Alldritt says Ollivon bears no hard feelings over France captaincy
Gregory Alldritt says Charles Ollivon holds no bitter feelings about him being named French captain for the Six Nations and will be the "first to support him" in his duties.
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Wall Street opens higher but European stocks lag
Wall Street opened higher as tech stocks continued their recovery, but European shares were weighed down by concerns about slow growth and sticky inflation.
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Medical charity aids 'desperate' migrants at former UK air base
Outside an isolated former military base in the English countryside, a small medical team pitches up to assess and aid growing numbers of asylum seekers held there.
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Palestinians count cost of Israel's West Bank raid
Palestinians held funerals on Friday and assessed the damage of a days-long Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged since war erupted in Gaza.
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Iraq stun favourites Japan to reach Asian Cup last 16
Aymen Hussein scored two first-half headers as Iraq stunned Asian Cup favourites Japan 2-1 on Friday to reach the knockout rounds.
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UK health chief sounds alarm over falling measles vaccinations
The UK's public health protection agency on Friday sounded a "national call to action" for more measles jabs for children because of falling vaccination rates and fears a current outbreak could spread.
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In Davos, AI excitement persists but fears over managing risks
Walking around in Davos where the global elites gathered for the World Economic Forum this week, there were two inescapable words on the windows: artificial intelligence.
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Arnie's 'customs adventure' watch sells for $290,000
The Swiss watch that got Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in trouble with German custom officials has been sold for 270,000 euros ($290,000), the actor's charity said Friday.
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Not just cricket: Qatar's Indians roar on football minnows
The stands of the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium rocked to the beat of Indian drums as the country's often overlooked football fans lit up the Asian Cup in Qatar.
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Nearly 20,000 babies born into Gaza war 'hell': UN
The United Nations said Friday that thousands of babies had been born in conditions "beyond belief" in Gaza since the war there erupted more than three months ago.
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