Mucky business: Thai prisoners clean Bangkok sewers after pandemic delay
Flecked with sewage, a Thai prisoner grapples with an overflowing bucket as he and his fellow inmates clean Bangkok's congested drains for the first time in two years.
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Equity market losses driven by recession, inflation fears
Fears of a recession caused by sharp interest rate hikes aimed at fighting soaring inflation sent Asian and European markets tumbling Wednesday, tracking a sharp drop on Wall Street.
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Mozambique still haunted by civil war as new conflict rages
As Mozambique battles a brutal Islamist insurgency, the legacy of a decades-long civil war still haunts the African nation where many former rebels refuse to disarm.
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Wallabies wary of complacency, Jones record, as England series kicks off
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie isn't being sucked into a false sense of security by England's recent underwhelming form ahead of the first Test in Perth on Saturday, with Eddie Jones having an ominous record against his home nation.
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Cummins, Starc rattle Sri Lanka with early strikes in 1st Test
Australian fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took a wicket each to rattle Sri Lanka's top order after the hosts chose to bat in the opening Test of the two-match series on Wednesday.
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Far-flung Hong Kong diaspora linked by 'shared destiny'
Looking back on her decision to leave Hong Kong with her family just before the city's handover from Britain to China 25 years ago, Mary still believes she made the right call.
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Ecuador's president survives impeachment vote as talks to end protests falter
Ecuador's president survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday, as negotiations to end more than two weeks of cost-of-living protests by Indigenous groups were suspended following the death of a soldier.
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New Danish museum recounts refugees' personal plight
Built on the site of a camp for German World War II refugees, a new Danish museum opening Wednesday shines fresh light on personal stories of forced migration, past and present.
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Under-fire All Blacks to get physical against Ireland threat
Captain Sam Cane says a galvanised New Zealand plan to hit Ireland with brutal, no-frills rugby, as the All Blacks try to lay down a marker for next year's World Cup.
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Hong Kong's blurring border with China a sign of things to come
From the hill in northernmost Hong Kong where Jasper Law stood, the border with China was obvious -- a narrow river dividing farmlands and fishponds from the gleaming skyscrapers of megacity Shenzhen.
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