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Alarm grows as Israel launches new 'extensive' strikes on Lebanon

Alarm grows as Israel launches new 'extensive' strikes on Lebanon

Israel said it launched a new wave of "extensive" strikes Tuesday against Lebanon's Hezbollah, after hundreds were killed the day before when clashes sparked by the nearly year-long Gaza war intensified.

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Carey blasts Australia to 304-7 against England in 3rd ODI

Carey blasts Australia to 304-7 against England in 3rd ODI

Alex Carey again proved a thorn in England's side, smashing an unbeaten 77 to take Australia to 304-7 in the third one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.

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Biden warns against clinging to power in UN farewell

Biden warns against clinging to power in UN farewell

Joe Biden gave a somber farewell address to the United Nations on Tuesday, using his own decision to drop out of the US presidential election to warn of the dangers of autocrats clinging to power around the globe.

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Alarm grows as Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon

Alarm grows as Israel launches new strikes on Lebanon

Israel said it carried out dozens of air strikes against Hezbollah on Tuesday, after hundreds were killed the day before when clashes sparked by the nearly year-long Gaza war intensified.

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Biden warns at UN against 'full-scale war' over Lebanon

Biden warns at UN against 'full-scale war' over Lebanon

US President Joe Biden asked world leaders Tuesday to prevent "full-scale war" over Lebanon, as clashes escalated between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting the UN chief to warn of a situation "on the brink."

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'Monumental step' as Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law

'Monumental step' as Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law

The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette said Tuesday, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality.

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French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II

French lake still riddled with bombs 80 years after World War II

The apparently pristine Gerardmer lake in the Vosges mountains of eastern France conceals a bleak legacy of 20th-century conflict -- dozens of tonnes of unexploded ordnance from the two world wars.

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Alberta Ferretti quits as creative director at brand she founded

Alberta Ferretti quits as creative director at brand she founded

Italian desiger Alberta Ferretti, who counts Taylor Swift among her clients, has given up her post of creative director of the fashion brand that she founded in the 1980s, the Aeffe group owners said Tuesday.

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Two killed in Mexico as Hurricane John weakens to tropical storm

Two killed in Mexico as Hurricane John weakens to tropical storm

At least two people died after Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast overnight, authorities reported Tuesday, with the cyclone since downgraded to a tropical storm and expected to weaken further.

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Multiple arrests after US woman uses machine-assisted suicide in Switzerland

Multiple arrests after US woman uses machine-assisted suicide in Switzerland

Swiss police said Tuesday they arrested several people after a US woman used a controversial suicide pod to end her life.

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