Conductor Barenboim resigns from Berlin opera over ill health
World-renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim said on Friday he was stepping down as general musical director of Berlin's State Opera due to deteriorating health, marking the end of an era at the fabled institution.
Read moreStocks mostly rise after US jobs data
Stock markets mostly advanced Friday as traders digested key US jobs data and after news of falling inflation in the eurozone.
Read moreHarry's memoirs expose deepening feud with future king William
The latest revelations by Prince Harry have shone a glaring light on his fractured relationship with his elder brother William, with whom he was once close.
Read more29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin son: government
Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects died in a massive operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout damaging three planes and sowing terror at a local airport.
Read moreFrench cartoonist investigated over child porn complaint
French prosecutors are investigating a cartoonist after a complaint he was distributing child pornography through his sexually explicit work.
Read moreAnimal rights activists blast Paris' Moulin Rouge over snake act
Animal rights activists have launched a campaign against Paris institution the Moulin Rouge, complaining that the storied cabaret is immersing non-aquatic snakes in water on stage.
Read moreHarlequins' Evans joins England as attack coach for Six Nations
Harlequins coach Nick Evans will join England as an attack coach for the upcoming 2023 Six Nations Championship, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Friday.
Read moreRoux quits senior South African rugby post
South African franchise bosses Eduard Coetzee and Edgar Rathbone are possible replacements for Jurie Roux, whose resignation as national rugby union chief executive was confirmed on Friday.
Read moreBellingham is great, but I'll stick with Madrid youngsters: Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti hailed English midfielder Jude Bellingham, who has been linked with a move to his Real Madrid team, but said Friday he has plenty of young talent at his fingertips already.
Read morePrince Harry faces criticism over memoir revelations
Prince Harry on Friday faced a backlash in the UK and beyond over his memoir "Spare", with criticism from the media, commentators, army veterans and even the Taliban, while Buckingham Palace kept silent on the widely leaked contents.
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