Eurozone inflation unexpectedly rises in July
The eurozone's annual inflation rate unexpectedly edged up in July due to rising energy costs, official data showed on Wednesday.
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China's world no.1 loses at Olympics after table tennis bat broken
China's table tennis world number one Wang Chuqin suffered a shock defeat in the men's Olympic singles on Wednesday, a day after having his bat broken.
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'Sci-fi assassin': S. Korean Olympic sharpshooter wins internet
A South Korean Olympic sharpshooter who took silver in the women's 10-metre air pistol exploded across the internet Wednesday, crowned the Paris Games' breakout style star.
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'No hope' as anguished families wait for India landslide bodies
The roar of moving earth startled manual labourer Abdul Kareem and his wife awake, allowing them to make a hasty escape before their Indian village was swallowed by muddy water.
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Delight to disgust as Olympic champ has table tennis bat broken
A top-ranked Chinese table tennis player's elation at winning Olympic gold quickly turned to anger after a photographer accidentally broke his bat.
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France win women's triathlon and home hero Marchand targets more golds
France's Cassandre Beaugrand won the Olympic women's triathlon on Wednesday after the event finally went ahead in a huge relief for organisers.
Read moreIndia landslide toll hits 150 as rain hampers rescue work
Relentless downpours and howling winds hampered Wednesday's search for survivors of landslides that struck Indian tea plantations and killed at least 150 people, most believed to be labourers and their families.
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France's Beaugrand wins Olympic gold after triathlon finally goes ahead
France's Cassandre Beaugrand won the women's triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, which finally began in the Seine after days of suspense over whether the river would be clean enough for athletes.
Read moreYen rallies after Japan hikes rates, stocks up as eyes turn to Fed
The yen rallied against the dollar Wednesday after Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for the second time in 17 years, while equity markets climbed on growing hopes for a cut in US borrowing costs.
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'It's a thunderbolt,' say Palestinians of Hamas chief's killing
The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Tehran Wednesday came as a "thunderbolt" to war-weary Gazans, with some expressing disappointment Iran was unable to "protect him".
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