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'Black smoke' chokes Pakistan maternity ward as hospital fire kills 14 infants

America unites in mourning for Dolly Parton

French flight attendant wins landmark breast cancer ruling

Meta and US states discuss settlement in landmark social media trial: report

Sri Lanka 83-2 after India enforce follow-on in second Test

Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum

North Korea to 'bring joy' to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

'Our patron saint': Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton

Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist

England bid to banish booze woes as Pakistan seek self-respect

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

UK fights inflation with tax-cutting budget

Britain's new government on Friday unveiled a multi-billion-pound package to support households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades, cutting taxes as the nation heads for recession.

One dead, 19 missing as boat capsizes off Cambodia

One person died and 19 are missing at sea after a boat carrying Chinese nationals sank off the coast of Cambodia, an official said Friday.

World Bank chief Malpass says won't quit over climate denial row

World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he had no plans to stand down, as he battles charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the role of man-made emissions in global warming.

Spain opens probe into racist chants about Vinicius Junior

Spanish prosecutors said on Friday they had opened an inquiry into Atletico Madrid's supporters over racist chants aimed at Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior ahead of the clubs' La Liga derby clash.

Strong winds hit Bermuda as Hurricane Fiona heads for Canada

Bermuda assessed damage Friday after Hurricane Fiona brushed past the island overnight, causing flooding and leaving most of the population without power as it set course for Canada.

Williams part company with Latifi

Canadian Formula One driver Nicholas Latifi is to leave Williams at the end of this season, the British Formula One team announced on Friday.

USA seek to stretch Presidents Cup lead in four-balls

The United States looked to build on a 4-1 lead over the Internationals with two triumphant duos reunited as Friday's second day of the Presidents Cup began at Quail Hollow.

Green protest hits DR Congo ahead of climate summit

Climate activists protested in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Friday ahead of a climate summit in the city next month.

At UN, Vanuatu calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Vanuatu on Friday became the first nation to launch a diplomatic push for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, a proposed legal path to phase out coal, oil and gas globally by likening their threat to nuclear weapons.

Ebola deaths in Uganda climb to four

A total of four people have died from the highly contagious Ebola virus in Uganda, where the authorities declared an outbreak earlier this week, health officials said on Friday.

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