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Australian lawmaker 'critically' hurt in attack, officials say
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'Physical hell': Hong Kong hosts gruelling underwater hockey tournament
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Indonesia fires burned over 1.9 mn hectares through September: monitor
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Police 'lost control' during French protests, says interior minister
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Asian tech stocks mixed after Wall St losses, eyes on earnings
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Australia's new Ghost Shark submarines grow some 'teeth'
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China's third-quarter growth narrowly beats forecasts
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'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks
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Asian stocks start week on back foot, tracking tech-led Wall St losses
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In a former US steel city, ordinary people struggle to get by
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China growth narrowly beats forecasts
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'Liar,' 'clown': Lula and Bolsonaro spar in Brazil poll debate
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Faith and fury: Texas Senate rivals offer contrasting visions
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Record El Nino? Depends who's counting
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Women await justice for police killings in Brazil
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On the front line of ocean conservation off Portugal's Madeira
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The painstaking task of cataloguing the world's species
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Wembanyama targets title breakthrough as NBA season tips off
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Nations seek reset at UN talks as nature goals off track
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With LeBron on board it's title or bust for Philly fans
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Rubio seeks to strengthen US foothold in Central Asia
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One year after Louvre heist, where are the missing jewels?
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LeBron joins 76ers to chase one more NBA title at age 41
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Knicks face tall task in NBA championship repeat bid
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Rays one win from World Series return after downing Guardians
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Warriors' Curry 'fine' after limping out of practice - Kerr
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Kings' Ben Simmons tears Achilles in training
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Zelensky speaks to US envoys as Trump lashes out
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Lula, Bolsonaro set for first debate showdown in bitter election race
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'Surprise package' Lazio crush Juve to keep pace with Serie A leaders Inter
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Mbappe hits two as Real Madrid rout Sevilla
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China growth expected to miss official target in third quarter
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Browns edge Ravens for division lead, Texans beat Jags
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Lazio crush Juventus to move level with Serie A leaders Inter
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Lyon go top of Ligue 1 as Monaco fall to first defeat of the season
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Leeds draw feels like 'fresh start' for Man Utd's Carrick
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Venezuela opposition alliance reaffirms Nobel laureate Machado as leader
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Macron denounces 'unbridled' violence as France hit by new clashes
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'Street Fighter' wins N. America box office, buzzy doc stuns in 2nd
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Hurzeler lauds 'hard worker' Gomez after Brighton goal from halfway line
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NFL: Paris game to go ahead despite protests in France
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Toulouse hold off Exeter, Northampton save English Champions Cup blushes
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Arteta hails Arsenal 'finishers' after Madueke fells Forest
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Arsenal snatch late win to keep pressure on Man City as Man Utd held
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Trump backs ally Netanyahu ahead of Israel's tight election
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Arsenal strike late to keep pressure on Man City as Man Utd held
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Madueke strikes late as below-par Arsenal sink Forest
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Four soldiers dead, dozens injured in fire at Canada military base
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Second day of street clashes in Milan
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Ton-up Agha helps Pakistan down Sri Lanka in tri-series opener
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Ukraine war revives France-Spain MidCat gas pipeline project
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Madrid has revived calls to build a huge gas pipeline between Spain and France dubbed MidCat that would boost Europe's energy independence from Russia.
After Israel ruling, West Bank families fear evictions 'at any time'
The threat of losing his West Bank land has loomed over Ali Mohammed Jabbareen for more than two decades, but he now fears an Israeli court decision may finally force him to go.
US takes first step to approve $40 bn in Ukraine aid
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to send a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine as Washington warned that Russia was likely girding for a long conflict with its neighbor.
Despite public anger, Lebanon vote set to entrench status quo
Lebanon's elections Sunday won't yield a seismic shift despite widespread discontent with a graft-tainted political class blamed for a painful economic crisis and a deadly disaster, experts say.
'A chance to survive': Ukraine's fortress steel mills
Food and water stockpiles, generators, toilets, stacks of mattresses and even wood-burning stoves in bunkers deep underground -- the Soviets built this Ukrainian steelworks with war in mind.
Ecuadoran police say 200 prisoners recaptured after prison riot
Ecuadoran police on Tuesday said 200 convicts that escaped following a deadly prison riot have been recaptured, with another 20 still at large.
US gun deaths soared in 2020 amid pandemic: CDC
The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent an "historic" increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published Tuesday.
Ex-Honduran leader pleads not guilty to US drug charges, former top cop extradited
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking in a US federal court in New York on Tuesday as his country's onetime police chief was extradited to America for allegedly assisting him.
