Egyptian Soccer Protests Escalate

Loyalists Invade Yemen Newspaper

Independent-minded Yemeni journalists lost a politically significant battle after regime loyalists helped invade the nation's flagship newspaper and forcibly reinstated the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh's image at the top of Friday's newspaper.

U.K. Minister Resigns To Fight Criminal Charge

The U.K. energy secretary has resigned to fight a criminal charge that he misled authorities about an alleged driving offense, forcing Prime Minister David Cameron to replace a third minister in his coalition government.

Russian Islamist Chief Calls for End to Attacks

The Islamist leader who has claimed responsibility for the deadliest terrorist bombings in Russia in recent years is calling for an end to attacks on civilians protesting the 12-year-old rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

NATO to Acquire First Fleet of Unarmed Drones

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Friday to acquire its first fleet of unarmed drones under a long-sought deal that defense officials said would help fill a gap in alliance surveillance capabilities exposed by last year's military campaign in Libya.

Caterpillar Closes Plant in Canada After Lockout

Caterpillar said it will close a locomotive plant in London, Ontario, following a lockout, eliminating about 450 jobs that mostly paid twice the rate of a U.S. counterpart.

MTN Probes Bribery Claims

Shares of South African mobile-phone operator MTN fell after the company said it is investigating claims by Turkey's largest mobile-phone operator that it engaged in corruption to secure a deal in Iran.

Tepco to Lift Corporate Electricity Rates

The president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. indicated that the utility will go ahead with an electricity rate increase for corporate customers in April, emphasizing that the move is necessary to keep the company afloat.

Canada Jobless Rate Rises Unexpectedly

Employers in Canada hired far fewer workers than expected in January, and the jobless rate rose unexpectedly to 7.6%, the highest level since April 2011.

Moscow Curbs Supplies of Gas Across Europe

Russian natural-gas supplies to Europe were curtailed for a third straight day Friday as particularly cold winter weather increased Russia's domestic demand.

Megaupload Founder Is Denied Bail

A New Zealand court denied an appeal for bail Friday by Kim Dotcom, the jailed founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload.

Citi Hit in Brazilian Hacker Attack

A computer hacker group continued a wave of attacks against Brazilian financial websites, hampering the sites of Citigroup and other prominent institutions.

• IT Draws Lessons from Hacks

U.K. Services Sector Expands

Activity in the U.K.'s dominant services sector accelerated in January, raising hopes the British economy can avoid recession.

• Euro-Zone Private Sector Gains Steam
• The Source: Recession Risk Lessens
• Video: Is Britain Back in Business?

Colombia Goes After Rebel Chiefs

Colombia's armed forces were scouring the country's southwest region in the hopes of capturing leftist guerrilla leaders suspected of masterminding two attacks in as many days that killed 17 people, most of them civilians.

Khmer Rouge Jailer Gets Life in Prison

The Khmer Rouge tribunal's supreme sourt ordered the regime's chief jailer to serve out the rest of his life in prison because of his "shocking and heinous" crimes against the Cambodian people.

U.S. Fears Iran's Links to al Qaeda

U.S. officials say they believe Iran recently gave new freedoms to as many as five top al Qaeda operatives who have been under house arrest, and may have provided some aid to the terrorist group.

• Iran Blocks U.N. Nuclear Inspectors

EU Biofuel Debate Intensifies

As European production of biofuels increases to comply with clean-energy laws, a tough debate has begun in the EU on whether biofuels really are better for the climate than conventional fuels.

China Diplomacy Tested in Kidnap Drama

China approached South Sudan to help negotiate the release of Chinese captives held by rebels in neighboring Sudan, an unusual diplomatic move that risks complicating China's ties with the two resource-rich nations.