Ten dead as man drives truck into New Year crowd in New Orleans
A man "hellbent on creating carnage" drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35.
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Gaza rescuers say 15 killed in Israeli New Year strike
Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that an Israeli air strike in the territory's north killed at least 15 people, marking what the rescuers called the New Year's first deadly attack.
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Rugby chief backs 'trailblazer' Maher to fuel Women's World Cup fever
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin believes social media sensation Ilona Maher is ideally placed to excite fans in the lead-up to this year's Women's World Cup in England.
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Right-wing YouTubers back South Korea president's last stand
Camped on the street winding up to the residence of South Korea's impeached president, protesters direct vitriol at police and echo obscure conspiracies as investigators prepare to execute a warrant for his arrest.
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Championship side Stoke appoint Robins as new manager
Stoke have appointed Mark Robins as their new manager, the English Championship side announced Wednesday.
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Bangladesh saw surge of mob killings in 2024: rights groups
Mob killings in Bangladesh surged after the August revolution last year that toppled the iron-fisted rule of ex-leader Sheikh Hasina, three rights groups said Wednesday.
Read moreZverev injured as holders Germany crash at United Cup
Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with world number two Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open.
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Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine
Russia's gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours.
Read moreSouth Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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Carter's Middle East peace legacy survives, but mostly in name
US president Jimmy Carter, who died on Monday, left an enduring legacy when he brokered historic peace between Egypt and Israel -- tepid and shaky, but unbroken even by the nearly 15-month long Gaza war.
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