Slovak Sagan claims fifth stage of Tour
Slovakian Peter Sagan won the fifth stage of the Tour de France, a 175.5-km bumpy ride from St Die des Vosges on Wednesday....
Bautista Agut wears down Pella to reach semi-final
Roberto Bautista Agut reached his first Grand Slam semi-final by wearing down Argentine Guido Pella at Wimbledon on Wednesday to steal a march on his...
Report: Mets would move RHP Syndergaard in ‘right deal’
Right-hander Noah Syndergaard could be traded if the New York Mets are approached with the “right deal,” MLB Network reported....
S&P 500 hits 3,000 as Powell’s comments raise rate cut bets
The benchmark S&P 500 briefly crossed the 3,000 points mark for the first time on Wednesday, as bets for a sharp interest rate cut later...
Stocks climb, dollar drops as Fed chair remarks boost rate-cut hopes
A broad index of world stock markets edged higher on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar fell as comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell bolstered...
U.S. oil producers shut offshore output as storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
Anadarko Petroleum Corp has joined major U.S. oil producers shutting production and withdrawing staff from offshore platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ahead of...
Indian media body asks government to withdraw restrictions on journalists
The Editors Guild of India, which represents the country’s newspapers, urged the government on Wednesday to withdraw curbs that have reduced journalists’ access to officials...
Countries that restrict media freedom must pay price: UK’s Hunt
Countries that restrict media freedom must be made to pay a diplomatic price, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, as he warned about...
Exclusive: New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations
A new team established by the global chemical weapons watchdog to attribute blame for the use of banned munitions in Syria will investigate nine alleged...
Trump accuses Iran of secret nuclear enrichment, says sanctions to be cranked up ‘substantially’
President Donald Trump accused Iran on Wednesday of secretly enriching uranium for a long time and said U.S. sanctions would be increased “substantially” soon, as...