Afghanistan mosque blast kills 18, including top cleric
A huge bomb blast Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan killed at least 18 people, including an influential imam who earlier this year called for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.
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BBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview
The BBC said Friday it had donated sales proceeds derived from a 1995 interview with Princess Diana to charity after it was found she was tricked into the bombshell expose.
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'It's been difficult': Rodgers frustrated by Leicester's transfer policy
The decline in Leicester's fortunes was summed up by a frustrated Brendan Rodgers following Thursday's 1-0 defeat by Manchester United as the Foxes boss moaned: "This isn't the club that it was a couple of years ago."
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European equities stage rebound before US data
Europe's stock markets rose Friday before key US jobs data, after diving the previous day on fears of an inflation-induced recession.
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Timothee Chalamet hungry for blood in Venice
Fast becoming the defining Gen Z filmstar, Timothee Chalamet will test the stomachs of his many fans with a bone-crunching, blood-splattered "cannibal romance", premiering in Venice on Friday.
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Myanmar junta jails former British envoy for one year
Myanmar's ruling military jailed on Friday a former British ambassador and her husband for a year each for breaching immigration rules, a junta spokesman said.
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Top cleric killed by mosque blast in Afghanistan's Herat
A huge bomb blast at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan Friday killed its influential imam, who called earlier this year for those who commit "the smallest act" against the government to be beheaded.
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Greenpeace drops boulders on UK seabed to curb bottom-trawling fishing
Greenpeace UK said Friday it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent "destructive" industrial fishing.
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Trial opens in France over 2016 Nice truck massacre
Eight suspects go on trial Monday over the July 2016 attack in the Mediterranean city of Nice where a radical Islamist killed 86 people by driving a truck into thousands of locals and tourists celebrating France's national day.
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Millions locked down in China's Chengdu over Covid outbreak
Millions were stuck at home in China's Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill.
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