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'Out of shape' Lukaku named in Belgium World Cup squad

Hearts ready to 'rip up the script' in Celtic title showdown

Germany's Merz says wouldn't advise young people to move to US

Stocks tumble as US-Iran impasse fuels inflation fears

Beckham becomes first British billionaire sportsman

Aussie star, Danish clubbing ode through to Eurovision final

German Oscar winner Huller feels war guilt 'every day'

Bayern warn that Canada's Davies struggling to be fit for World Cup

Long-serving Coleman to end Everton career at end of season

Energy-hungry German industries in decline since Ukraine war: data

Gordon may have made last Newcastle appearance: Howe

Denmark's Queen Margrethe has angioplasty in hospital: palace

Denmark's Queen Margrethe, 86, has undergone an angioplasty procedure after being admitted to hospital this week for chest pain, the palace said Friday in a statement.

Civilians caught in war of drones in eastern DR Congo

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a conflict that drags on despite peace talks has taken a dangerous new turn, with civilians now struck from the air by drones, far from the front line.

French city reels from teen killing in drug-linked shooting

Shooters have killed a 15-year-old in France's western city of Nantes in a suspected score-settling incident linked to drugs, a prosecutor said.

NZ passenger from hantavirus cruise quarantines in Taiwan

A New Zealand passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in hospital quarantine in Taiwan, Taiwanese health authorities said Friday.

Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur identified in Thailand

Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much an nine adult elephants.

Indian magnate Adani agrees multi-million-dollar penalty in US court case

Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption without admitting guilt, his company said Friday.

Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes

A new idea for combatting America's horrific problem of school shootings is to unleash an unarmed drone to confront the attacker, like a giant buzzing insect.

Mines 'draining Turkey's water sources', environmentalists warn

Guney was once a water-rich village fed by 50 springs in Turkey's western Usak province, but since a gold mine opened 20 years ago, they have all dried up.

Zimbabwe tobacco hits new highs under smallholder contracts

Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in Zimbabwe, driven largely by smallholders contracted to Chinese firms.