Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday announced a $1.8-billion military upgrade to help defend his country's maritime territory against "bullies", amid an ever-worsening dispute with China. More »Philippines boosts military to resist 'bullies'
Plunging fuel and air fare costs helped inflation ease for the first time in six months in April but economists warned the squeeze on earnings is set to intensify again. More »Easing Inflation 'Likely To Be Temporary'
A trader at the Frankfurt Stock Market on March 14, 2013. European equities diverged on Tuesday, as London held close to a 13-year peak amid stimulus policies from top world central banks and a barrage ... More »Europe stocks diverge, London near 13-year peak
An executive jet pictured at Brazilian aircraft manufacturar Embraer's factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, about 100km east of Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 17, 2012. SkyWest, Inc. announced Tuesday it has ... More »SkyWest says to buy 100 Embraer jets
By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday. The six-member committee, due to submit its conclusions to the government on Thursday, has singled out shoddy construction and the improper issue of building permits as the main reasons for the accident which killed more than 1,100 people. ... More »Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
A man travelling from Saudi Arabia who was infected with the SARS-like coronavirus has died in Tunisia, the health authorities said on Tuesday. More »SARS-like virus victim dies in Tunisia
Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. More »Justin Bieber's Monkey Adopted By Germany
The frenzy to build hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains poses an "imminent" threat to biodiversity in Eastern Europe, conservationist group WWF warned Monday. More »Hydro power frenzy 'threatens Carpathian mountains'
An executive jet pictured at Brazilian aircraft manufacturar Embraer's factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, about 100km east of Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 17, 2012. SkyWest, Inc. announced Tuesday it has ... More »SkyWest to buy 100 Embraer jets
The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming beaches in the EU are clean and safe, the European Environment Agency said Tuesday. More »EU swimming beaches get clean bill of health
Brighton and Hove Albion have formally apologised to rivals Crystal Palace after excrement was reportedly found on the floor of the London club's changing room prior to the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final last week. More »Brighton 'sorry' for pre-match dirty protest
The monster tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. More »Oklahoma tornado: Latest killer storm followed almost identical path to 1999 twister
A man fills his car at a petrol in Lille, northern France on February 28, 2012. World oil prices fell on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to the latest thoughts of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on ... More »Oil prices drop before Fed chief's testimony
Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have had a second son. More »Wayne Rooney And Coleen Welcome Son Klay
Detectives are treating the death of a 20-month-old girl as murder and have named her mother as a suspect. More »Mother suspect in girl murder probe
French energy giant GDF Suez chief executive Gerard Mestrallet participates on May 2, 2013 in Paris, in a hearing of the Steering Committee of the national debate on energy transition. Mestrallet led an ... More »European power firms sound alarm over energy policy
Golf's ruling bodies announced on Tuesday that anchored putters will be banned from the start of 2016. More »Anchored putting strokes banned from 2016
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros (263,053 pounds) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds. The one-year-old award-winning pigeon named Bolt was bred by Belgian pigeon fancier Leo Heremans, a well-known name to pigeon enthusiasts, who sold his entire collection of 530 birds for 4.3 million euros at an auction over the weekend. "You can compare it to artwork. A painting made by Picasso is worth more than one made by an unknown artist. ... More »Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon
PARIS (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has put forward names of five officials from his administration for internationally-sponsored peace talks with the Syrian opposition, European Union diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. The list includes Prime Minister Wael al-Halki and more junior officials. According to a second EU diplomat, Syria's opposition has already rejected some of the officials on the list because of their lack of influence. ... More »Syria names negotiating team for peace talks - sources
By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. "One out of 10 - not very good," Captain Ibrahim Soumassa, commander of the Malian unit, tells one of the men. "We're at 25 metres. When we're at 100, it'll be difficult." A European Union training mission faces a considerable challenge as it seeks to succeed where years of U.S. ... More »EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered
Britain's Got Talent contestant Aliki Chrysochou has told how battling a deadly brain disease encouraged her to seize the day and enter the show. More »BGT's Aliki: I embrace every moment
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail more than doubled annual profit on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost as it plans for a stock market listing this year. In a marked turnaround for a business that has been fighting to adapt to a more competitive market and falling letter volumes, Royal Mail reported adjusted operating profit of 403 million pounds in the year to March 31, against 152 million pounds a year earlier. ... More »Royal Mail profit soars before privatisation
Prince Charles and Prince William are hosting a conference to call for a global partnership to stop illegal trade in wildlife. More »Princes Call For Wildlife Trafficking Ban
By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Florentino Perez's record as Real Madrid president was under scrutiny on Tuesday after the construction magnate's latest coaching project ended in disarray with the premature departure of Jose Mourinho. Perez, who is up for reelection next month, announced on Monday Mourinho would be leaving at the end of the season, three years before his contract expires. ... More »Real president under scrutiny after Mourinho exit
By Christine Murray and Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - G4S, the world's largest security group, is replacing its chief executive after a series of failures including a staffing fiasco at the 2012 London Olympics culminated in a recent profit warning. Nick Buckles, 52, who has led the company for eight years, will be succeeded at the end of the month by Chief Financial Officer Ashley Almanza, a former executive of oil and gas firm BG Group who joined in March. ... More »G4S chief quits after series of embarrassments