Ethiopia says completes third filling of mega-dam reservoir
Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.
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Qatar's ground control on alert for World Cup disasters
Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15,000 cameras and much more in the eight stadiums.
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UN's Guterres expresses 'clear commitment' to North Korea denuclearisation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent.
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Stock markets mixed as traders contemplate more rate hikes
Markets were mixed Friday, with traders struggling to build on the previous day's rally as they come to terms with the likelihood that central banks will continue to raise interest rates to battle runaway inflation.
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UK economy closes in on recession
Britain's economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as the country heads towards recession under a new prime minister.
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Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crash: US media
US actor Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, US media has reported.
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Poaching of 'status symbol' date mussels threatens Italy's coasts
Off the rocky coast of southeastern Italy, two scuba divers from the financial crimes police bob in and out of the blue waters, under the curious gaze of vacationers.
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'We can live together': church helps bridge Bosnia's deep divisions
Decades after bloody fighting between Catholics and Muslims ripped apart Bosnia's Bugojno, a new church has provided a rare opportunity to bridge the divides in the deeply fractured Balkan country.
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Australian economist pleads not guilty at Myanmar junta trial: source
An Australian economist detained by Myanmar's junta has pleaded not guilty to breaching the colonial-era official secrets act, a source close to the case said on Friday.
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Cubs feel the magic in 'Field of Dreams' win over Reds
Chicago pitcher Drew Smyly tossed five scoreless innings and the Cubs posted three first-inning runs on the way to a 4-2 victory Thursday in Major League Baseball's bucolic "Field of Dreams" game in Iowa.
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