No 'spring revival' for Germany as unemployment rises
Germany's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in March after holding steady for two months, data showed Friday, with economists lamenting no "spring revival" was in sight for Europe's ailing top economy.
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Clouds changing as world warms, adding to climate uncertainty
People have always studied the skies to predict the weather, but recently scientists have noticed that clouds are changing on a global scale -- posing one of the greatest challenges to understanding our warming world.
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti to go on trial for alleged tax fraud: court
Real Madrid's legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti will go on trial next week for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain's tax office, the Madrid court which will hear the case said Friday.
Read moreFirst deaths confirmed as 'mass casualty' quake hits Myanmar, Thailand
A massive earthquake Friday turned a major hospital in Myanmar's capital into a "mass casualty area", while at least three people were killed and dozens trapped in neighbouring Thailand when a skyscraper collapsed.
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Israel hits south Lebanon after threatening Beirut over rocket fire
Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon Friday after its defence minister threatened Beirut over new rocket fire, rattling an already fragile truce that largely ended more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah.
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Bayern threaten Canada Soccer with lawsuit over Davies injury
Bayern Munich on Friday threatened Canada Soccer with legal action after defender Alphonso Davies returned from the March international break with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
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Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on Friday, some writhing in pain and others in shock after a powerful earthquake.
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Putin calls to remove Zelensky, 'finish off' Ukrainian troops
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a "transitional administration" to be put in place in Ukraine and vowed his army would "finish off" Ukrainian troops, in hardline remarks as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire.
Read more'Mass casualty' quake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, turning a major hospital in the Myanmar capital into a "mass casualty area" and trapping dozens of workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok.
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More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
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