England captain Stokes 'sorry' after cricket report exposes racism and sexism
England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he was "deeply sorry" to learn of the scale of discrimination in the sport after a damning report revealed "widespread" racism, sexism and classism in the game.
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Sierra Leone president re-elected as opposition cries foul
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was re-elected with 56.17 percent to serve a second term, the head of the electoral commission said on Tuesday following a process disputed by the opposition.
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Sudan capital sees heavy fighting on eve of Muslim holiday
Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum's main police base.
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Supreme Court backs free speech rules in online stalking case
The US Supreme Court sided with free speech advocates Tuesday in ruling that a man's online harassment of a country singer could only be deemed illegally threatening if he knew it could be understood as such.
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'Framework' of PGA-LIV deal given to US lawmakers: reports
The "framework" agreement that united the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers was submitted to US lawmakers on Monday night ahead of a Congressional hearing, according to multiple reports.
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ECB recommends £500,000 fine for Yorkshire after cricket racism scandal
England cricket chiefs have recommended that Yorkshire be fined £500,000 ($638,000) and given hefty points deductions over their handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.
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Probe after French police kill teenaged driver who refused to stop
French police on Tuesday killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check outside Paris, prompting expressions of shock and questions over the readiness of security forces to pull the trigger.
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Stocks push higher as investors track China, US data
Global stocks advanced on Tuesday as China's growth reassurances and solid economic data in the United States helped reduce recession worries.
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Southern US swelters in brutal heat wave
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave blanketed large parts of the southern United States on Tuesday, buckling highways and forcing people into air-conditioned shelters as temperatures soared past 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius).
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Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat as hajj peaks under fierce sun
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded the rocky rise known as Mount Arafat on Tuesday to pray at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce Saudi Arabian summer.
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