Mendis misses hundred as Sri Lanka score 291-8 in Asia Cup
Stylish batter Kusal Mendis missed a century by just eight runs but still guided Sri Lanka to 291-8 in their crucial Asia Cup match against Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday.
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Austrian 'Corsage' star gets suspended jail term for child porn
A Vienna court sentenced the star of the award-winning film "Corsage" -- about the free-spirited Austrian empress Sisi -- to a two-year suspended prison term Tuesday for possessing and producing a huge stash of child pornography.
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Serbia laud stricken team-mate after reaching Basketball World Cup semis
Serbia's Bogdan Bogdanovic paid tribute to team-mate Borisa Simanic, who underwent surgery to remove a kidney at the Basketball World Cup, after beating Lithuania to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday.
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UK's second biggest city latest to declare financial distress
The council of the UK's second biggest city, Birmingham, became Tuesday the latest local authority to declare financial distress, with the opposition blaming Conservative governments of years of under-funding.
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Hong Kong's top court rules to recognise same-sex partnerships
Hong Kong's top court ruled in favour of recognising same-sex partnerships on Tuesday and gave the government two years to come up with a legal framework, but stopped short of granting full marriage rights to the city's LGBTQ community.
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Villarreal sack coach Setien after poor start to season
Villarreal coach Quique Setien paid the price for a slow start to the season as the La Liga club announced his sacking on Tuesday.
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South Africa's De Kock has 'unfinished business' at World Cup
South Africa coach Rob Walter said on Tuesday that Quinton de Kock has "unfinished business" after it was announced that the wicketkeeper will retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup, which starts in India on October 5.
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ASEAN leaders urge Myanmar junta to stop attacks on civilians
Southeast Asian leaders strongly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar at a summit Tuesday, directly blaming the ruling junta, with host Indonesia saying there had been scant progress on an agreed peace plan.
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French 'getaway king' on trial for brazen helicopter jailbreak
A convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter in a jailbreak that astonished France went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, facing life in prison over his brazen getaway.
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Stock markets mostly drop as China data falls short
Asian and European stock markets mostly dropped Tuesday, as poorly-received data out of China reinforced the likelihood of more measures to stimulate the world's second biggest economy according to traders.
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