The video gaming industry has grown richer thanks to the rise of games that run on smartphones or tablets. But gamers say the very best the industry has to offer has been reserved for people willing to fork out the cash for high-powered consoles and computers. That may soon change. At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3, companies are offering a peek at a future where people can enjoy state-of-the-art graphics and sprawling storylines on any device. #Gaming #Streaming #E3

Australia has pledged to cut its carbon emissions by as much as 28 percent over the next decade. But the country has also given the green light to a project that will feed the world's demand for one of the dirtiest sources of energy, leaving activists up in arms. Paolo Montecillo reports. For more, we spoke to Simon Cullen in London. He's an Australian journalist and former political correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who's been following developments on the proposed Adani coal mine. #AdaniCoalMine #Queensland #Environmentalists

Oil prices have spiked as much as 4 percent after explosions on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, near the world's busiest oil shipping route. It comes just a month after four other tankers were attacked near the United Arab Emirates, fueling fears of a conflict breaking out in the region. The latest blasts occurred just as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Iranian officials in a bid to dial down tensions between Tehran and Washington. Mobin Nasir reports. And we spoke to Bill Farren-Price in the UK. He's director of RS Energy Group. #OilTankerAttacks #BrentCrude #Oman

The European Commission is giving Italy a chance to explain its growing debt burden before it considers legal proceedings that could result in fines totaling billions of dollars. Rome’s plans to cut taxes and increase public spending has EU officials seeing red. And as Mobin Nasir reports, the stand-off between Brussels and Rome could further strain Europe's third-largest economy. Lorenzo Codogno joined us from Bologna for more on this. He's the founder and chief economist at LC Macro Advisors. #EU #ItalyDebt #TaxCuts

Motorbike taxis in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, are as common as yellow cabs in New York. Many of them are informal, but a new generation of digital ride-hailing services is hoping to change that and win a share of Africa's multi-billion dollar motor-taxi market. The firms say they offer not only easy bookings, but safer rides by trained drivers. Sibel Karkus has more. #Taxi #RideHailing #Scooters

Hong Kong equities fell on Wednesday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of thousands of protesters, demonstrating China’s latest attempt to erode the city’s legal autonomy. The clashes are aimed at thwarting a controversial plan to allow extraditions to mainland China. Business leaders are worried that the proposed law could be abused by Beijing for political or commercial reasons, leaving them open to China's opaque legal system. Jacob Brown has more. Let's get more on this now with Patrick Fok, who's been following the protests in Hong Kong. #HongKong #Protesters #Extraditions

The tense negotiations between the US and Mexico over tariffs still haven't come to an end. Both governments have agreed to review an upcoming trade deal that hinges on Mexico stemming the flow of migrants through America's southern border. Both sides have agreed to discuss more aggressive changes to avoid the US launching another trade war. Valeria Leon reports from Mexico.

Artificial Intelligence is projected to become a 190-billion dollar global industry by 2025. Singapore wants to cash-in on the burgeoning industry by fast-tracking AI patent applications.. slashing the approval process from five years to just six months. Sandy Huang finds out what this means for Singapore's AI sector. #AI #Singapore #PatentApplications

Old and abandoned cars are a traffic and environmental hazard in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos. Two years ago, the government set-up a task force to remove, crush and recycle them. But as Cynthia Agbor reports, a mechanic in the commercial capital has come-up with another plan that not only gets rid of the abandoned vehicles, but also earns him a tidy living. #Restoration #VintageCars #Lagos

Honey farming had been a centuries-old profession in Aleppo province, until the Syrian war began in 2011. Like many other Syrians, beekeepers have had to rebuild their lives.. But as Shoaib Hasan reports, they're beginning to have something sweet to show for it. #HoneyBees #BeeKeepers #Aleppo