Heavy rains flood New Orleans streets in taste of storm ahead

New Orleans was hit with widespread flooding on Wednesday from heavy rain spawned from a weather system that forecasters warned could grow into a hurricane capable of causing severe inundation of the low-lying U.S. city.

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Couple sues L.A. fertility clinic, says their embryo implanted in wrong woman

A California couple who says their embryo was implanted into a New York woman in an allegedly botched in vitro fertilization procedure sued their Los Angeles-based fertility clinic on Wednesday, the second lawsuit in the case.

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Leader of armed group at U.S. border seeks psychiatric evaluation ahead of trial

The leader of an armed group that stopped migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border has sought a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial in New Mexico on a weapons charge.

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Brazil pension overhaul bill wins by resounding margin in lower house

Brazil's lower house of Congress approved a landmark overhaul of the country's pension system on Wednesday by a far wider margin than predicted, delivering a resounding victory to the government in its quest to restore public finances to health.

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Would you drink camel milk?

Australia's growing number of camel farmers say that global demand for camel milk is rising fast.

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Mexican finance minister quits with critical letter

Mexico's Carlos Urzúa said there were discrepancies in economic matters in letter made public on Twitter.

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US silence on Khashoggi 'not an option', says UN rapporteur

UN expert Agnes Callamard urges the US to act on an investigation into the Saudi journalist's death.

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Australia promises national vote on recognition of indigenous people by 2022

Australia will hold a national vote within three years on whether to include recognition of indigenous people in its constitution, the government said on Wednesday, an issue that has spurred decades of often heated debate.

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Mexican finance minister quits with critical letter

Mexico's Carlos Urzúa said there were discrepancies in economic matters in letter made public on Twitter.

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Arrest warrant issued for Farc ex-rebel Jesús Santrich

The former Farc rebel turned lawmaker failed to show up to court on drug smuggling charges.

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Papua New Guinea: Women and children killed in tribal massacre

At least 15 people are dead after one of the worst outbreaks of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea in years.

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Japan export curbs could be prolonged, says South Korea's Moon

South Korea's president said on Wednesday Japan's export curbs on key materials used by South Korean technology firms could be prolonged and his government will sharply boost spending to help reduce their reliance on Japanese suppliers.

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Most perpetrators in 2018 mass attacks made threats: U.S. Secret Service

Most of those responsible for mass attacks in public areas in the United States in 2018 made prior threats or sent messages that sparked concern, the Secret Service said on Tuesday, in a study highlighting advance clues to such violence.

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Forged by debt crises, Mexico's new finance minister takes charge in choppy waters

Mexico's new finance minister Arturo Herrera is a pragmatic and respected policy maker who says he was inspired to study economics by the Latin American debt crisis that wrought financial chaos and wrecked livelihoods in his country.

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Air quality plummets as wildfire smoke hits Alaska's most populous cities

Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world's worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a "clean air shelter."

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Former FARC leader's arrest sought in blow to Colombia's peace deal

Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the capture of a former FARC rebel commander-turned lawmaker on Tuesday after he failed to appear for questioning about U.S. drug-trafficking charges, in a fresh blow to the country's landmark peace deal.

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Ex-convict charged with stabbing Arizona teen to death over rap music

A newly released ex-convict who stabbed a teenager to death at an Arizona convenience store on Independence Day, later telling police he had felt threatened by the boy's rap music, was charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday.

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US to enlist military allies in Gulf and Yemen waters

US Marine General Joseph Dunford wants to "ensure freedom of navigation" in the Gulf and off Yemen.

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Brexit ferry deal 'rushed and risky', MPs say

The government's spending watchdog says there is "little to show" following the botched deal.

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'Climategate': 10 years on, what's changed?

Hackers stole 6,000 emails and other documents from a climate research centre almost 10 years ago.

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Google Doodle dude: The artist viewed by billions who you might never have heard of

Matthew Cruikshank has a potential daily audience of more than five billion people.

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Moon landings: What was the 1969 Apollo 11 mission?

It's 50 years since the first ever manned landing on the Moon - what was involved?

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Yang Hengjun: The Australian writer held by China for six months

Blogger Yang Hengjun has not been heard from since being arrested for "endangering national security".

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Jai Shri Ram: The Hindu chant that became a murder cry

A popular god has been invoked in attacks on Indian Muslims, deepening fears of religious polarisation.

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Emanuela Orlandi death: Brother's search to solve Vatican murder mystery

Emanuela Orlandi disappeared on her way home and now the Vatican has agreed to open two tombs.

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Sudan: Is it being exploited by foreign powers?

Sudan's opposition has accused its military leaders of allowing foreign powers to exploit the country.

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The South African Uber driving singing his way to opera fame

A passenger in Durban filmed him in his cab and he has since become a viral hit.

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Yemen conflict: Six-year-old Yusra’s new eye

A six year old who had an aggressive tumour in her eye has been fitted with a prosthetic in Jordan and is returning to home to Yemen.

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Chinese state media target Macau's Suncity in online gambling report

Macau's biggest junket operator Suncity, which operates VIP gambling rooms around Asia, has raked in billions of dollars in online gaming and proxy betting, causing great harm to China's social economic order, a state backed report said this week.

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Ocado says Andover fire cost more than £100m

The online delivery firm says its insurance will cover the cost of the warehouse fire.

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U.S., Taliban resume talks after rival Afghans agree steps to end bloodshed

U.S. and Taliban officials will on Tuesday resume talks in Qatar aimed at ending Afghanistan's 18-year war, hours after a delegation of Afghan citizens and the militants ended a meeting with both sides calling for an end to civilian casualties.

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