In Davos, Ecuadoran activist seeks end to fossil fuel addiction
Ecuadoran Amazon activist Helena Gualinga has come to the meeting of global elites in the Swiss Alpine village of Davos with a clear message: companies must stop new fossil fuel projects.
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Mahious strikes again as hosts Algeria reach CHAN quarter-finals
Aymen Mahious became the match-winner for Algeria in successive African Nations Championship (CHAN) matches when they beat Ethiopia 1-0 on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals.
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UK sees 'improvements' with EU on N.Ireland row
Britain's top diplomat said Tuesday that talks with the European Union had led to improvements in a row over Northern Ireland that had set off a political crisis, as the United States encouraged progress.
Read moreWorld's oldest known person dies aged 118: spokesman to AFP
The world's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Saudi businessman bids $2.6m for Ronaldo-Messi ticket
A Saudi real estate mogul won a ticket to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi face off in a friendly after bidding $2.6 million at auction, an official said Tuesday.
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'A legend': Ukraine bids farewell to boxing coach killed by Russian missile
Hundreds of people packed a local sports academy in Dnipro Tuesday to pay their respects to boxing coach Mykhaylo Korenovsky, who was killed when a Russian missile hit an apartment block last weekend.
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The world's oldest known person dies aged 118: spokesman to AFP
The world's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
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Belarus begins trial in absentia of protest leader Tikhanovskaya
The trial in absentia of Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya began in Minsk on Tuesday as strongman president Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on critics who challenged his three-decade rule.
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Sinfield warns England against being fuelled by Six Nations 'dislike'
Defence coach Kevin Sinfield has said England need to be motivated by more than the "dislike" their opponents have for them in the upcoming Six Nations.
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Hot Brit label Wales Bonner launches buzzy menswear week in Paris
One of the buzziest ever menswear fashion weeks launched in Paris on Tuesday, with young British designer Grace Wales Bonner showing why she is tipped for big things with her homage to the "black flaneur".
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