Greek visa scheme gives Turks easier entry to islands in EU
For Ikra Altumsek, and many other Turkish tourists, a visa-on-arrival scheme to visit several of Greece's Aegean islands has greatly simplified travel to this corner of the EU, previously off-limits without a hard-to-get Schengen visa.
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Explosion at coal mine kills 34 in southern Pakistan
A blast at a coal mine killed at least 34 workers in southern Pakistan, the provincial disaster agency said on Friday, as rescuers searched for more missing miners.
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Ferrand-Prevot bids to defend Tour de France Femmes title
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot begins the Tour de France Femmes this weekend determined to repeat last year's triumph, but the Frenchwoman faces a tough challenge in a field headed by in-form Dutch rival Demi Vollering.
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Renowned Nepali climber among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche
Renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 missing after an avalanche in northern Pakistan where they were on a climbing expedition, the country's alpine club said.
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China factory activity slides as leaders seek spending boost
China's factory activity unexpectedly slid in July, official data showed Friday, as leaders in the world's second-largest economy struggle to reignite domestic demand.
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Ukrainian drones send Crimea's tourism industry into freefall
In a resort town on the southern coast of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, ice cream vendor Anatoli was at his wits' end.
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Far right and far left battle for power in polarised Berlin
One recent day in Berlin, a few hundred Pride demonstrators with rainbow flags rallied in eastern Marzahn district, a sweep of communist-era residential blocs that is a hotspot of far-right AfD support.
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Tech rebound fuels record-breaking rally in South Korean stocks
South Korean stocks soared a record 17 percent Friday as global tech firms performed a blistering recovery from an extended sell-off, with beaten-down chip giant SK hynix rocketing more than a quarter as the AI boom roared back.
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The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate
The last three elephants still in a traditional South African zoo entered their enclosure in single file, fruit and vegetables scattered on the ground to encourage natural foraging.
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Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers
At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom.
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