Mikhail Youzhny booked his place in the last eight of the U.S. Open for only the second time as he saw off the challenge of Spain's Tommy Robredo, while Rafael Nadal breezed into the quarterfinals.
South Korea on Wednesday announced sanctions against Iran -- including government scrutiny of most financial transactions involving the country -- as part of global efforts to quash Tehran's suspected nuclear program.
A Florida pastor told CNN on Tuesday that while his congregation still plans to burn Qurans to protest the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the church is "weighing" its intentions.
For nearly 50 years Ron and Valerie Taylor have been filming sharks at close quarters, bringing the lives of the ocean's most fearsome predators to TV and the big screen.
A 7,100-acre wildfire burned out of control west of Boulder, Colorado, on Wednesday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing the evacuation of thousands and pressing additional fire crews into action, authorities said.
Baghdad slapped a ban on motorcycles in the Iraqi capital Wednesday morning, state TV announced, as authorities tighten security before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end this week.
Officials in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas have found two bodies that may be those of two men investigating the massacre of 72 migrants in the state.
After the recall of more than 500 million eggs from a salmonella outbreak this summer, food safety advocates and survivors of foodborne illness will call for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that has been in limbo since last year.
U.N. officials on Tuesday put the number of rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo since late July at more than 500, more than double the previous estimate.
North Korea's political leaders are expected to meet this month in a rare gathering, possibly to set the stage for the handover of power from Kim Jong Il to his youngest son.
The U.N. chief is scheduled to meet with the Rwandan president on Wednesday following a dispute over a leaked U.N. report that accuses troops from the central African nation of violating human rights.