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Two killed in Mexico as storm John weakens and Helene moves in

Hundred hero Brook keeps England alive in Australia ODI series

Brook's hundred sees England beat Australia in 3rd ODI

NFL legend Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis

Stokes open to England white-ball return

No peak oil demand 'on the horizon', phaseout a 'fantasy': OPEC

England scrum-half Mitchell to see specialist on neck injury

Under-pressure Masood to lead Pakistan in England Tests

Storm Helene on track to hit Florida as major hurricane

IOC should reinstate Russia as soon it obeys rules: Samaranch

Dior unleashes arrows and Amazons at Paris Fashion Week

Final inquiry report due into deadly UK tower block inferno

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster that killed 72 people in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II will on Wednesday publish its long-awaited final report.

Zheng blames sleepless night for Open exit, eyes China 'prime time'

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen said her tame US Open quarter-final exit was caused by a sleepless night following the record late finish to her previous match, but predicted she will be "prime time" when she gets back to China.

Lady Gaga-mania as 'Joker' sequel brings pop star to Venice

Lady Gaga is the hotly anticipated attraction on the glitzy Lido Wednesday, as the Venice Film Festival hosts the premiere of her new film, the dark and subversive "Joker: Folie a Deux".

Anti-whaling activist Watson set to remain behind bars in Greenland

A Greenland court decides Wednesday whether to keep US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson in custody pending a decision on his extradition to Japan, where he is wanted over an altercation with whalers.

Changed 'forever': Morocco slowly rebuilds a year after quake

For the past year Kebira Ait Bellaid has been living in a tent in a mountain village in Morocco, haunted by the memory of losing her daughter and three grandchildren.

Pope's gruelling tour gets into full swing in Indonesia

Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia's president on Wednesday after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a gruelling tour of the Asia-Pacific.

Sabalenka demolishes Zheng to reach fourth US Open semi-final

World number two Aryna Sabalenka demolished Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen to reach a fourth successive US Open semi-final on Tuesday.

Under US pressure, Mexico probes loggerhead sea turtle deaths

Scientists in Mexico are investigating the deaths of hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles in recent years, a species considered at risk of extinction in the wild, according to officials.

UK conservationists and eBay team up against plant poaching

UK conservationists on Wednesday announced a collaboration with e-commerce giant eBay to combat the illegal plant trade, which is threatening the existence of some species.