World Smile Day is celebrated to promote smiles and simple acts of kindness to spread cheer.
Alberta's incoming premier has set the stage for a showdown with Canada's federal government and push back against federal laws which is likely to set the oil-rich province on a collision course with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
France under fire over Ukraine weapons deliveries
The U.S. blames three individuals and their company for operating in the defense sectors and providing arms and other materials to support Burma's military.
Norway has deployed a specialist vessel to inspect a subsea gas pipeline to Germany because of safety concerns after suspected sabotage last month on two Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, according to sources and data.
Leftist Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can defend his lead against right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by appealing to voters who snubbed both in the first round of voting, according to political analysts and pollsters.
Police are still looking for several accomplices who aided and abetted the accused.
Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian organisation Memorial and Ukrainian group Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, highlighting the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.
The battle to hold a second Scottish independence referendum moves to Britain's top court next week when it hears arguments for allowing a secession vote in a year's time without approval from British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her government.
EU leaders struggle for common response to energy crisis
Life is tough for asylum seekers in Italy - most are denied refugee status, barred from legal employment and, polls suggest, face discrimination.
The executive is one of the five TFL employees for whom the South Korean prosecutors issued an arrest warrant on Sept. 14.
The two men crossed the Bering Strait in a small boat and landed on the beach near the town of Gambell on the remote Alaska island of St. Lawrence.
Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot.
Troubled Lesotho votes for parliament
North Korea's status as a Hermit Kingdom may only be one problem. A bigger problem for intelligence agencies is understanding what its leader Kim Jong-un wants.
US, Philippines reinforce alliance with joint military drills
After the floods, a wave of disease plagues Pakistan
Credit Suisse will buy back up to 3 billion Swiss francs ($3 billion) of debt, the embattled Swiss bank said on Friday, making a show of strength as it seeks to reassure investors after a tumultuous week.
Solomons PM tells Australia no Chinese military presence
More than a decade after he fled to sanctuary in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurdish activist Sirvan Hassan can't keep his eyes off news of the protests which have swept Iran over the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody last month.
Some captured Russian weapons could be used immediately, while others had to be repaired before they could be deployed again, according to reports.
Distraught parents lay white roses for Thai nursery massacre victims
Nuclear 'Armageddon' threat back for first time since Cold War: Biden
Who is China's President Xi Jinping?
Most of the recent losses were sustained in the directions of Kramatorsk, Avdiivka and Kryvyi Rih, according to the Ukrainian military.
Families mourn Thai nursery dead ahead of king's visit
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urged NATO to apply preventive pressure on Russia in response to Putin's nuclear threats.
Biden pardons thousands for cannabis possession
Haute-dog cuisine: US restaurant caters to canine gourmets