HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong. (Source: Asso... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's state media say rebels have fired mortar shells at the central prison in an embattled northern city, killing and wounding several inmates. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a solutio... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport closed both its runways on Friday following an incident with a British Airways plane, the airport operator said. British Airways said it was investigating the issue and operator Heathrow Limited said ... [Full Article]
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes that a visit by a senior North Korean envoy can ease tension in the region and help spur efforts to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday. "We hope that t... [Full Article]
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Tongaat Hulett reported a 15 percent rise in full-year earnings on Friday as sugar production rose and said it expected further growth in the year ahead. The agri-processing company said diluted headline e... [Full Article]
CARDIFF (Reuters) - Britain may be as much as three quarters of the way through the process of working off the high debt levels which have weighed on the economy since the financial crisis, a top Bank of England policymaker said on Friday. Paul Fishe... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stocks continued to retreat Friday after being routed the day before by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]