The number of people who died in a two-train collision in the suburbs of the Egyptian city of Alexandria increased to 41, while 179 people were injured, Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper reported Friday, citing the Health Ministry.
Venezuela's newly appointed Prosecutor General Tarek Saab said Friday that he will open an investigation into the cases of crimes during violent protests in the country that has been previously denied by the Attorney General's Office, local media reported Friday.
About 350 militants of the Saraya Ahl al-Sham group and dozens of families of Syrian refugees who were staying in Lebanon will begin their return to Syria on Saturday, a source close to Hezbollah told Sputnik on Friday.
American nationals in Pakistan should limit trips to markets, restaurants and other public venues during three days of celebrations beginning Sunday to mark the nation’s independence, according to a travel advisory from the US embassy in Islamabad on Friday.
Russian hammer thrower Valery Pronkin on Friday won silver at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.
A newly filed class action lawsuit challenges a policy by the administration of President Donald Trump to detain teenagers in jail-like conditions in California based on unfounded allegations that they are affiliated with gangs, an advocacy group said on Friday.
The United States is not interested in talking about back channels with North Korea as tensions build up between the two countries, President Donald Trump said in a press conference on Friday.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) as it considers a request for import relief on solar cell and module products must consider the negative impact trade barriers will have on American workers and manufacturers, a group of 16 senators said in a letter on Friday.
Russian long jumper Darya Klishina on Friday won silver at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.
US media overstated the range of two purported North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) last month, by reporting the rockets could hit the United States as far east as Chicago, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists said in a report on Friday.
Militants have violated the ceasefire regime in Syria's Homs de-escalation zone, killing one civilian and injuring two more, local media reported Friday.
Afghan forces have started a military operation to regain control over a village in Afghanistan's northern Sare Pol province that was attacked and occupied jointly by militants of Daesh and Taliban terror groups last week, Gen. Abdul Ghafar Ehsan, the commander of the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Regiment in Sar-e-Pul, said Friday.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will convene an extraordinary meeting of the EU Political and Security Committee on August 14 to discuss the latest developments in the situation on the Korean peninsula, a statement released by the European External Action Service (EEAS) said Friday.
The standoff between China and India along the Doklam Plateau has shown no signs of de-escalating, as India continues to bolster its strength and increase operational readiness along the border.
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller has ordered that all of the Corps’ aviation units must carry out an operational reset for 24 hours within the next two weeks, the Department of Defense said in a press release on Friday.
At least one Turkish soldier and one civilian have been killed, with one more soldier wounded in an attack on Turkish security forces carried out by the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in northeastern Trabzon province, local media reported Friday, citing the provincial governor's office.
The European Commission approved the Czech Republic's 45 million euros (roughly $53 million) state aid plans for refueling stations for low emission vehicles, the commission said Friday in a statement.
China warned North Korea on Friday that if they conduct a missile strike against the US, Beijing will not come to their aid after the inevitable retaliation.
The Royal Bahamian Defense force has taken custody of 151 Haitian migrants that had been intercepted at sea, the US Coast Guard said in a press release on Friday.
Incumbent Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was officially declared re-elected with 54.27 percent of the vote, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) said Friday.
The United Kingdom and China signed a deal on pork exports, which is expected to secure exports worth £200 million ($260 million) over the first five years of trade, the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said in a press release on Friday.
The US guided missile destroyer Chafee seized 1,823 pounds (826 kilograms) of illicit narcotics off the Pacific coast of Central America earlier this week, the US Navy announced in an official Naval News Service (NNS) statement on Friday.
Serb political leaders in Montenegro said they will join the initiative of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to preserve Serbian cultural identity within former Yugoslavia, local media reported Friday.
Two men have been arrested after two others pled guilty for their involvement in a $15-million oil investment fraud scheme, the US Secret Service said in a statement on Friday.
At least eight militants of Taliban movement, outlawed in Russia, including three senior local commanders, were killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghmna, local media reported Friday citing the provincial government.