Hong Kong activists face years in jail for subversion
Four Hong Kong activists on Friday pleaded guilty to subversion, a violation that could see them jailed for years under the city's Beijing-imposed national security law.
Read moreKlopp needed one day to forget Liverpool's quadruple woe
Jurgen Klopp said it took him only one day to get over Liverpool's failure to win the quadruple last season.
Read moreSony trims annual profit forecast after Bungie purchase
Sony trimmed its annual net profit forecast on Friday, partly due to acquisition expenses including the purchase of US game studio Bungie, creator of hits like "Halo" and "Destiny".
Read moreMarkets mixed as US contraction lifts bets on slower Fed hikes
Asian stocks were mixed Friday after another contraction in the US economy reinforced recession fears but boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes.
Read moreTug-of-war: Ukraine celebrates its tank-towing farmers
Towed away gleefully as if it were parked illegally, the Soviet-era armoured personnel carrier doesn't look so intimidating as it is paraded before the delighted Ukrainians gathered to celebrate its seizure.
Read moreBeyonce sounds urgent call to dance on new album 'Renaissance'
Beyonce, the paradigm-shifting music royal whose art has long established her as one of entertainment's seminal stars, on Friday released her hotly anticipated album "Renaissance," a house-tinged dance record primed for its summer needle drop.
Read moreTwo pilots killed as Soviet-era fighter jet crashes in India
Two pilots have been killed in India after a Soviet-era fighter jet crashed during a training sortie, the air force said, heightening safety concerns after a string of incidents involving the aircraft.
Read moreMystical water underworld of past empires reopens in Istanbul
Justinian the Great would have been proud.
Read moreHustling in Lagos to 'survive in hell'
It's midnight. Luxury cars arrive outside Cocoon, a nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria's largest and most vibrant city. In minutes, dozens of people surround the vehicles, hoping to make a buck.
Read moreBob Dylan accuser drops sex abuse lawsuit
A woman who sued Bob Dylan for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was 12 has dropped her case, just after the folk-rock artist's legal team accused her of destroying evidence.
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