Several residential buildings are reported partially destroyed and still ablaze in Ukraine’s capital.
India’s iconic Parsi magazine to shut after 60 years
Parsiana – a fortnightly journal that chronicles the Parsi community – was started in 1964 by a Parsi doctor.
Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile’s waters with its mighty dam
Ethiopia is set to inaugurate a mega dam that has stoked tensions with Egypt.
One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort
Egypt faces blacklash over a plan to turn Mount Sinai, a biblical site and home to the Bedouins, into hotels and villas.
Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right
Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters’ minds.
Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village
Many of those killed had recently returned to the village in Borno State, following years of displacement.
Snapped cable caused Lisbon funicular crash, first report says
The rest of the mechanism worked properly, says a preliminary report into the crash which killed 16 people.
Mourners pay tribute at public viewing of Giorgio Armani’s coffin
Mourners queue in Milan to say goodbye to the Italian designer who died on Thursday, aged 91.
Israel destroys second high-rise as assault on Gaza City intensifies
Israel continues to expand its military operation in Gaza, urging Palestinians to leave Gaza City and move south.
Seoul holds emergency meeting after citizens detained in US Hyundai raid
US immigration officials detained 475 workers on Thursday – most of them South Korean nationals – saying they were working illegally.


