France knock holders U.S. out of World Cup medal rounds
France caused the biggest shock of the basketball World Cup in China after beating holders the United States 89-79 to reach the semi-finals of the...
‘You will never break our will,’ Palestinians tell Netanyahu after Jordan Valley annexation pledge
Palestinians tilling the fertile Jordan Valley said on Wednesday they have been rooted for generations to the West Bank land that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Europe orders urgent Airbus helicopter checks after Norway crash
European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash in Arctic Norway last month killed five Norwegians...
S. Dakota tornado “sounded like a freight train”: witness
Julie Mericle from Sioux Falls, South Dakota says she ran and hid in her closet when she heard the distinctive roar of a tornado bearing...
German politicians quarrel over climate foundation, citizen bond: sources
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government is split over the creation of a climate foundation that would aim to attract funds from citizens by issuing...
Wall Street opens higher on upbeat trade move
U.S. stocks opened higher on Wednesday as China’s move to ease tensions with the United States assuaged some concerns about the ongoing trade war between...
Emergency dogs and crews face grim search for Dorian’s dead
As the death toll from hurricane Dorian rises, emergency crews are enlisting canine support to help find the dead. Emer McCarthy reports....
Scottish court: UK parliament suspension is unlawful
Scotland’s highest court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for five weeks is unlawful, the lawmaker...
Lawyers seek Kurdish politician’s release from Turkish jail: source
Lawyers applied on Wednesday for Selahattin Demirtas, former leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), to be released from jail after a court ruled...
Sri Lanka presidential frontrunner loses bid to get corruption case dismissed
Sri Lanka’s top court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa to dismiss corruption charges against him, in a possible blow to...