Let the revelry begin: Rio mayor hands city's key to King Momo as Carnival kicks off

Can’t Buy Love? Kenya Bans Bouquets Made of Cash.

Floral arrangements crafted from carefully-folded, colorful bank notes, had become a popular symbol of love in Nairobi.

The government has left itself almost powerless against Palestine Action

Editorial: While it was always absurd for the home secretary to categorise the direct action group as a terrorist organisation – placing it in the same bracket as Islamic State and the Provisional IRA – there are better ways for its activists to win the argument than by using violence

Matt Weston breaks skeleton track record twice as he pursues Olympic gold

Ukrainian missile attack kills two in Russia's Belgorod, governor says

Feb 13 (Reuters) - ⁠A Ukrainian missile attack killed ⁠two people and injured three ‌on Friday in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border, regional governor ​Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Read full story

Iran releases head of Reform Front coalition, ISNA reports

DUBAI, Feb ⁠13 (Reuters) - Iran on Friday released on ⁠bail three prominent reformist figures ‌arrested last week amid a sweeping government crackdown on dissent, one of their lawyers told ​the semi-official ISNA news ⁠agency. Read full story

Alpine skiing-Girardelli hails showman Pinheiro Braathen as great for the sport