Golden Gate Bridge to get anti-suicide nettingTransportation authorities agreed to fund anti-suicide netting beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people jumping to their death from the iconic landmark, an official said.
28 June 2014
Sarajevo marks 100 years since killing that sparked WWISarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I, an act that still deeply divides the people of the Balkans over the legacy of that fateful day.
28 June 2014
Mexico arrests high-profile vigilante leaderMexican forces arrested Jose Manuel Mireles, a senior leader of the powerful anti-crime vigilante group in the western state of Michoacan.
28 June 2014
Drug-smuggling Australian sentenced to death in VietnamAn Australian of Vietnamese origin has been sentenced to death after trying to smuggle four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of heroin out of the country, state media in the communist nation said.
Saudi to mark Ramadan from SundayRamadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, the state-run Al-Ekhbariya television channel reported.
Juncker named to top EU job in bitter blow for BritainJean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the European Commission with backing from most EU leaders, dealing a bitter blow to opponent David Cameron and threatening to increase the chances of Britain leaving the bloc.
28 June 2014
Israeli air raid kills two Gaza Palestinians: medicsAn Israeli air strike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians Friday, medics said, hours after a bomb exploded near troops manning Israel's security fence.
28 June 2014
US says Mexican chopper crosses border, shoots twiceA Mexican military helicopter ventured around 100 yards (meters) into the United States and fired two shots, the US border security agency said Friday in a claim quickly denied by Mexico.
28 June 2014
Son-in-law charged with contract killing of Monaco heiressThe son-in-law of a Monaco heiress gunned down in a Mafia-style killing has been charged with her murder paying hitmen for the brazen attack that has shaken the principality's super-rich.
28 June 2014
Tributes to soul legend Bobby Womack, dead at 70Legendary US soul artist Bobby Womack, who influenced and wrote for generations of musicians, died Friday aged 70, a spokeswoman said, triggering a surge of tributes.
28 June 2014
Nyong'o, Pharrell Williams among new Academy membersKenyan Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, Somalia's Barkhad Abdi, "Happy" songster Pharrell Williams and Irish-German star Michael Fassbender are among 271 actors newly invited to join Hollywood's Oscar-bestowing Academy, organizers said.
28 June 2014
Art superstar Koons unveils life work in New YorkJeff Koons, one of world's highest paid artists, unveils his life work in New York on Friday, a chance to understand why his art is so celebrated, so loathed and so expensive.
28 June 2014
Assange asked to model during London Fashion WeekJulian Assange has been asked to star in a fashion show by British designer Ben Westwood at Ecuador's London embassy, where the WikiLeaks founder is currently holed up in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden.
28 June 2014
Suarez kicked out of World Cup for biting opponentUruguay star Luis Suarez exited the World Cup in shame after being hit with the heaviest suspension in the tournament's history for biting an Italian opponent.