London's low emission traffic zone has modestly reduced residents' exposure to diesel engine pollution, but the better air quality has not brought improved lung health among the capital's children, research found on Wednesday.

Democratic U.S. Representative David Cicilline, expected to become the next chairman of House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, said on Wednesday that Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself and Congress should take action.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it had taken stakes in JPMorgan Chase & Co , Oracle Corp and Travelers Cos , as the conglomerate puts some of its large cash hoard to work.

More than a dozen times in the past seven days, President Donald Trump has alleged, contrary to evidence, that the recount of Florida's elections for governor and the U.S. Senate has been marred by fraud.

World number one Novak Djokovic produced a rock-solid performance to dismantle the challenge of German firebrand Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals on Wednesday.

Two U.S. senators, defying opposition from top Republicans, vowed on Wednesday to push for action on a bipartisan measure that would protect a federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election.

Bayern Munich's James Rodriguez will be sidelined for several weeks after partially tearing a ligament in his left knee, the German champions said on Wednesday.

Netflix Inc is testing a mobile-only subscription plan in Malaysia priced at roughly half its current basic plan in the country, the global leader in video streaming said on Wednesday.

Angela Merkel's decision to give up the leadership of her Christian Democrats while staying on as German chancellor is a risk and an experiment, her protege and would-be successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Wednesday.

The opening of a redesigned Pinehurst No. 4 has given North Carolina another championship course that will have its credentials tested as early as next year by a host of the world's best amateurs.

Former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was due to leave prison for the first time in seven months on Wednesday to face questioning over corruption and money laundering in relation to the wide-ranging "Car Wash" graft probe.

Former Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has said the Football Association should alter their "zero-tolerance" approach to gambling in football after Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge was charged with alleged breaches of betting rules.

Germany is far from meeting Turkey's demands regarding alleged members of the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for a 2016 failed coup, according to the text of a speech by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

IMDA and BCA set aside $4 million to help construction firms digitalise and accelerate data integration.

Difficult working conditions including punishment for minor offences and high staff turnover in Chinese factories that feed the global electronics supply chain contribute to employee suicides, a study published on Wednesday said.

The Department of Justice's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, said on Tuesday that evidence drove the division's decision-making rather than pressure from the president, who recently tweeted that he supported an antitrust probe of Comcast Corp .

Kevin Anderson came within a whisker of a rare "double bagel" at the ATP Finals when he trounced Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-0 6-1 at the 02 Arena on Tuesday.

Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton vowed to raise the bar further next year as he told Mercedes factory staff on Tuesday never to stop believing in what they can achieve.

At the sharp end of conflict in Syria, in a schoolchild's bag in Kenya, whether fighting deadly diseases or studying forestry, the smartphone has become ubiquitous in just over a decade.

Experts in identifying human tissue joined California police and firefighters on Monday in sifting through the charred debris of homes destroyed in the most devastating wildfire in the state's history, searching for remains of 228 missing people.

Three leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners go on trial next week over their involvement in massive rallies calling for political reform, as room for opposition in the semi-autonomous city shrinks under an assertive China.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc "cheated" Malaysia over its dealings with state fund 1MDB which is the subject of corruption and money-laundering investigations, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told CNBC in an interview aired on Tuesday.