- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Home streak key to Victory AL final hopes
Melbourne Victory are gunning for an eighth-straight win at AAMI Park in their A-League elimination final with Adelaide United.
- NewsAFP
Cinema makes return to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia hosted its first public film screening in over 35 years on Friday, two days after US movie giant AMC unveiled the kingdom's debut theatre in Riyadh.
- NewsNewswire
Air NZ plane bound for Japan turns back
An Air NZ plane on its way to Japan turns back after experiencing a problem with its air reticulation system.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Vic WWI unknown soldier identified
A World War I soldier buried in Egypt has finally been identified as a Melbourne man 101 years after his death.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Visitors at Chinese zoo kill kangaroo
Visitors at a zoo in southern China have killed a kangaroo with rocks in an attempt to make it jump.
- NewsAFP
N. Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests
Seoul (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in a Saturday announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much-anticipated summit between the two men.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Missing Qld girl found safe with pet dog
A three-year-old girl has been found safe after wandering off with the family dog on Friday afternoon.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Qld jail staff accused of excessive force
Two custodial officers at the Maryborough Correctional Centre have been suspended for allegedly using excessive force.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Baby boy dies in WA crash
A baby boy has died in a West Australian hospital after a car crash also involving an adult man and woman.
- NewsNewswire
Southern Motorway crash disrupts traffic
One lane of Auckland's Southern Motorway has re-opened following a crash that left a person critically injured.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Sydney man charged under terror laws
A Sydney man has appeared in court after being arrested and charged under NSW terror laws.
- NewsAFP
Farah faces tough examination in London Marathon
London (AFP) - British track legend Mo Farah had few peers in distance championship running but he may find a few better than him on the road in Sunday's London Marathon.
- FinanceAustralian Associated Press
Eels anoint Clint Gutherson as NRL captain
Clint Gutherson will captain Parramatta alongside Tim Mannah and Beau Scott for the rest of the NRL season.
- NewsAFP
Carter on Racing bench as Munster's Earls makes rapid return
Paris (AFP) - Dan Carter will start on the bench when Racing 92 take on Munster on Sunday for a place in the Champions Cup final, but the All Blacks superstar will be waiting for a chance help his team towards a first European title.
- NewsAFP
FAA orders emergency jet engine inspections after US plane failure
New York (AFP) - The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving one passenger dead.
- NewsAFP
US-China trade tension dominates IMF gathering
Washington (AFP) - Trade tensions between the United States and China, which threaten to spill over into the global economy, are dominating a gathering of world finance officials even as the Group of 20 avoided the topic on Friday.
- NewsAFP
US fines Wells Fargo $1 bn for mortgage, auto loan violations
New York (AFP) - Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $1 billion in fines over US allegations of bank misconduct that damaged consumers -- the largest such penalty so far under the administration of President Donald Trump, who has lambasted the scandal-hit bank.
- NewsAFP
Democrats sue Trump campaign, Russia for alleged conspiracy
Washington (AFP) - The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Friday alleging that Russia, WikiLeaks and top officials from Donald Trump's campaign conspired to tilt the 2016 US presidential election in the Republican's favor.
- NewsNewswire
One badly hurt in Manakau bus crash
One person has been flown to Wellington Hospital after a collision between their car and a bus south of Levin. No one on the bus was hurt.
- NewsAFP
Two German tourists killed in Peru bus plunge: police
Lima (AFP) - Two German tourists died and 12 other people were injured Friday when their minibus fell into a ravine on an Andean road in southern Peru, police said.
