Burkina Faso footballers target AFCON 'joy' for troubled nation
Burkina Faso's football team are hoping to continue their run at the Africa Cup of Nations all the way to the final to "give joy" to the people of their troubled west African country where the president was this week ousted in a military coup.
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IMF says 'understanding' reached with Argentina, more work needed
The IMF confirmed Friday it had reached a deal with Argentina on a massive loan repayment, though the Washington-based crisis lender stressed further approvals are needed before reaching a final agreement.
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Alabama executes man after green light from US Supreme Court
An Alabama man convicted of murder was put to death by lethal injection after the US Supreme Court ruled the execution could go ahead.
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US Coast Guard searches waters off Puerto Rico after boat capsizes
US Coast Guard authorities searched waters off Puerto Rico Friday after a boat carrying more than 20 people capsized in the second migrant smuggling accident in a week.
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Repsol executives barred from leaving Peru over oil spill
A judge in Peru on Friday barred four executives of Spanish energy giant Repsol from leaving the country for 18 months as investigations look into a catastrophic oil spill.
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Harding leads Hatton after round two in Dubai
Justin Harding hit a four-under-par 68 to take the lead after the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday as Tyrrell Hatton and Rory McIlroy both moved up the leaderboard with 66s.
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Man City's Walker banned for three European games
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has been banned for three European matches after his Champions League red card against RB Leipzig.
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Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh just before Biden speech
A bridge collapse Friday in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden's trip to the city to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan -- and try rebuilding his own crumbling approval ratings.
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Ex-Zimbabwe captain Taylor banned over delayed reporting of spot-fixing plot
Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor was on Friday banned from all cricket for three-and-a half years, days after revealing he took cocaine and accepted a $15,000 "deposit" to engage in spot-fixing.
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Kazakh president takes party leadership after sidelining mentor
Kazakhstan's president was voted chairman of the ruling party on Friday, replacing his mentor and former head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev, in the wake of bloody unrest that exposed a leaderhip struggle.
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