Oil rises despite IEA report showing demand growth at decade low
Oil prices rose on Friday, supported by expectations of more OPEC production cuts despite the International Energy Agency (IEA) reporting demand growth at its lowest...
Canadian Baxter, held in Syria, released; meets media in Beirut
A Canadian citizen held in Syria has been released, and appeared at a news conference in Beirut with the Lebanese security chief on Friday....
Two guilty of taking photos of body of dead soccer player Sala
Two workers from a British CCTV firm pleaded guilty on Friday to accessing graphic mortuary footage, later circulated on social media, of the body of...
Fun or folly? Another English cathedral installs a fairground attraction
When Bishop Herbert started building a new cathedral in the English city of Norwich in 1096, it was unlikely he ever envisaged it would play...
Malaysia steps up search for Irish teen
Rescue teams in Malaysia are employing a new tool in the search for missing Irish teenager Nora Anne Quoirin: recordings of her family calling out...
Huawei unveils Harmony operating system, but won’t ditch Android for smartphones
Huawei Technologies unveiled on Friday its proprietary operating system for smartphones and other devices, as U.S. trade restrictions imposed in May threaten to cut the...
Raging heatwave raises Tokyo Olympics worries
A construction worker died of a suspected heatstroke while renovating a convention centre that will be used by the Tokyo Olympics next year, as a...
Europe rattled by Italy stress, safe havens keep gaining
Trade war worries and the prospect of early elections in Italy and Britain hit European markets on Friday, while the week’s search for safety left...
Greek sculptor Takis, whose works used magnetism, sound and light, dies aged 93
Greek sculptor Takis, whose kinetic artworks were admired at major art museums around the world in a career spanning over 70 years, died on Friday...
Yemen’s Houthis say leader’s brother ‘assassinated’
A brother of Abdel-Malek al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement which has been fighting a war against forces backed by a Saudi-led military...