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'Totally crazy': Monfils hobbles to memorable French Open win
Gael Monfils overcame cramping and a four-game final set deficit to win his first match in nine months in a French Open late night blockbuster, dubbing himself "totally crazy".
Heatwave prompts Hanoi to reduce street lights as power cuts loom
Faced with record-breaking heat, Vietnam's capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars.
Taiwan's Foxconn predicts huge growth in AI server business
Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn predicts three-digit growth for its artificial intelligence server business due to robust demand for AI products such as ChatGPT, its chairman said Wednesday.
Japan allows nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years
Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.
Australian casino group to pay US$290 mn over money laundering failings
Australia's Crown Resorts is set to pay a civil penalty of Aus$450 million (US$290 million) for lax money laundering controls that saw cash being carried into a casino in paper bags, shoe boxes and suitcases.
Musk talks 'new energy vehicles' with industry minister during China visit
Elon Musk and China's industry minister discussed ways to develop new energy vehicles Wednesday, a day after the Tesla CEO flew into Beijing and declared he wanted to expand his business in the world's second largest economy.
'We want to be free': Filipinos demand right to divorce
Philippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years.
Musk, China industry minister hold talks on 'new energy vehicles': ministry
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Chinese industry minister Jin Zhuanglong held talks on "new energy vehicles" Wednesday, Beijing said.
North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea, Seoul salvages wreckage
North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.
'Boy who cried wolf': Seoul residents panic after false rocket alarm
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising fears the government could not be trusted to handle a real crisis.
Title-holder Tszyu recovering from surgery after 'dog bite'
Australia's Tim Tszyu is recovering from surgery after reportedly being bitten by a dog, weeks before the first defence of his interim WBO super welterweight title.
French Open day 4: Three matches to watch
Novak Djokovic is back in action on Wednesday following his latest controversy, while Carlos Alcaraz also attempts to reach the third round.
Markets tumble as hardline Republicans threaten US debt deal
Asian markets sank Wednesday on worries that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit and risk a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy.
What's in wine? Campaigners want ingredients on the bottle
European wines are finally being forced to reveal their ingredients to customers, but only on a website -- not on the bottle. Environmental campaigners are unimpressed.
North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea
North Korea attempted to launch a military spy satellite on Wednesday that would monitor the United States, but it crashed into the sea with Pyongyang conceding there had been "serious defects".
Whisky lifts spirits of inflation-hit investors
The smell of ageing whisky, known as the angel's share, wafts across from 9,000 oak barrels stored from floor to ceiling in two vast warehouses at Scotland's historic Annandale Distillery.
Australian Open golf to stay mixed after 2022 success
The men's and women's Australian Open golf events will again take place at the same courses at the same time after the format's debut success, organisers said Wednesday.
Iraq's Christians fight to save threatened ancient language
Iraq's shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.
Former Man Utd star Nani departs Melbourne Victory
Former Manchester United and Portugal winger Nani has left Melbourne Victory after just 10 league appearances, the Australian club said on Wednesday.
Deal averting US default clears first hurdle
A deal to raise the US debt ceiling passed its first major test in Congress Tuesday, surviving a crucial procedural vote amid a conservative backlash that resurrected the threat of the country's first-ever default.
Milosevic spymasters face final verdict at UN court
Two of late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic's spy chiefs face an appeals judgment Wednesday in the final Hague war crimes trial from the 1990s Bosnian conflict.
Canadian youths' mental health woes a 'ticking time bomb'
Canada is grappling with a ticking time bomb of violence, addiction and suicide linked to failing mental health services for its young people.
Four years on, Salvadoran 'dictator' Bukele basks in gang war glory
In his four years as president, Nayib Bukele has shaken up El Salvador: consolidating power, making Bitcoin legal tender and waging a "war" on gangs that's earned him opprobrium from rights groups but adoration from a crime-fatigued nation.
Brazil lawmakers vote to limit demarcation of Indigenous reserves
Brazil's lower house of Congress approved on Tuesday a bill that would limit expanded demarcations of Indigenous lands, which are considered key to protecting the Amazon and its native peoples.
Butler: Miami's man for 'moments of truth'
Desperate. Urgent. Maniacal. Psychotic. Incredible. Unique. World class.
Quiet man Jokic ready for crowning glory in NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic can cap an improbable journey to the pinnacle of his sport by leading the Denver Nuggets to a first ever championship when the NBA Finals get under way on Thursday.
Title-hungry Nuggets face odds-defying Heat in NBA Finals
A Denver Nuggets squad looking to prove its championship quality and an upstart Miami Heat lineup that made defying the odds a trademark are on an NBA Finals collision course.
North Korea says spy satellite 'crashed into sea'
North Korea launched a military spy satellite Wednesday, but it crashed into the sea soon after as an "accident occurred" during its flight, state media said.
North Korea launches claimed 'spy satellite', Seoul says
North Korea launched its purported spy satellite Wednesday, the South's military said, prompting confusion in Seoul as the city briefly issued an evacuation warning in error.
UN nuclear chief encouraged by Russia, Ukraine support of 'principles'
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Tuesday he was encouraged by the reaction of Ukraine and Russia to "concrete principles" laid out by the body to prevent catastrophe at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
North Korea fires 'space launch vehicle'
North Korea launched its purported spy satellite Wednesday, the South's military said, prompting confusion in Seoul as the city briefly issued an evacuation warning in error.
Salvage of oil tanker stranded off Yemen can begin: UN
The United Nations said Tuesday it is ready to start salvage work on an oil tanker stranded off Yemen's coast with more than one million barrels of crude that pose an acute risk to the environment.