India 'welcome' to collect trophy from me, says Asian cricket boss
Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who also heads Pakistan's cricket board, said Wednesday that India are "welcome" to collect their Asia Cup trophy from his office in Dubai.
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Schwarzenegger's 'action hero' pope says don't give up on climate change
Pope Leo XIV urged people Wednesday not to resign themselves to the global crisis of climate change but play an active part in stopping it, at an event with "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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'I'm breathing again': Afghans relieved after internet restored
Just before nightfall on Wednesday, the near-deserted streets of Afghanistan's capital Kabul suddenly filled with people -- mobile phones everywhere had pinged back to life.
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Shein picks France for its first permanent stores
Asian fast-fashion giant Shein said Wednesday it had picked France to open its first permanent physical stores in November.
Read moreFive survivors pulled from Indonesia school collapse as rescuers race against time
Rescuers pulled five survivors from a collapsed school in Indonesia on Wednesday as frantic parents demanded searchers speed up efforts to find dozens of children believed still trapped in the rubble two days on.
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Deadly family drama in Munich briefly shuts Oktoberfest
Germany's famed Oktoberfest was briefly shut Wednesday after threats against it by a man who had torched his parents' home with family inside, and was later found with an explosives-laden backpack.
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Japanese trainer Saito hopes for better Arc experience second time round
Japanese trainer Takashi Saito hopes he has absorbed the bitter lessons of his first failed tilt at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe when he takes another shot at Europe's most prestigious race on Sunday with Croix du Nord.
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'Normal' Sinner romps to 21st title but Swiatek stunned in Beijing
Jannik Sinner won the 21st title of his career by thrashing American teenager Learner Tien at the China Open on Wednesday as women's top seed Iga Swiatek was dumped out in the last 16 in a shock.
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Stella McCartney takes on 'barbaric' feather industry
British fashion designer Stella McCartney is showcasing plant-based alternatives to real feathers in her latest collection, as the animal-rights campaigner takes on the "barbaric" farming of birds for clothing.
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Mobile and internet restored across Afghanistan: AFP journalists
Mobile networks and the internet were restored across Afghanistan on Wednesday, 48 hours after the Taliban authorities shut down telecommunications.
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