At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead as the UN urged a probe into the clashes.
Read moreFrench unions battle to keep momentum in pension showdown
Opponents of France's controversial pension reform plan sought to keep up the momentum on a third day of protests and strikes, but the numbers taking to the streets were down on the previous week.
Read moreArgentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on Tuesday launched their official joint bid to host the Football World Cup in 2030, exactly 100 years after the event was first held, in Montevideo.
Read moreHope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help
It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter's hand.
Read moreTurkey-Syria quake toll tops 6,200 as rescuers battle cold
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 6,200 people.
Read moreWales midfielder Allen retires from international duty
Wales midfielder Joe Allen announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday at the age of 32.
Read moreStocks waver on US rate-hike jitters
Stock markets wobbled on Tuesday as investors braced for fresh signals from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the direction of interest rates.
Read moreRussia's Lavrov vows aid for W.Africa's jihadist fight
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent in a diplomatic tug-of-war between global powers.
Read moreCockerill to leave England staff for Montpellier after Six Nations
Richard Cockerill will leave England's backroom staff after the Six Nations, with Richard Wigglesworth and Aled Walters joining from Leicester, the Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday.
Read moreIreland's Lowe expects 'different French beast' for titanic Six Nations clash
Ireland wing James Lowe says it will be "a different French beast" that faces the Irish in what some are already billing as the Six Nations title decider in Dublin on Saturday.
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