PNG leader says bid to join Australian rugby league 'very strong'
Papua New Guinea's bid to break into Australia's rugby league competition is "very strong", the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP on Tuesday, with an announcement expected imminently.
Read moreAnger at plan to turn Nazi tunnels into bunker for super-rich
A German property developer has sparked outrage with a plan to turn a World War II tunnel system into a luxury bunker for rich survivalists who fear the outbreak of World War III.
Read moreUkraine struggles against Russian 'meat grinder' tactics
Lighting his pipe, the commander barely reacted to explosions in the distance as he explained how his men were dying, overwhelmed by Russian soldiers storming eastern Ukraine despite heavy losses.
Read moreChina's Xi warns 'no winners' in trade war with US
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be "no winners" in a trade war with the United States and vowed the country would hit its growth goals for the year.
Read morePapua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.
Read moreThe trial of a king: ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peace
Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.
Read moreTaiwan says China carrying out huge maritime drills
Taiwan said Tuesday that dozens of Chinese warships and other vessels have been deployed around the island, in one of China's biggest-ever military exercises.
Read moreSyria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture, war crimes
Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Tuesday vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes, a day after he began talks on the transfer of power following president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.
Read moreSouth Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials
South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, Yonhap reported, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt to impose martial law.
Read moreBengals pounce on Cowboys miscue in 27-20 NFL victory
Cincinnati took full advantage of a Dallas Cowboys special teams blunder, Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase delivering a 40-yard game-winning touchdown in a 27-20 NFL victory on Monday.
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