China used fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security source
China used fake LinkedIn profiles in an attempt to harvest sensitive data from NATO and European Union institutions by soliciting information from staff, a European security source said Friday.
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Djokovic withdraws from Monte-Carlo Masters
Two-time winner Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Monte-Carlo Masters, organisers announced Friday.
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English rugby chief says no talks with Farrell 'at present'
Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England's Rugby Football Union has said there have been no talks with Andy Farrell "at present" amid speculation the Ireland coach could be drafted into the national set-up after next year's World Cup.
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G7 ministers urge end to attacks against civilians in Mideast war
G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit
Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused by the Middle East war began to take their toll.
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Bahrain cracks down on Shia dissent as Iran war tests kingdom
While Bahrain comes under Iranian fire, some in the country have expressed sympathy with Tehran and even rejoiced over hits on US bases, prompting a crackdown mainly targeting the Shia Muslim community, activists told AFP.
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Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art
Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a century marked by massacres and mass emigration.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital, starts house arrest for coup attempt
Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from hospital on Friday after a two-week stay and transferred to his home in Brasilia to begin house arrest, his doctor said.
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French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds
Olympic ice dance champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry dominated the rhythm dance at the world figure skating championships on Friday to put themselves on track for gold.
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Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats
The Mexican Navy searched Friday for two sailboats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, a week after leaving Mexico with nine people aboard.
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