New home sales in US post surprise jump in October
New home sales in the US defied expectations and rose in October, government data showed Wednesday, despite mortgage rates remaining high.
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Scottish govt vows UK independence push despite court setback
Scotland's leader vowed Wednesday to turn the next UK general election into a de facto vote on independence, after judges blocked her bid to hold a new referendum without London's approval.
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Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled
Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday, risks becoming the latest in a long line of Kremlin critics slapped with heavy jail terms.
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Shine on: campaigners save London's historic gas lamps
Intrigued tourists watch as Paul Doy climbs a ladder outside London's Westminster Abbey and lifts the globe of a gas street lamp.
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Brazil looking forward to seeing the best of Neymar at World Cup
Brazil are hoping a fully fit and firing Neymar, and a well-balanced squad around him, will allow the five-time winners to live up to their status as World Cup favourites in Qatar.
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Ronaldo banned for two matches and fined £50,000 over Everton fan clash
Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for two matches and fined £50,000 ($60,000, 58,000 euros) for hitting a mobile phone out of a teenage fan's hand at Everton, the Football Association said Wednesday.
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European, US stocks waver on economic gloom
European and US stock markets wavered Wednesday on news that the eurozone and UK economies shrank in November but by less than the previous month.
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Japan stun wasteful Germany in dramatic World Cup comeback
Japan stunned Germany 2-1 in their World Cup opener on Wednesday, punishing the four-time champions for not taking their chances after they dominated the first half.
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Kremlin critic Yashin goes on trial in Russia
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday.
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Taliban confirm first floggings since supreme leader's edict
Three women and 11 men were flogged Wednesday on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and "moral crimes", a provincial official said.
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