Italy and Ireland both promise a 'proper Test match'
When Michele Lamoro was asked on Friday what weaknesses his team could exploit as they tried to topple Ireland, the Italy captain smiled ruefully and took a breath.
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EU states call for stronger borders, migrant return deals
Fifteen EU states on the migration front line on Friday called for stronger borders and agreements to be struck with third-party countries to accept migrants.
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Italy impounds MSF charity rescue ship
Italian authorities have detained a migrant rescue vessel run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for allegedly breaking new government rules on life-saving missions in the Mediterranean, the charity said Friday.
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Pigs called in to deep-clean Champagne vineyards
Villagers in Cramant in France's Champagne are being treated to a rare sight: little pigs grubbing around the vines that produce the region's famed bubbly, an alternative to chemical or mechanical means of fighting weeds and pests.
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Fed's preferred inflation gauge and home sales rise, fueling concern
A key indicator of US inflation rose in January as new home sales jumped more than expected, said government data released Friday, feeding fears that interest rates could stay high for longer.
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Southampton boss Selles on survival mission
New Southampton boss Ruben Selles said the club were united with "one mission" to survive in the Premier League after he was appointed for the rest of the season on Friday.
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Puss in boots: fancy dress felines on the Bangladesh catwalk
Cats in velvet, cats in skirts, cats in sunglasses, cats in football kits: hundreds of felines were dressed to the nines Friday for Bangladesh's largest-ever cat show.
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Hot US inflation leaves investors cold on equities, yen drops
Data showing inflation rising in the United States last month sent shares tumbling on Friday as investors worried that would push the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates more aggressively.
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'A Thousand Splendid Suns' opera spotlights Afghan women
Minutes before Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat entered her first Seattle Opera production meeting for an adaptation of the novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns," she learned that her hometown of Herat had fallen to the Taliban.
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Ayahuasca, 'source of knowledge' in the heart of the Amazon
In the heart of the Ecuadoran Amazon live the Cofan Avie, masters of ayahuasca -- the powerful hallucinogenic concoction said to open the door to the "spirit" world.
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