Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit
Fresh from accusing fossil fuel interests of treating the atmosphere like an "open sewer," outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres is set to host his final climate summit Wednesday at the world organization's New York headquarters.
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Battered Duerer masterpiece up for five-year revamp
Albrecht Duerer's "Feast of the Rosary", a Renaissance gem of Prague's National Gallery, is facing a painstaking five-year reconstruction designed to set right five centuries of mistreatment and damage.
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Badminton no.1 An tells dad to keep it down at Asian Games
Badminton world number one An Se-young had stern words for her watching father as her frustrations threatened to boil over in victory at the Asian Games in Japan on Wednesday.
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Runaway leader Antonelli eyeing third straight win
Kimi Antonelli has another opportunity to extend his runaway lead in this year's Formula One title race as he heads into this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the first in a potentially decisive triple-header, bidding for a third straight win.
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Italy hope for new dawn under Mancini
After months of soul-searching, controversy and debate, Italy are ready to let football do the talking again as Roberto Mancini kickstarts his second spell in charge.
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Schoolgirl Yu, 13, fastest again in bid for third Asian Games gold
China's 13-year-old swimmer Yu Zidi went fastest in the heats as she closes in on a hat-trick of Asian Games golds on Wednesday -- and her team-mates say her stunning success is no longer a surprise.
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Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate
When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg's sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a "total panic".
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Oil prices fall after Trump hails 'good' talks with Iran
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for "very good" talks at the United Nations.
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Tata turmoil shines light on India succession woes
In little over a month, the chairman of India's corporate giant Tata Group has gone from seeking another term to announcing his departure to returning to the role.
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AI political ads warp reality ahead of US midterms
A political ad depicts a US Senate hopeful remarking on God and gender while scrawling in a Bible with a crayon. But he never filmed the clip: it is yet another AI-generated video pushed by a rival ahead of the midterm elections.
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