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Dish results beat estimates, shares jump 12 percent
Dish Network Corp reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Friday, as the company lost fewer satellite TV subscribers than expected and said it was on track to build the first phase of its wireless network.
Youngest member of female terrorism cell jailed in Britain
The youngest member of an all-female terrorism cell in Britain was jailed for life with a minimum term of 13 years on Friday for plotting attacks in London with her sister and mother.
Khan's party says it has enough support to form Pakistan government
Former cricket star Imran Khan's party, which won Pakistan's July 25 general election, said on Friday it had enough support in the National Assembly to form a government after more than a week of talks with other parties and independent pol...
Congo opposition leader Katumbi refused entry at border
Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi was refused entry into Congo via the country's land border with Zambia on Friday, he said in a Tweet.
U.S. hits Russian bank with sanctions for North Korea-related activity
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a Russian bank it said had facilitated a transaction with a person blacklisted by Washington for involvement with North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
AIG shares slide 3 percent after executives downplay weak results
Insurer American International Group Inc slid more than three percent in morning trading on Friday after executives tried to downplay another weak earnings report and vowed a turnaround was on the horizon.
Riding with Native Americans to mark pact anniversary
Six weeks covering Native Americans at Standing Rock, North Dakota, protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline presented a unique opportunity to get to know many of the people who took a stand there.
GCHQ code-breakers to publish new puzzle book
Britain's intelligence and security organisation GCHQ is publishing a new book of puzzles in the Autumn aimed at those who fancy themselves as potential code-breakers.
Iran naval drills underway amid tensions with U.S.
The United States believes Iran has started carrying out naval exercises in the Gulf, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Dimming UK services growth raises questions over BoE hike
Growth in British services companies slowed in July by more than expected, raising further questions about the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates before Brexit, a survey showed on Friday.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort's taxes to be focus of Friday's trial testimony
An accountant who prepared tax returns for U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime election campaign chairman Paul Manafort resumes trial testimony on Friday, after saying on Thursday that Manafort never told him he had foreign bank accounts.
Heineken toasts $3.1 billion China Resources Beer premium tie-up
Heineken is taking a $3.1 billion stake in the parent of China Resources Beer , China's top brewer, to tap a growing thirst for premium brands in the world's biggest beer market.
Russia says reporters were killed in Central Africa during robbery
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday a preliminary investigation showed three Russian journalists were killed in the Central African Republic this week by assailants who wanted to rob them.
Invasion of big, voracious lizards threatens U.S. South: study
A group of South American lizards that can grow up to four feet long (1.2 meters) has established a home in the Florida wild after being brought to the United States as pets, and the reptiles could begin a voracious march across the U.S. South, accor...
Pompeo says North Korea weapons work inconsistent with Kim pledge
Less than two months after a landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city state on Friday and said North Korea's continued work on weapons programs was inconsistent with its leader'...
BoE's Carney sees 'uncomfortably high' risk of no-deal Brexit
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned on Friday there is an "uncomfortably high" risk that Britain leaves the European Union with no deal, sending sterling to an 11-day low against the dollar.
India sends extradition request to UK for fugitive billionaire
India has asked Britain to extradite billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi, one of the main accused in the $2 billion loan fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB).
British amphibious assault ship arrives in Tokyo
The British Navy's flagship amphibious assault ship HMS Albion arrived in Tokyo on Friday extending Britain's naval presence in East Asia to four months as London deepens military ties in a region it considers vital to global security and e...
Czech leader's planned spending spree has some people worried
Leaders tend to rein in generous election promises once they come to power; few tour the country adding more, as Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has been doing.
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa calls for unity after winning presidential election
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday he was humbled to be elected and called for unity after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests.