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Trio wins physics Nobel for illuminating electrons

Trio wins physics Nobel for illuminating electrons

France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and French-Swedish Anne L'Huillier won the Nobel prize in physics on Tuesday for research using ultra quick light flashes that enable the study of electrons inside atoms and molecules.

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One dead in Bangkok mall shooting, 14-year-old boy arrested

One dead in Bangkok mall shooting, 14-year-old boy arrested

One person was killed and six wounded in a shooting in a packed Bangkok shopping mall on Tuesday, a Thai medical official said in revising down an earlier toll, with police arresting a 14-year-old suspect.

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Spain opens manslaughter probe over nightclub fire deaths

Spain opens manslaughter probe over nightclub fire deaths

A Spanish court on Tuesday opened a manslaughter probe into a deadly fire that killed 13 people inside a nightclub which had ignored an earlier closure order.

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Sabalenka, Gauff dig deep to reach China Open third round

Sabalenka, Gauff dig deep to reach China Open third round

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday her performances in "key moments" were crucial to surviving a major scare in the China Open second round, after she defeated unseeded Katie Boulter 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) in Beijing.

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PSV Champions League run gives fillip to 'Philips Town' Eindhoven

PSV Champions League run gives fillip to 'Philips Town' Eindhoven

The long-awaited return of European football to PSV Eindhoven has provided a welcome boost to the club, the city, and its historic corporate partner Philips, as they seek to recapture past glories.

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London Tube workers suspend planned strikes

London Tube workers suspend planned strikes

Workers on the London Underground on Tuesday suspended their latest round of strike action over pay and conditions after a breakthrough in talks.

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Excited Cane back to captain All Blacks against Uruguay

Excited Cane back to captain All Blacks against Uruguay

Sam Cane said he was excited to be back captaining New Zealand from the start as head coach Ian Foster on Tuesday made nine changes to his side to face Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup.

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Ford, GM lay off about 500 more US workers due to strike

Ford, GM lay off about 500 more US workers due to strike

Ford and General Motors said around 500 more workers have been temporarily laid off due to "knock-on effects" from the ongoing strike at Detroit's "Big Three" automakers.

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Kohli stardom supreme as stage set for World Cup opener

Kohli stardom supreme as stage set for World Cup opener

If you can judge a tournament by the number of replica tops sold, the Cricket World Cup in India opening this week already has a winner -- home superstar batsman Virat Kohli.

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Libya flood relief hampered by 'turf wars' and division

Libya flood relief hampered by 'turf wars' and division

More than three weeks after Libya's deadly flood disaster, the divided country's two rival administrations remain bitterly at odds on how to manage the massive aid and reconstruction effort.

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