Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study
Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.
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Spanish aid vessel visible off Gaza coast: AFP journalist
The first aid vessel heading to the besieged Gaza Strip via a new maritime corridor was visible Friday off the coast of the war-ravaged territory, an AFP journalist said.
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Al-Shabaab overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends
A siege by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants at a popular hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu ended on Friday after more than 13 hours with all the gunmen killed, a police officer told AFP.
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Crusaders lose four in a row for first time with Hurricanes defeat
Forward Justin Sangster scored a try in the final minute to give the Wellington Hurricanes a 14-10 triumph over the Canterbury Crusaders on Friday and keep the Super Rugby champions winless.
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Nissan, Honda explore partnership in electric vehicles
Japanese arch-rivals Nissan and Honda said Friday they were exploring a strategic partnership in electric vehicles to face up to a "once-in-a-century" upheaval in the car industry.
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Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce big wage hikes
Japan's largest trade union said Friday it had secured the highest wage hikes since 1991 in preliminary data that stokes speculation the central bank will finally shift away from its outlier ultra-loose monetary policy.
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Asian markets hit by rate worries after US inflation surprises
Asian markets sank in line with Wall Street on Friday after a sharper-than-expected jump in US wholesale prices dealt a blow to hopes for interest rate cuts, while the uncertainty also sent bitcoin tumbling.
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Aboard a US aircraft dropping aid over war-stricken Gaza
From the hatch of a US aircraft, the destruction wrought by months of war on the Gaza Strip stretched out below in grey piles of debris along the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean.
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Women bus drivers, a first for Uzbekistan
Saodat Shermatova "cried with joy" after Uzbekistan, a predominantly Muslim former Soviet republic, lifted a ban last month on women working as bus drivers.
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Al-Shabaab besieges hotel in Somali capital
Sporadic explosions and gunfire rang out from a popular hotel in the Somali capital early Friday, an AFP correspondent said, many hours after Al-Shabaab fighters attacked the site near the presidential palace.
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