Afghan women protest after students expelled from university dorms
About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules.
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Ethiopian and Eritrean forces seize key Tigrayan city, say rebels
Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had seized a key Tigrayan city, a move coinciding with UN warnings of a spiralling conflict and an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.
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UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to stabilise her position after an economic crash forced her into humiliating U-turns on tax reforms, putting her future as leader in doubt.
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Alleged accomplices on trial over Vienna jihadist shooting
Six men accused of helping a gunman who carried out Austria's first deadly jihadist attack went on trial in a Vienna court on Tuesday.
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Concern mounts for Iranian climber who competed without hijab
Alarm grew on Tuesday over the wellbeing of Iranian sports climber Elnaz Rekabi after she competed at an event in South Korea without a hijab in what some saw as a gesture of solidarity with the women-led protests at home.
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China blames 'troublemakers' after consulate protest assault in UK
China accused demonstrators on Tuesday of "illegally entering" its consulate in the British city of Manchester, after footage of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester being assaulted on the grounds sparked outrage in the UK.
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FIFA president vows to 'transform' Indonesian football after tragedy
Visiting FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledged to help "reform and transform" Indonesian football on Tuesday, two weeks after the country suffered one of the worst disasters in the sport's history.
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Binny replaces Ganguly as Indian cricket board chief
World Cup winner Roger Binny was Tuesday appointed head of India's cricket board -- the sport's richest body -- replacing Sourav Ganguly after he was reportedly forced out in a political tussle.
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Netherlands edge closer to World Cup Super 12 with tense Namibia win
Bas de Leede took two wickets and made an unbeaten 30 as the Netherlands took a giant step towards the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Tuesday with a tense five-wicket victory over giant-killing Namibia.
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Stocks, sterling extend gains after UK budget U-turn
Equities rose with sterling Tuesday after the UK government scrapped a controversial debt-funded mini-budget that had roiled markets, while traders were also cheered by a broadly positive start to earnings season.
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