Kravchuk, first president of independent Ukraine, dies
Ukraine's first president Leonid Kravchuk, who agreed to give up his country's Soviet nuclear arsenal, the third-largest in the world, died on Tuesday, the presidency said. He was 88.
Mexican president threatens to boycott Biden's Americas summit
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday that he would skip a Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June unless Washington invites all countries in the region.
Rising US inflation is main economic, political challenge for Biden
With surging prices undermining wage gains and hurting American families, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday fighting inflation is his top priority, but he may have limited tools to tackle the issue.
Doubts abound over Macron vision for broad Europe bloc
France's President Emmanuel Macron has revived a decades old idea with a proposal for a new form of European cooperation that goes beyond the EU, but the details of how such a mechanism would work remain murky and also controversial.
Russia ready for 'long war' in Ukraine, US warns
The United States warned Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready for a long war in Ukraine and will not stop at the eastern Donbas region where fighting is currently raging.
Honduran ex-police chief extradited to US to face drug charges
Former Honduran police chief Juan Carlos Bonilla was extradited Tuesday to the United States, where he stands accused of supervising drug trafficking operations on behalf of ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
Putin ready for long war beyond Donbas: US intelligence chief
President Vladimir Putin will not end the Ukraine war with the Donbas campaign and is determined to build a land bridge to Russian-controlled territory in Moldova, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Tuesday.
US set to approve $40 bn for Ukraine, warning of long war ahead
US lawmakers were set to begin debate Tuesday on a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as Washington warned Russia was likely girding for a long conflict with its neighbor.
Shoot-on-sight orders in Sri Lanka after deadly violence
Sri Lankan authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders on Tuesday to quell further unrest a day after the island was rocked by deadly violence and rioting.
Oil refinery workers caught in Germany's energy dilemma
Germany is seeking to ban Russian oil by the end of this year over the war in Ukraine, but workers at the PCK oil refinery outside Berlin are less than happy about the plans.
UK and EU polarised over post-Brexit N.Irish trade rules
The UK and the EU appeared on a collision course Tuesday over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, after London branded them unsustainable but European leaders insisted they would not be renegotiated.
Past, present and future on display as Charles steps up
The pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London traditionally takes longer than the speech itself.
Spain's spy chief sacked over phone hacking scandal
Spain's government on Tuesday sacked the country's spy chief as part of a widening scandal over the hacking of the mobile phones of the prime minister and Catalan separatist leaders.
Indonesia police use water cannon against Papua protesters
Indonesian police used water cannon against protesters in the province of Papua on Tuesday, after thousands came out to oppose plans to for a major redistricting in the restive region.
Indonesia police use water canon against Papua protesters
Indonesian police used water cannon against protesters in the province of Papua on Tuesday, after thousands came out to oppose plans to for a major redistricting in the restive region.
Queen misses UK parliament opening for first time since 1963
Head of state Queen Elizabeth II missed Tuesday's ceremonial opening of the UK parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, handing the duty to her heir Prince Charles in a clear sign of the looming transition of power.
Ukraine's Odessa reels from strikes, German minister visits
The port city of Odessa reeled on Tuesday from Russian missile strikes as Germany's top diplomat became the highest-ranking official from Berlin to visit Ukraine since Moscow's invasion.
Son of late Philippine dictator wins presidency in landslide
The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, after Filipinos bet a familiar but tainted dynasty could ease rampant poverty -- while dismissing warnings the clan's return will deepen corruption and weaken democracy.
Hundreds defy Sri Lanka curfew after deadly unrest
Fresh protests erupted in Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday, defying a government curfew after five people died in the worst violence in weeks of demonstrations over a dire economic crisis.
Decisive week for Finland, Sweden as NATO decisions loom
Finland and Sweden are expected to announce this week whether to apply to join NATO following Russia's Ukraine invasion, in what would be a stunning reversal of decades-long non-alignment policies.
EBRD bank sees worse Ukraine economic downturn in 2022
The Ukrainian economy is set to contract by almost one third this year in the wake of Russia's invasion, the European development bank said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's ex-PM will not flee country after deadly clashes: son
Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa -- who resigned as prime minister after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters and sparked a day of violence -- will not flee the country, his son told AFP on Tuesday.
Duterte popularity sweeps daughter to Philippines election win
Outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could face international charges over his deadly drug war, but his daughter's thumping victory in the vice presidential race shows his popularity remains sky-high.
South Korea's Yoon calls on North to trade nukes for aid
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol called on the North to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for massive economic aid at his swearing-in Tuesday, describing Pyongyang's missiles as a threat to regional and global security.