'Chip alliance': S. Korean president kicks off Dutch trip
South Korea's president on Tuesday kicked off a visit to the Netherlands, hoping to forge a "chip alliance" between the two global semiconductor powerhouses amid growing tech tensions with China.
Read moreAustralia's Steve Smith turns to golf after below-par form
Australia's Steve Smith conceded on Tuesday that he has not played to his usual high standards this year but believes he has found part of the solution -- taking up golf.
Read moreAsia tracks Wall St rally ahead of run of data, Fed decision
Stocks tracked Wall Street higher and the dollar retreated Tuesday as traders awaited a bumper round of market-moving events, starting with the release of US inflation data later today.
Read moreSouth Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt
South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday.
Read moreChinese laud 'great' Gao Yaojie, dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower
A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken AIDS campaigner was praised in her home country on Tuesday, days after she died in self-exile in the United States at age 95.
Read moreSuspended sentences in Japan army sexual assault case
Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague who won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusations.
Read moreSex, death and madness on the night train from Tolstoy to Bond
The return of the sleeper train from Berlin to Paris is a reminder of the romance of railways that has long inspired writers, musicians and filmmakers.
Read moreSenegalese cinemas pay tribute to Sembene on 100th anniversary
The lights fade and the screen lights up, transporting Senegalese cinemagoers back in time to the world of Ousmane Sembene, who would have been 100 this year.
Read moreFleeing Israel too, Ukrainian Jews seek refuge in Hungary
Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz from the northeastern city of Kharkiv never imagined his family would be forced to flee a second war after leaving Ukraine for Israel last year.
Read moreUN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels
The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.
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