A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday. "Nearly 80 percent of Yemen's children need...
The United States broke the world record for the mixed 4x100m medley relay at the world aquatic championships in Wednesday's heats. The US quartet of Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes, Kelsei Worrell and...
Hundreds of Thai schoolchildren and naval officers sent 1,066 turtles scuttling into the sea on Wednesday in a ceremony aimed at bringing good fortune to the new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who turns...
China said Wednesday it would move to transform all state-owned companies into corporations by the end of this year, as part of efforts to reform the sclerotic industrial giants. China has pledged...
Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped 10 members of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria, colleagues and the state-run oil firm said on Wednesday. "About 10 staff from the...
Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of them were threatened with expulsion. Shanghai Shenhua, who signed Argentine...
Civilians fleeing the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city safely, only to find themselves caught up in harrowing attacks. Tens of thousands...
Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes despite a truce deal, a monitor said on Wednesday. An internationally brokered...
To the strains of upbeat jazz and with a vegetable cake laid on as a special treat, Canola the Singaporean manatee celebrated her third birthday in style Wednesday. The nearly 300-kilogram...
A Malaysian lawmaker came under fire Wednesday for saying that women who deny their husbands sex were subjecting them to "psychological and emotional abuse". Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh, a Muslim MP...
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran would respond in kind to any breach by the United States of the 2015 nuclear deal after the House of Representatives passed a new sanctions bill....
Qatar said on Wednesday that a new blacklist released by Saudi Arabia and its allies came as a "disappointing surprise" in a diplomatic crisis that has split the Gulf. The four Arab governments named...
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow to struggling security...
The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld the bloc's decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its terrorism blacklist. The European Court of Justice overturned a 2014 ruling by...
Asia's football governing body has dealt a major boost to the Indian Super League by ruling that its franchise-based teams will be eligible for the AFC Cup from next year. The Asian Football...
Iran's top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday that new sanctions approved by the US House of Representatives were "a hostile measure" that breached Washington's commitments under a 2015 nuclear...
Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 64 to give India a steady start on the first day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. The 31-year-old left-hander put on 88 for the...
Chinese Olympic diving champion He Zi has reluctantly retired aged 26 citing a nagging foot injury and her joy at expecting to become a mother this year. He, who won gold in the synchronised 3m...
The US state of Ohio planned to execute its first prisoner in more than three years Wednesday, putting to death a man convicted of raping and murdering a child. Ronald Phillips, 43, faces execution...
A woman has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of destroying 54 violins and 70 bows worth around $950,000 that were owned by her ex-husband, police and media said Wednesday. The 34-year-old was...
