Italy’s Di Maio calls for meeting with Salvini in peace offering
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio called for a meeting on Friday with government partner and co-deputy PM Matteo Salvini in a peace offering...
‘Fear’ and ‘favor’ chill newsroom at storied Japanese paper
(This January 25 story corrects to specify the three goals cited by Japan Times management for the style change in the December meeting and to...
South Africa’s Zuma due back at corruption inquiry after adjournment
Former South African president Jacob Zuma was due back at a public inquiry into state corruption on Friday, after his lawyers requested an adjournment because...
IEA does not expect ‘huge increase’ in crude prices: executive director
The International Energy Agency (IEA) doesn’t expect oil prices to rise significantly because demand is slowing and there is a glut in global crude markets,...
Australia ‘deeply disappointed’ by writer’s detention in China
Australia is “deeply disappointed” that Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been transferred to criminal detention in China, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a strongly-worded...
Novartis’s older MS drug Gilenya wins Chinese approval
Novartis’s Gilenya multiple sclerosis drug has won approval in China, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday, as the company expands further into the world’s most-populous...
Talks between Venezuela government and opposition continuing, says mediator Norway
Talks between the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition are continuing in Barbados, the foreign ministry from mediator Norway said late on...
Blast near Afghan university kills six, injures 27
An explosion on Friday near a gate to the campus of Kabul University in the Afghan capital killed six people and injured at least 27...
Cycling: UCI chief Lappartient to continue push for women’s Tour de France
The International Cycling Union (UCI) is hopeful it can convince Tour de France organizers to hold a women’s equivalent that will boost the sport, its...
Athletics: Taylor fears for triple jump as Diamond League changes
As athletics’ Diamond League prepares to create a trimmer look for 2020, Christian Taylor worries about the future of the event in which he has...