Dakar Rally champion Al-Attiyah swaps motor for medals at Asian Games
Five-time Dakar Rally champion Nasser Al-Attiyah did no training for the Asian Games -- and still came away with two medals in shooting.
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Yin celebrates 'bogey-free 21st' as Japan amateur leads Asiad golf
Japanese amateur Saki Baba shot a seven-under 65 to take a surprise lead on Thursday in the Asian Games women's golf, but it couldn't spoil Yin Ruoning's 21st birthday.
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Vietnam court jails climate activist for tax evasion: lawyer
A Vietnamese court on Thursday jailed a leading climate activist for tax evasion, the latest environmentalist put behind bars by the communist government.
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In divided US, women crisscross country for abortion care
A year after the US Supreme Court abolished nationwide access to abortion care, many American women are settling into a new reality: arranging costly trips to terminate their pregnancies in states where the procedure is still allowed.
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'Without hope': crackdown rattles Afghans in Pakistan
The cow had been slaughtered and bags of rice purchased but young bride Wahida's nuptials were cut short when her groom was arrested on their wedding day, one of hundreds caught in a recent crackdown on Afghans living in Pakistan.
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How a 20-cent fee upended the gaming world
Their language was salty and the message was clear: game developers believed their livelihoods were under threat and they were not going to accept it.
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Syrian beekeepers battle both war and climate change
Syrian beekeeper Ibrahim Damiriya struggles to produce honey from his hives on parched land near the capital Damascus after years of war, economic collapse and worsening climate change impacts.
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World champ Qin cruises as Zhang Yufei sets up Haughey blockbuster
World-record holder Qin Haiyang sauntered into the Asian Games 200m breaststroke final on Thursday, as fellow Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei qualified fastest in the 50m freestyle and set up a showdown with Siobhan Haughey.
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Peace pioneer Bertha von Suttner's message still resonates
The first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905, Austrian pacifist Bertha von Suttner's reflections are still cited by peace advocates as the war in Ukraine grinds on.
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Oil extends rally on supply woes as dollar holds gains on US rate talk
Oil extended gains Thursday to a fresh one-year high and towards the $100-a-barrel mark on concerns about growing demand and waning supplies, while bets on another US interest rate hike kept the dollar elevated against its peers and equities mixed.
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