friday as optimism over expected US interest rate cuts was offset by uncertainty about the US presidential election and a lack of economy-boosting measures from Chinese leaders after a closely watched policy meeting.
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
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Moonlit scramble across the sand for Turkey's booming baby turtle population
The baby loggerhead sea turtles emerged from their eggshells and began their first challenge in life: a wobbly dash across the sand to the moonlit waters of Turkey's Mediterranean coast -- sometimes with a helping hand from volunteers.
Read moreTrump recounts shooting, accepts Republican nomination
Donald Trump predicted an "incredible victory" Thursday in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of Joe Biden's reelection campaign.
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Beijing vows to ease local government debt woes after key meeting
Chinese officials pledged Friday to help ease debt pressure on local governments through reforms to the tax system, after a key political gathering in the capital focused on jumpstarting the faltering economy.
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Yemen rebels claim deadly strike deep inside Israel
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they fired a drone that caused an explosion in Tel Aviv early Friday that left one person dead, injured four and set off a new shock for Israel more than nine months into its war in Gaza.
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Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest
Wandering atop a small sand dune in central Mauritania, Aliene Haimoud gazed despondently at the yellowing date palms before him –- the trees are dying if they are not already dead.
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