Новости за 02.03.2018

Friday’s attack on the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou is the fifth in a series of attacks on French embassies in Africa since 2000.

Holland's Kirsten Wild won her second gold medal at the world championships on Friday when she added the omnium title to her win in the scratch final.

The largest private sector union in Canada on Friday called on this country to walk away from continental trade talks in protest if Washington slaps tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Thousands flocked to candlelit anti-corruption protests and memorials held across Slovakia on Friday for murdered journalist Jan Kuciak, killed as he was about to publish an explosive report on alleged high-level political corruption linked to the Italian mafia.

Malek Jaziri's fairytale run at the Dubai Championships came to an end on Friday when he suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Spain's Robert Bautista Agut in the semi-finals.

Rock legend Lou Reed rarely spoke of the year after he left The Velvet Underground to live with his parents. But he was writing poetry, which will soon be published as a book.

President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel imports evoke the 2002 precedent when then-president George W. Bush attempted the same protection for domestic industry.

Colombian presidential candidate and FARC leader Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londono will have open heart surgery following a heart attack, officials said Friday.

The fiancee of a slain Slovak investigative journalist was laid to rest in her wedding gown on Friday, as hundreds of mourners flocked to her funeral in the northern Slovak town of Gregorovce, local media reported.

A global media watchdog on Friday warned EU leaders against undermining the security of journalists in the wake of the murder of a Slovak investigative reporter gunned down in his home.

The EU is drawing up retaliatory measures against leading US brands such as Levi's and Harley Davidson after US President Donald Trump threatened a trade war with plans for tariffs on steel and aluminium, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday.

Former world number one Tiger Woods said Friday he will play in US PGA Tour events in Florida the next two weeks, top tuneup events for next month's Masters tournament.

Greece said Friday that EU experts have approved a fresh cash injection under its bailout loan programme which is due to wrap up later this year.

Friday’s attacks on Burkina Faso's military headquarters and the French embassy in Ouagadougou have highlighted the security threat in this landlocked West African nation grappling with jihadist militancy.

Friday’s attacks on Burkina Faso's military headquarters and the French embassy in Ouagadougou have highlighted the security threat in this landlocked West African nation grappling with jihadist militancy.

Friday’s attacks on Burkina Faso's military headquarters and the French embassy in Ouagadougou have highlighted the security threat in this landlocked West African nation grappling with jihadist militancy.

Lucas Pouille missed out on a straight-sets win and then had to beat a final-set rain delay on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Championships.

South African George Coetzee took advantage of playing on his home course in Pretoria to shoot a second-round 64 Friday and lead the European Tour Tshwane Open by one stroke.

A European-wide deep freeze that shows no sign of stopping anytime soon led Friday to the postponement of several British sports fixtures this weekend.

Paris fashion got flashy Friday with an explosion of retina-burning reflective fabrics hitting the catwalk expressly designed to light up the red carpet.

US President Donald Trump still has a small chance to avoid a damaging global trade war brought on by his plans to impose huge tariffs on steel and aluminium, the EU's top trade official told AFP on Friday.

Mitchell Marsh described namesake Mitchell Starc as the best exponent of reverse swing bowling in the world after Starc and off-spinner Nathan Lyon sent South Africa crashing on the second day of the first Test against Australia at Kingsmead on Friday.

Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont went into exile late October fearing arrest over his failed secession bid but still hoping to retake his post as regional president.

The United States is to permanently scale back its mission to Cuba after what it alleges were series of mystery "attacks" on the health diplomats, the State Department said Friday.

Olympic gymnastics gold medallist Aly Raisman is suing the United States Olympic Committee for negligence over its handling of the Larry Nassar abuse scandal, claiming the body must have known about the disgraced doctor's crimes but failed to act.