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Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after lung cancer operation

Brazil probing 'criminal' origin of forest fires: minister to AFP

Espada out as Astros manager while Mattingly stays with Phillies

Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks

Italian ski stars Goggia and Brignone to miss season opener

Govt takes control of Turkey's most-watched news channel

Pope out of bed, progress 'normal', doctors say

Bournemouth boss Rose urges Cherries to bounce back from Chelsea 'slap'

FIFA to offer members $6.35-billion development fund windfall

Top seed Sabalenka falls at first hurdle in Wuhan

US consumer inflation hotter than expected as midterms loom

FX Junction Brings Copy Trading to Everyone, While Their Money Never Leaves With Their Broker

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. Partner to Apply Quantum Optimization and AI to Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Research and Explore New Applications for XPro

Brighton defender Struijk's red card overturned

'Flying taxis' to be tested during Paris Olympics: minister

France's transport minister said Wednesday that so-called "flying taxis" -- large futuristic drones capable of transporting several people -- would be authorised for use on an experimental basis during the Paris Olympics.

Gabon artists dream of taking music born in prison to global stage

In a bar in Gabon's capital Libreville, revellers get up and dance as soon as the DJ plays N'Tcham -- a local rhythmic genre born out of the city's prisons.

Earliest-ever heatwave in Greece closes Athens Acropolis

The Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist site, was closed to the public during the hottest hours of Wednesday as the season's earliest-ever heatwave swept the country, prompting school closures and health warnings.

FedEx to cut up to 2,000 jobs in Europe

FedEx will eliminate up to 2,000 jobs in Europe as part of a cost-cutting drive in response to lackluster demand, the shipping company announced Wednesday.

Gaza war rages as US wants to 'close' truce deal

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said Wednesday an elusive truce and hostage release deal to end the Gaza war was still possible, wrapping up a Middle East tour as deadly fighting rocked the Palestinian territory.

'Magical sight': Mass insect migration in European mountain pass

Scientist Will Hawkes said the first sign he was about to witness one of nature's great migrations was being enveloped by a "blizzard of butterflies, cabbage whites and clouded yellows, like a storm of petals".

Jerry West: basketball great and architect of NBA champions

Obsessive perfectionism and a deadly jump shot made Jerry West, who died on Wednesday at age 86, one of the greatest guards in NBA history.

Basketball legend Jerry West dead at 86

Jerry West, an iconic 1960s star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who inspired the NBA logo, died Wednesday at age 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced.