Germany want more creativity in crunch South Korea clash
Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has urged her team to be more creative as they look to bounce back from a shock defeat when they meet South Korea in a crunch Women's World Cup clash on Thursday.
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Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago
Deadly rains that pummelled China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, the city's weather service said on Wednesday.
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Kremlin critic Navalny faces decades more in prison
A Russian court will deliver its verdict on Friday in the trial of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is facing extremism charges that could keep him behind bars for decades.
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Pope health in focus ahead of global Catholic festival in Lisbon
Pope Francis heads to Lisbon Wednesday, where a million youngsters from across the world are expected for a major Catholic festival, held as the Church reflects on its future.
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'Urban explorers' drawn to Cyprus and its haunted past
Chained swings eerily creak in the breeze at the deserted Tivoli amusement park in Cyprus, a divided island that has caught the eye of the global "urban explorer" community.
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Still no answers three years after Beirut mega-explosion
One of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut on August 4, 2020, destroying swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.
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Disabled survivors of Beirut port blast long for support, justice
Dany Salameh was already ill but a blast that devastated Beirut's port three years ago aggravated his condition, leaving him dependent on a walker and feeling abandoned by authorities.
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Coe sees future for troubled Commonwealth Games
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the Commonwealth Games is a strong enough brand to survive its latest crisis, but it must innovate to do so.
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Venezuela torture victim uses VR to shed light on infamous prison
Cries of pain ring out from the dark hallways and cramped cells, punctuated by the sound of electric shocks.
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Asian markets drop as US downgrade jolts latest rally
Asian markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as the wind came out of the latest rally, with traders jolted by the downgrade of US sovereign debt, soft economic data and concerns about elevated valuations.
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