Czech team of firemen, teachers hope to teach Ohtani baseball lesson
The Czech Republic's World Baseball Classic team features full-time firemen and teachers -- but they are "not scared one bit" about facing superstar Shohei Ohtani and Japan.
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British colonialist Cecil Rhodes's grave haunts Zimbabweans
It's a sacred hill where for centuries Zimbabweans would go to consult their ancestors.
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Dutch art fair looks ahead after 'horrible' heist
One of the world's largest art fairs opens its doors this weekend in the Netherlands, with organisers saying they have thrown a ring of steel around it after a brazen heist last year.
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Shares in Chinese developer Kaisa plunge as trading resumes
Debt-laden Chinese property developer Kaisa's share price hit a record low on Friday as trading resumed following an 11-month trading halt, with the company saying it is in negotiations with creditors.
Read moreGerman police probe Jehovah's Witness centre shooting
German police were investigating on Friday a shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses centre in Hamburg that killed several people, with the gunman believed to be among the dead.
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Laura Poitras: 'Good journalism is trouble-making'
Laura Poitras has made herself the conscience of the United States with groundbreaking films about the occupation of Iraq, tech surveillance, and now the opioid epidemic. She is proud to call herself a troublemaker.
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The technology fighting Rwanda's silent killer of women
When Rwandan villager Lillian was diagnosed with cervical cancer, the 30-year-old feared that her life was over. But a new gadget aimed at patients in low-income countries offered her hope.
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Indian couples fight to legalise same-sex marriages
When Abhay Dang and Supriyo Chakraborty had their big Indian wedding under high security two years ago, the gay couple's marriage was not legally recognised -- but it soon could be.
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Lawyers search for justice in Turkish quake ruins
The Turkish lawyer adjusts his helmet and steps a little deeper into the rubble in search of proof that last month's catastrophic earthquake did not need to claim so many lives.
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Khawaja, Green have Australia cruising in fourth India Test
Usman Khawaja stood unbeaten on 150 and Cameron Green closed in on a century to build Australia a big total against India on the second day of the fourth Test on Friday.
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