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Clark top scores but gives up 10 turnovers in WNBA debut defeat

Clark top scores but gives up 10 turnovers in WNBA debut defeat

Women's basketball sensation Caitlin Clark scored 20 points but gave up 10 turnovers on a tough WNBA debut as her Indiana Fever team fell to a 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.

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Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report

Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report

Asian markets wobbled Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall Street.

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Bus accident in Peru leaves at least 16 dead

Bus accident in Peru leaves at least 16 dead

At least 16 people were killed Tuesday in Peru when a bus rolled off a ledge in the mountainous Ayacucho region, authorities said.

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OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT.

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Brazil government announces Petrobras chief dismissed

Brazil government announces Petrobras chief dismissed

The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that the CEO of state oil company Petrobras has been sacked.

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Five years after 13-0 World Cup mauling, Thai women look to future

Five years after 13-0 World Cup mauling, Thai women look to future

Thai women's goalkeeper Sukanya Chor Charoenying will never forget her World Cup debut five years ago -- a record 13-0 defeat to the USA.

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Oleksandr Usyk: looking for heavyweight legacy on the Fury road

Oleksandr Usyk: looking for heavyweight legacy on the Fury road

Oleksandr Usyk may be the reigning WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight world champion but to many the Ukrainian is the underdog going into Saturday's long-awaited unifying title fight with Tyson Fury in Riyadh.

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Tyson Fury: the 'Gypsy King' of the ring riddled with contradictions

Tyson Fury: the 'Gypsy King' of the ring riddled with contradictions

While the rest of the boxing world is drooling in anticipation of a genuine heavyweight world title fight that will unify the division for the first time in over 20 years, Tyson Fury insists Saturday's match-up with Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh is all about the money.

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Push for new US lithium mine leaves some Americans wary

Push for new US lithium mine leaves some Americans wary

When Kristal Lee and her husband bought a house in Gaston County, North Carolina two years ago, they envisioned a "forever home". But a planned lithium mine is bringing Lee sleepless nights.

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Over 130 people arrested in New Caledonia constitutional reform unrest

Over 130 people arrested in New Caledonia constitutional reform unrest

More than 130 people have been arrested in New Caledonia as violent protests rock the French Pacific archipelago, the government said Wednesday, as Paris adopted the constitutional reform that angered pro-independence forces.

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