Ecuador police defuse bomb strapped to guard
Ecuadoran explosives experts defused a bomb on the streets of Guayaquil Thursday that criminals had strapped to a security guard after his employer refused to pay protection money, police and media said.
Read moreS.Africa's Pistorius denied parole decade after killing girlfriend
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.
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Stocks advance as inflation slows
Stocks advanced Friday as data showed inflation slowing in the eurozone and the United States, and a UK economy performing slightly better than thought.
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Mozambique battling worst cholera outbreak in years: WHO
Mozambique is going through its worst cholera outbreak in more than a decade in the wake of Cyclone Freddy, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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How Finland joining boosts NATO defences against Russia
Finland's membership of NATO adds a potent military to the alliance and a strategic puzzle piece that can better help defend its vulnerable eastern flank from potential Russian attack, officials and analysts say.
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Racism claims against ex-England captain Vaughan 'not proved'
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has been cleared "on the balance of probabilities" of using racist language before a Yorkshire match in 2009.
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Show goes on for Ukrainian circus performers in UK
A warrior-themed circus begins a tour of England on Friday with Ukrainian performers determined that the show should go on even though their hearts are very much still in their war-torn homeland.
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Erdogan embarks on his toughest election test
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan travels to the heart of Turkey's earthquake disaster zone on Friday to formally kick off the toughest election campaign of his two-decade rule.
Read moreAfter pizza and prayer, Pope set to leave hospital Saturday
Pope Francis is expected to return home on Saturday after what will have been three nights in hospital with bronchitis, and will attend Palm Sunday services, the Vatican said.
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Netflix, UNESCO seek breakthrough for African cinema
It's a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation.
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