Missing UK teen found in France returned for better 'future'
A UK teen who resurfaced in France six years after going missing, has told a newspaper that he decided to return to Britain because he wanted a better future.
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Russia slipping into 'totalitarianism': exiled writer Akunin
Renowned Russian writer Boris Akunin, who was declared a "terrorist" by Moscow and became the target of a criminal inquiry this week, says he fears the moves signal a new milestone in the country's history under Vladimir Putin.
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Police seek motive in Prague mass shooting
Czech authorities sought a motive Friday in a student's gun attack that killed 14 people at a Prague university, where tearful mourners have left a sea of candles to grieve for the dead.
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China unveils new gaming curbs, sending tech stocks tumbling
China announced Friday another set of planned curbs on the amount of time and money that people can spend gaming online, triggering a share market sell-off in some of the nation's biggest tech giants worth billions of dollars.
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S. Africa's Elgar to end international career
Former South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar announced Friday that he will retire from international cricket after a Test series against India starting next week.
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N Macedonia's Roma Rock School strikes chord against prejudice
Crunchy guitar riffs reverberate through an apartment block in downtown Skopje -- the sound of the silence on discrimination in North Macedonia being well and truly broken.
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Gustave Eiffel: French tower builder who sparked skyscraper frenzy
French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century.
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Asian markets mixed as rate hopes offset by China gaming move
Asian markets were mixed Friday as the euphoria over an expected flurry of US interest rate cuts next year was offset by a tech-led plunge in Hong Kong after China unveiled fresh plans to restrict online gaming.
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Prices bite into Greek Christmas even as economy improves
Greece's traditional Christmas sweets made of icing sugar, honey and powdered almonds tantalise shoppers ahead of the festive season as they do every year.
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Saboteurs try to outfox hunters in England's countryside
Emerging from woods in a quiet corner of rural England, a small band of anti-foxhunting campaigners have just one goal: to confuse the pack of dogs chasing a fox and prevent its death.
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