Celebrations erupt in Afghan cities after World Cup heroics
Rare celebrations erupted in multiple Afghan cities on Tuesday after the national cricket team reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time with a nail-biting T20 win over Bangladesh.
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Antarctic faces melting 'tipping point' as oceans warm: study
Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward "runaway melting" of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding between the ice and the land it sits on, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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UK rolls out lavish welcome for Japanese royals as state visit begins
A guard of honour and a lavish banquet awaited Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in London on Tuesday as King Charles III was set to receive them at the start of a three-day state visit to Britain.
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Paris prepares to refashion Olympics with urban look
Paris is putting on its game face to welcome the world for an Olympics it hopes will transform the look and feel of the event and burnish its image in the eyes of the world.
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka set to sign key debt deals with lenders
Sri Lanka has finalised long-delayed debt deals with its bilateral lenders including China to meet a key condition of an IMF bailout, the government said Tuesday.
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Kenya police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at anti-tax protesters
Kenyan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against proposed tax hikes.
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Chanel at fashion week without sacked designer Viard
Awkward! Chanel was set to hold its haute couture show on Tuesday just three weeks after the very abrupt departure of creative director Virginie Viard after almost 30 years with the brand.
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Unseen diplomatic manoeuvres helped unlock Assange deal
Behind closed doors, an Australia-US-UK diplomatic dance opened the way for a plea deal to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, analysts and a diplomat previously involved in the case told AFP.
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At Paris Olympics, women athletes finally reach parity
Once seen as a "celebration of manly virtue" without women athletes, the modern Olympics will reach gender parity for the first time during this year's Paris Games, 128 years since its first edition.
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Badminton no.1 An says Olympic medal 'last piece of puzzle'
South Korea's badminton world number one An Se-young said Tuesday that a medal at next month's Paris Olympics will be the "final piece of the puzzle".
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