Mbappe-PSG salary row faces hearing as France captain cited in 'rape' report
Kylian Mbappe's dispute with former club Paris Saint-Germain over claims he is owed 55 million euros ($60m) in unpaid wages and bonuses will go before a French league committee later on Tuesday.
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K-pop star tells South Korea lawmakers of workplace bullying
A member of chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans tearfully testified to South Korean lawmakers Tuesday as part of an enquiry into workplace harassment, amid a boardroom drama over her super producer.
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Ex-Wallabies captain Elsom denies wrongdoing after arrest warrant
Former Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom on Tuesday called his conviction for misuse of corporate assets at French rugby club Narbonne "a clear perversion of justice" after an international warrant was issued for his arrest.
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Pakistan 79-2 at lunch in second England Test after Leach strikes
Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam lifted Pakistan to 79-2 at lunch Tuesday on the first day of the second Test, after England's Jack Leach took two early wickets on a used pitch offering help to the spinners.
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Hopes pinned on peace across Taiwan Strait after drills
People on both sides of the fraught Taiwan Strait pinned their hopes this week on peace, after Beijing launched military drills around the self-ruled island.
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Valencia fans leave Singapore with 'stern warning' after protest
A Spanish couple prevented earlier this month from leaving Singapore following a protest against Peter Lim, owner of their football team Valencia, have been given a "stern warning" and departed the city-state, police said Tuesday.
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Falling sales cause sour grapes for iconic Portugal wine
Jose Manuel Ferreira should have already started harvesting grapes on his century-old vineyard in northern Portugal -- instead he is still looking for a buyer for his crop.
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Belgian pathologist and literary star gives 'voice to the dead'
Forensic pathologist Philippe Boxho likes to ask people "why shouldn't we laugh about death?". But gallows humour is just one of the ingredients that the surprise literary sensation brings to his macabre line of storytelling.
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Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money
With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap.
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Italy row, AI in focus at world's biggest book fair
An eclectic range of topics will be in focus at the world's biggest book fair this week, from a row over an Italian mafia author to growing interest in wacky literary subgenres and AI in publishing.
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