Tunisians prepare for the polls as unpredictable election looms
Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday is the most unpredictable in its short experience of democracy, a contest with no overwhelming front-runner at a time of...
Four people killed, thousands evacuated as floods hit southeast Spain
Four people have been killed and over 1,500 evacuated in two days of torrential rains in southeastern Spain, with many roads, train networks and an...
U.S. FDA flags probable cancer-causing impurity in common heartburn drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that some medicines containing ranitidine, including Sanofi SA’s Zantac, had traces of a probable cancer-causing impurity...
An epic bicycle journey to the Rugby World Cup
Cyclists Ron Rutland and James Owens start final leg of their journey from Twickenham to Tokyo to deliver Rugby World Cup whistle. Francesca Lynagh reports....
Bulgarian journalists protest over freedom of speech
Dozens of journalists at the state-run Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) staged a protest on Friday in support of media freedom after a colleague known for...
Zimbabwe is serious about reform, needs outside support, foreign minister says
Zimbabwe is serious about pursuing political and economic reforms and deserves international support, its foreign minister told Reuters on Friday....
Six UAE servicemen killed in accidents in Yemen: report
Six soldiers from the United Arab Emirates were killed in a vehicle collision in Yemen, the UAE’s state news agency WAM reported on Friday....
Indonesia says some forest fires started on Malaysian-controlled land
Indonesia said on Friday some forest fires in its territory had started on land used by subsidiaries of Malaysian companies, as the two neighbours traded...
With Zelenskiy in charge, Ukraine tycoon Kolomoisky sees amicable solution on PrivatBank
Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky said on Friday he saw room for an amicable solution in his long battle with the authorities over the country’s largest...
When raiders menace in northern Kenya, grab your guns
First, the scouts saw a footprint, then a suspected spy from a rival ethnic group, scuttling off into the bush....