Thai court drops murder charges against officials over vanished activist
A Thai court on Thursday dropped murder charges against four national park officials over the disappearance of an environmental activist almost a decade ago, but jailed one on a lesser offence.
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Swim stars set for Games showdown as South Korea get eSports revenge
Swimming stars Zhang Yufei and Siobhan Haughey were primed to battle for gold at the Asian Games on Thursday as South Korea wrought vengeance on hosts China in front of a frenzied eSports crowd.
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Oil extends rally as supply fears build, dollar holds strength
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 and equities mixed.
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Two 'catastrophic' years melt away 10% of Swiss glacier volume: study
Two consecutive years of extreme warming in the Alps have obliterated 10 percent of Swiss glacier volume -- the same amount lost in the three decades prior to 1990, a report revealed Thursday.
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As temperatures rise, Sicily turns to exotic fruits
Avocados, mangos, bananas and passion fruit -- a wealth of exotic produce is growing under the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna, as the Italian island's farmers adapt to global warming.
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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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