Haiti condemns bogus claim about US pet-eating migrants pushed by Trump
Haiti's government on Wednesday condemned "discriminatory remarks" made by US presidential candidate Donald Trump and other Republicans, who spouted debunked claims that Haitian migrants were eating pet cats and dogs in the state of Ohio.
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Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000: rescuers
Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
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Los Angeles wildfire explodes, engulfing homes
A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint increased 1,000 percent by Wednesday.
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McIlroy says fans deserve to see golf's best brought back together
Rory McIlroy believes golf fans deserve to see the world's best compete against each other more regularly and hopes for a breakthrough in negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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Watson 'strongly denies' latest sexual assault allegations
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson "strongly denies" the sexual assault allegations made in a civil lawsuit, the player’s attorney said on Wednesday.
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US, UK pledge economic aid for Ukraine, quick action on arms requests
The United States and Britain on Wednesday committed to nearly $1.5 billion in support for Ukraine and promised to consider quickly requests to ease restrictions on weapons to strike deeper into Russia.
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Five things to know about Mexico's contested judicial reforms
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's contested judicial reforms, which were approved by lawmakers on Wednesday, will make Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote.
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Harris and Trump attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, briefly putting politics aside hours after they clashed in a fiery presidential debate.
Read moreMexico adopts world-first judicial reforms after protesters storm Congress
Lawmakers in Mexico approved controversial reforms on Wednesday that will make it the first country to allow voters to elect all judges, hours after protesters invaded the Senate to disrupt debate.
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Striking Kenya airport staff to resume work
Employees at Kenya's main airport called off their day-long strike which had stranded thousands of passengers as scores of flights were cancelled or delayed, union leaders said on Wednesday.
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