Nigeria searches for abducted schoolgirls as gunmen attack church
Security forces were scouring western Nigeria for two dozen kidnapped schoolgirls on Wednesday, a day after gunmen stormed a church service, killing two people in an attack captured on video.
Read more
South Africa chase history in India as Gambhir feels the heat
Temba Bavuma's South Africa are aiming for their first Test series victory in India in 25 years when the second match starts on Saturday in Guwahati.
Read more
Brazil's planned railway to Amazon draws fire on margins of COP30
Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon rainforest.
Read moreTrump signs bill requiring Epstein files release
Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure -- or return to trying to bury the case.
Read more
Grieving family blames false US shooting accusations for death of NFL fan
Denton Loudermill Jr. watched every Kansas City Chiefs game at his sister's house with his family. The Kansas native and his late father were diehard fans.
Read more
Unequal South Africa seeks to tackle inequality as its G20 'legacy'
From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg's richest neighbourhood less than two miles away was another world.
Read more
Something for moi? Miss Piggy's shoes go under the hammer
Some of Jim Henson's most memorable creations go under the hammer in California next week, with the first US auction of puppets and memorabilia from the late entertainer's decades-long career.
Read more
'Beggars belief': Londoners baffled by bizarre Christmas mural
People in London were left baffled Wednesday by what appeared to be a botched AI-generated Christmas mural showing a Santa-like figure with a half-orange beard and revellers with disfigured faces.
Read more
Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit
Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a much weaker hand.
Read more
Lula pushes fossil fuel 'roadmap' back to center of COP30
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva put his "roadmap" from fossil fuels back at the top of UN climate talks on Wednesday, despite failing in a bold bid to seal an early deal.
Read moreIn The News
