Shell wins legal case over Nigeria oil spill
Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday it was too late for people in Nigeria's Niger delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell after a huge oil spill more than one decade ago.
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'A friend lied': Graft-accused EU lawmaker hits out
Belgian European Parliament member Marc Tarabella issued an emotional insistence of his innocence in a high-profile bribery scandal Wednesday, slamming his "pal" Italian ex-MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri for implicating him.
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Stock markets drift lower before US inflation data
Stock markets retreated and the dollar traded mixed Wednesday before the release of key US inflation data.
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Tunisian policeman kills five in synagogue shooting spree
Tunisian authorities were Wednesday investigating a shooting spree by a police officer that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa's oldest synagogue.
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World's largest spelling test set for Paris' Champs-Elysees
The Champs-Elysees in Paris will hold the world's biggest spelling test next month, organisers said Wednesday.
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Israel, Palestinian militants trade fire over Gaza
Israel and Gaza militants traded cross-border fire Wednesday, renewing deadly violence a day after Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory.
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One killed as Israel renews strikes on Gaza
Israel's military renewed deadly strikes on Gaza Wednesday, as residents on both sides of the border braced for further violence hours after troops killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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Soaked Cambodian runner gets $10,000 bonus from PM
A Cambodian runner who captured hearts with a spirited last-placed finish in heavy rain was awarded $10,000 by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday.
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Two popes in the Vatican as Francis greets Coptic leader
There were once again two popes at the Vatican Wednesday, at least briefly, when Pope Francis welcomed Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to his weekly audience.
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No justice, no burial: relatives mount corpse protest in India
The stench of death hangs heavy over the morgue at an Indian hospital -- and relatives are refusing to bury the rotting corpses in protest at their killings in ethnic violence.
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