Heathrow to resume some flights after power station fire
London's Heathrow Airport said it would resume "some flights" later Friday after a fire at a power station grounded planes at Europe's busiest air hub, causing travel chaos for thousands of people around the world.
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Thousands defy Erdogan warning to march in Istanbul
Thousands of protesters marched in Istanbul late Friday in support of its arrested mayor, defying a warning from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that authorities will crack down on "street terror".
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Global stocks slump again as Trump's tariffs hit confidence
Major global stock markets suffered another difficult day Friday, with heightened concerns over the potential fallout from US President Donald Trump's tariff agenda blunting confidence.
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Careful Evans pounces as Safari Rally Kenya grinds down rivals
Championship leader Elfyn Evans played it safe on a bruising second day of Safari Rally Kenya and pounced late on to grab the lead as rivals spun, fell foul of the rules or broke down.
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Trump awards next-generation F-47 fighter jet contract to Boeing
Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing has been awarded the contract for the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the 47th US president said would be named the F-47.
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French museum uncovers in storage picture by Renaissance woman master
A provincial museum in northern France on Friday showed off a picture now attributed to one of the greatest women painters of the Italian Renaissance, Lavinia Fontana, but which had for decades languished in its storage.
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Emotions run high as power outage shuts London's Heathrow
A police helicopter was the only vehicle visible in the sky above Heathrow airport on Friday, as the regular drone of flights went silent after a fire at a power station shuttered Europe's busiest airport.
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Denmark travel warning for transgender people going to US
Denmark on Friday issued a new travel advisory for the United States that warns transgender and non-binary people to contact the US embassy before departure.
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Coventry makes Zimbabwe proud, despite some criticism
Zimbabwe expressed pride Friday at the appointment of its sports minister as International Olympic Committee president but there was also criticism of the state of sports under Kirsty Coventry's watch.
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Study probes mystery of Berlin techno clubs' door policy
Berlin's techno clubs have long been famed for their picky bouncers, with hopeful clubbers often queueing for hours only to be met with a stern "no" at the door.
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