The huge Huajian shoe factory, on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, comes to life about 6:30 am.
Two years ago Ren Ye was in the sunset years of his career as the clock ticked down to his retirement. He had spent more than 30 years with China's largest manufacturer of electrical transmission equipment, beginning as a hot metals technician in a switch factory, and rising to become its deputy chief engineer.
Cuba to send 165 doctors and nurses to W. Africa as death toll tops 2,400
The biggest dinosaur predator that ever stalked the Earth was also the weirdest.
Scotland's independence battle is a tough one to call. The Yes side has James Bond, but the No campaign has Harry Potter.
Vietnam and the United States will resume limited intercountry adoptions, both nations said on Friday, six years after a ban was imposed because of allegations of widespread baby-selling and children offered without the consent of their birthparents.
Adults who say they sleep between seven and eight hours per night miss fewer work days due to illness than others, according to a Finnish study.
Sentencing phase to begin in October; 'Blade Runner' could be sent to prison
Australia on Friday raised its terror threat level to "high" for the first time ever, citing the likelihood of terrorist attacks by Australian citizens radicalized in Iraq or Syria, despite stressing it had no knowledge of a specific attack plan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday new Western sanctions against Russia are intended to disrupt peace efforts in eastern Ukraine and that Moscow is considering retaliatory measures.
In the dead of night on Friday, Ukrainian troops and rebel forces exchanged dozens of prisoners who were captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, part of a cease-fire deal.
Yahoo said on Thursday that the US government had threatened to fine the company $250,000 a day if it didn't comply with demands to go along with an expansion of US surveillance by surrendering online information, a step the company regarded as unconstitutional.
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