Russia may delay cargo flight to ISS after accident: space agency
Russia may delay a planned unmanned cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) after the failure of a manned flight the previous day, Sergei Krikalev, a senior official from Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday.
WhatsApp hits the road with skits to stamp out fake news in India
On a hot morning in India’s tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colors of Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five men spill out and begin to perform a skit.
Pik Botha, global face of South Africa’s apartheid state, dies at 86
Pik Botha, who became the global face of South Africa’s reviled apartheid government as Pretoria’s minister of foreign affairs, has died aged 86 after a lengthy illness, the eNCA news network reported on Friday, citing his son.
Pakistan dismisses judge who accused spy agency of trying to sway judiciary
Pakistan has dismissed a High Court judge who accused its spy agency of interfering in judicial proceedings to influence the July election, the law ministry said on Friday, following an investigation demanded by the military.
South Korea’s Moon says North Korea means to abolish all nuclear weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un means to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearization, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Friday.
Brexit talks positive but still big issues to resolve, UK finance minister says
Brexit negotiations have changed pace and have become more positive over the past week though there are still some big differences to resolve, British finance minister Philip Hammond said.
China says Japanese PM Abe to visit this month
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit China from Oct. 25-27, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday, amid intensifying U.S. trade pressure on Beijing and Tokyo.
Political rift in Ivory Coast raises concerns for 2020
After more than a decade as allies, two of Ivory Coast’s largest political parties face off in local elections on Saturday after an acrimonious divorce that is making Ivorians nervous ahead of a presidential poll in 2020.
North, South Korea to hold high-level talks on October 15
North and South Korea will hold high-level talks on Monday at the border village of Panmunjom to discuss follow-up steps to their recent summit, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Landslide kills 31 in eastern Uganda
At least 31 people were killed when a floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday.
