Top science editor defends peer-review system in climate row
Top science journal Nature was hit with claims last week that its editors -– and those of other leading titles -– have a bias towards papers highlighting negative climate change effects. It denies the allegation.
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China retail sales surge in August, boost hopes for economy
Chinese retail sales jumped last month, data showed Friday, beating expectations and fuelling hopes that the country's army of consumers are returning to help kickstart the world's number two economy after an extended period of weakness.
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Franco-era torture victim to testify in Spain court for first time
For the first time since Francisco Franco's death in 1975, a victim who says he was tortured by the dictator's regime will testify before a Spanish court in a hearing that opens Friday.
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Scepticism about claim human ancestors nearly went extinct
Could the lives of the eight billion people currently on Earth have depended on the resilience of just 1,280 human ancestors who very nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago?
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Italian police find stolen treasures at Australian museum
Italian art detectives have found stolen ancient treasures at a leading Australian university, including an artefact likely smuggled out of the country under piles of pasta, the institution said Friday.
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Sudan refugees bring off-season tourism to Egypt's Aswan
Thousands fleeing war in Sudan have taken refuge in the Egyptian city of Aswan on the Nile, where families are helping keep the tourism industry afloat far from the horrors they left behind.
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US believes China defense chief under investigation by Beijing: report
The US government believes China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu is the subject of an investigation by Beijing and has been relieved of his duties, The Financial Times reported Thursday citing American officials.
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Libya's flood-ravaged Derna in grisly hunt for thousands still missing
Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people.
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Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
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Record in Sexton's sights, Tonga await ex-All Black impact
Ireland will hope to beat Tonga and come through injury-free on Saturday in their Pool B match giving themselves the perfect boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup meeting with defending champions South Africa.
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