Whistles at dawn: birdsong duels enthral Afghans
Just after sunrise on the Afghan day of rest, two goldfinches puffed their chests and belted a song, surrounded by men straining to hear which chirped stronger in an age-old pastime.
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Deadly strikes on Kharkiv as Biden lets Ukraine use US arms inside Russia
Russian strikes killed three people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said early Friday, hours after the United States authorised Kyiv to use American weapons to hit targets inside Russia in defence of the embattled region.
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Flood-hit Brazil businesses count losses, look to future
The thriving economy of southern Brazil has been brought to its knees by historic floods, with vast agricultural land unusable and factories paralyzed.
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Guilty on all counts: Trump criminal conviction makes history
Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House.
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US, Chinese defence chiefs set to meet in Singapore
The US and Chinese defence chiefs were in Singapore on Friday for a major security forum where they are set to hold rare direct talks, with Taiwan and other flashpoint disputes expected to dominate the three-day event.
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Real Madrid might stands in way of Dortmund fairytale in Champions League final
Borussia Dortmund face the acid test after a fairytale run to Saturday's Champions League final as a star-studded Real Madrid roll into Wembley expecting to be crowned European champions for a 15th time.
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Fanshawe lays siege to City of Troy's Derby hopes
Aidan O'Brien and James Fanshawe may have both trained winners of the Champion Hurdle but whilst the former will be bidding for his 10th Epsom Derby triumph on Saturday the latter will be saddling just his second runner in the 'blue riband' of flat racing.
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N. Korea's Kim supervises rocket launcher test: state media
North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.
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Convicted murderer executed in Alabama
A 50-year-old man was executed by lethal injection Thursday in the southern US state of Alabama for the murders of an elderly couple, prison officials said.
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Saso leads US Women's Open after Korda meltdown
World number one Nelly Korda's hopes of a third major title imploded with a spectacular first-round meltdown at the US Women's Open on Thursday as former champion Yuka Saso overcame brutal conditions to take a one-shot lead.
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