Blast near Afghan university kills two, injures 10, official says
An explosion on Friday outside an entrance to Kabul university in the Afghan capital killed at least two people and injured 10, officials said....
Tom Cruise surprises fans at Comic-Con
“Top Gun” roared back when Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic Con to show the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to his...
Sea Watch captain calls on EU to accept migrants
German captain of the NGO Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship Carola Rackete calls on all European countries to accept migrants rescued by civilian ships. Rough cut...
Chance of no-deal Brexit rises as Johnson leads Hunt: poll
The chance that Britain will leave the European Union without a deal is the highest since October 2017, economists polled by Reuters say, as arch-Brexiteer...
Japan to summon South Korea envoy over World War Two labourer row
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono plans to summon South Korea’s ambassador on Friday, his ministry said, in a deepening political and economic row over compensation...
Colombia court upholds conditions for restarting aerial coca fumigation
Colombia’s constitutional court on Thursday upheld its own restrictions on the aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate to eliminate coca, the base ingredient in cocaine,...
Gas explosion in New Zealand’s Christchurch injures several people
New Zealand emergency services evacuated residents near what they said was a suspected gas explosion in the South Island city of Christchurch on Friday that...
New ‘Cats’ movie trailer brings out the claws
The star-laden movie version of hit stage musical “Cats” released its first trailer on Thursday, but first impressions were far from cuddly....
Brazil’s Bolsonaro plans to tap his son as envoy to U.S. even if it hurts his popularity
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reiterated on Thursday that he intends to nominate his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States, even if it...
New Zealand police report ‘serious’ incident in Christchurch, residents evacuated
New Zealand police said on Friday there had been a “serious” incident in the South Island city of Christchurch that left a house on fire...