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Philippine woman saved from death row 'elated'

World still split over money as clock ticks on COP29

Cavaliers bounce back, Warriors roll on in NBA

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

UK pandemic hero's daughter slammed by charity probe

'Fearless' Argentina await Dupont's resurgent France

Screen to reality: South Korea targets K-pop, K-drama tourism boom

Banana taped to a wall sells for $6.2 mn in New York

K-drama for mental health? Binge on, one expert says

Asian markets mixed as Nvidia falls short of hopes, eyes on Trump

Make food not war: Ukrainian chefs train in France

Spurs appeal against length of Bentancur ban for Son slur

Tottenham have appealed against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur's seven-game suspension for his controversial comments about team-mate Son Heung-min.

French comedian faces victims of drug-fuelled car crash

A French comedian on Wednesday asked forgiveness in court from the victims he maimed in a car crash he caused while on drugs after chemsex party, in a case that caused a media frenzy over his risky lifestyle as well as the rights of unborn children.

Focus purely on Springboks, not future, insists under-fire Wales coach Gatland

Warren Gatland has insisted he is focused solely on Saturday's daunting Test against South Africa and not talk of his future as Wales stare down the barrel of a win-less calendar year.

One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in UK

Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday.

Uganda opposition figure Besigye appears in military court

Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday, accused of seeking to compromise national security, after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya at the weekend.

General strike in Greece against cost of living

Thousands of people demonstrated in Athens and other cities Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike against the rising cost of living shut down public services and part of the transport network.

Floods to shave 0.2 percentage points off Spain's growth

The floods which killed 227 people in Spain last month could shave 0.2 percentage points off its economic growth in the final quarter of 2024, the central bank said Wednesday.

Argentina's Contepomi makes one change for France Test

Scrum-half Gonzalo Garcia will start instead of Gonzalo Bertranou in the only change made by Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi for Friday's November international with France.

'Steep climb' ahead as clock ticks on stalled climate talks

Pressure mounted on rich nations Wednesday to commit nearly $1 trillion a year in assistance for poorer countries as time runs out to strike a deal at the COP29 climate talks.