Banksy is 'Robbie' -- artist reveals first name in 2003 interview
A rare nugget of information about the famously enigmatic street art superstar Banksy emerged Tuesday when he gave his first name as "Robbie" in an unearthed 2003 BBC interview.
Read moreN. Korea makes third spy satellite launch attempt, Seoul says
North Korea has launched what it claims is a spy satellite, Seoul said Tuesday, Pyongyang's third attempt this year to get a military eye in the sky.
Read moreArgentine markets react with optimism to Milei election
Argentina's stock market reacted with optimism Tuesday to the resounding election win by libertarian Javier Milei, despite the country being gripped by uncertainty over what changes the self-described "anarcho-capitalist" will bring.
Read moreBRICS urges immediate Gaza truce, South Africa slams Israeli 'genocide'
The BRICS group of nations Tuesday called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza during an extraordinary summit where chair South Africa accused Israel of war crimes and "genocide" in the Palestinian territory.
Read moreCar rams supporters of Liberia's Boakai, killing 3
Celebrations of Joseph Boakai's presidential victory in Liberia were tragically muted Monday night after a car ploughed into a crowd of his supporters in the capital Monrovia, killing three people.
Read moreN. Korea fires 'military spy satellite', Seoul says
North Korea has fired what it claims is a military spy satellite, the South's armed forces said Tuesday, hours after Japan confirmed that Pyongyang had warned it of an imminent launch.
Read moreS.Africa's Pistorius release might take time even if parole granted: lawyers
Former South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp a decade ago, is unlikely to be released immediately if he is granted parole on Friday, the victim's family lawyer said.
Read moreHome sales in US slow in October to fresh 13-year low
Sales of existing homes in the United States slipped more than anticipated in October to a new 13-year low, according to industry data released Tuesday, on stubbornly low inventory and high mortgage rates.
Read moreBRICS leaders urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza as S.Africa decries 'genocide'
The leaders of the BRICS group of nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, during an extraordinary summit where chair South Africa accused Israel of war crimes and "genocide" in the Palestinian territory.
Read moreStampede kills 37 during Congo army recruitment drive
Thirty-seven people were trampled to death in a stadium in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville, officials said Tuesday, in one of the deeply poor country's worst tragedies in years.
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