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Dickwella, Dinusha hit fifties as Sri Lanka fight back

Nearly 13,000 displaced by deadly Indonesian quake await aid

Germany's coalition split over putting climate in constitution

Bangladesh Test cricket reboot delivers in style with historic win

Ukraine badminton star: 'How can you feel normal when bombs are falling?'

Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030

Rain brings respite as Belgium wrestles massive wildfire

Indian marble waste dump becomes unlikely tourist attraction

Coach says Australia 'let standards slip' in shock Bangladesh loss

India take control of Galle Test as Sri Lanka slump to 99-5

Hawaii recovery efforts begin as Lala downgraded, moves west

Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction

Food safety crackdown snares Mumbai's famed restaurants

The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic

Mangione admits shooting health care CEO

Luigi Mangione admitted Friday to gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street as he pleaded guilty to stalking charges before a federal judge.

Stocks slip in cautious trading, oil turns higher

Stock markets retreated in sparse summer trading Friday, with the uncertain outlook for the Middle East war and the US economy arguing for caution ahead of the weekend.

Colombia quake survivor faces life without triplet sisters

Colombian earthquake survivor Ana Maria Saavedra is out of physical danger, but for her the hardest part lies ahead: starting a new life without her two triplet sisters and her parents, a relative told AFP.

Alleged US healthcare CEO killer says will plead guilty to stalking

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street, told a federal judge Friday he was willing to plead guilty to stalking charges.

Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.

In wildfire town, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a wildfire gutted homes.

France upholds assisted dying law, strikes down social media ban for children

France's top constitutional authority on Friday approved legislation on the right to assisted dying, but struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15 in a blow to one of President Emmanuel Macron's cherished reforms.

In town hit by wildfire, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'

British Prime Minister said Friday the UK has to face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a central town where a wildfire has gutted homes.

Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town

Croatian police discovered a body in a burnt-out area on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area overnight, leaving dozens injured and forcing thousands to flee.