Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors as toll tops 21,000
Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century.
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Texas, other US states mull ban on Chinese buying land
The US state of Texas is considering barring Chinese citizens from buying property on national security grounds -- and as tensions with Beijing rise other states may follow suit.
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Hurts answers doubters with quiet determination
If the Philadelphia Eagles are to win Sunday's Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs it will require quarterback Jalen Hurts to complete a journey from humiliation to the pinnacle of the sport.
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Macron mulls stripping Putin of France's top honour
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he might strip his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of France's top honour, but is waiting for the "right moment" to do so.
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EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants
EU leaders have agreed tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.
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Coffee so cold it's hot: South Korea's love of iced Americano
K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming it year-round they've coined a new South Korean proverb: "Even if I freeze to death, iced Americano!"
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Macron warns impossible to send Ukraine jets in coming weeks
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday that even if Ukraine's European allies decide to send Kyiv fighter jets they could not be sent in "the coming weeks".
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Asian markets follow Wall St down as rate hike fears persist
Asian markets tracked another loss in New York on Friday as interest rate hike fears course through trading floors after last week's blockbuster jobs report.
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Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land
They call themselves "the multicolored people," or Siekopai, after the eye-catching traditional body paint and adornments they used to wear in their ancestral home in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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Oh bother! Viral 'Winnie-the-Pooh' horror film triggers fans
You know him as a cute, cuddly bear, but Winnie the Pooh is about to receive a terrifying makeover as the knife-wielding villain of a blood-drenched new slasher film -- no joke.
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