Pokemon is back with a hit new gaming app
With over 60 million downloads and an estimated $180 million in revenue since late October, a new Pokemon mobile game app is enjoying worldwide success as the latest incarnation of the hit Nintendo-owned franchise.
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Flintoff to coach son on England second-string tour of Australia
Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff is to coach his son on next month's England Lions cricket tour of Australia.
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Stock markets, dollar climb before Fed rate decision
Stock markets mostly climbed and the dollar steadied against main rivals Wednesday with the US Federal Reserve set to cut interest rates.
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Spain PM's wife testifies in corruption case
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez testified in court on Wednesday in a probe into misappropriation allegations, one of several sensitive legal cases undermining the minority left-wing government.
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Belgian cycling legend Rik Van Looy dies aged 90
Cycling legend Rik Van Looy, renowned for his prowess in the one-day classics, has died at the age of 90, Belgian media reported on Wednesday.
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Syria's first flight since Assad's fall takes off
The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war and decades of oppression.
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Devastated Mayotte battles to recover from cyclone 'steamroller'
The district of La Vigie on the French overseas territory of Mayotte was until last week a bustling hub of life. Now it no longer exists.
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France assesses scale of Mayotte 'disaster' as aid arrives
French authorities Wednesday searched for survivors and raced to supply aid as they sought to assess the full scale of devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, after the French overseas territory emerged from a first night under curfew.
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US, Chinese ships at Cambodia bases as Washington navigates diplomatic currents
When a US warship docked in Cambodia this week, it moored just a few kilometres from a base where China has built an extended new pier and two of Beijing's own vessels have been berthed for about a year.
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Amorim eager for wantaway Rashford to stay at Manchester United
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said he wants to keep Marcus Rashford in his squad after the local hero suggested he could leave Old Trafford for a "new challenge".
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