Hong Kong horse races, fireworks abandoned amid protest threat
Hong Kong’s Jockey Club canceled all races planned for Wednesday after pro-democracy protesters said they would target the Happy Valley racecourse where a horse part-owned...
Iran seeks de-escalation but will give crushing response to any attack: security official
Iran wants to reduce tensions in the Middle East after attacks on oil sites in Saudi Arabia, but any aggression will meet a crushing response,...
Indonesia’s ‘Good Palm’ drive enflames anger as smoke clouds skies
Indonesia is facing a backlash over an online campaign backing palm oil at a time when forest fires, often linked to slash-and-burn land clearance, have...
Tropical storm Jerry form in Central Atlantic: U.S. NHC
Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the central Atlantic and is likely to move near the northern Leeward Islands by Thursday night or Friday, the...
MLB roundup: Twins make homer history in wild win
Ronald Torreyes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to drive in the winning run, and Miguel Sano hit...
Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria
Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and waded into a thorny bioethics debate, by letting loose thousands...
Dutch lawyer defending witness in drug killings case shot dead
A Dutch lawyer in a high-profile case against a group of men charged with a series of drug-related killings was shot dead in Amsterdam on...
Democratic Party donor Ed Buck charged with running drug den: officials
A prominent California Democratic Party donor, Edward Buck, was arrested on Tuesday night and charged with operating a drug den after a man overdosed in...
Australian state rejects Korea-led coal project on climate concerns
Korea Electric Power Corp’s Bylong coal project was rejected by a state commission in New South Wales on Wednesday marking a third coal project in...
U.S. seeks U.N. action on Saudi attacks despite likely Russian opposition
A senior U.S. official on Tuesday called for a U.N. Security Council response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities that the United States blames...