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Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday's massive quake, a relative said.

A new generation of AI chatbots has unleashed a titanic battle between Microsoft and Google for the eyeballs of billions of web users, and the dollars they bring.

A UK judge on Tuesday sentenced a former policeman to life in jail, with a minimum term of 30 years, for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults in the latest case to shame London's Metropolitan Police force.

Two men were jailed on Tuesday for robbing British cycling star Mark Cavendish and his wife Peta of their high-value watches in a knifepoint attack at their home in 2021.

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of the earthquake that killed and injured thousands in Turkey and neighbouring Syria, Ghana's Football Association confirmed on Tuesday.

Belgian police have arrested two suspects after gunmen interrupted a sale of secondhand luxury watches in an underground carpark near the Brussels headquarters of the European Union, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine, her office said.

Electric trucks produce far fewer planet-warming emissions than their diesel counterparts over a lifetime, a report in Europe showed Tuesday, emphasizing that the biggest climate impact comes from driving vehicles and not manufacturing them.

Sarah Glenn says England will head into the Women's T20 World Cup determined to emulate the aggressive approach that has proved so successful for their male counterparts as they try to break Australia's stranglehold on the global game.

A massive rescue effort in Turkey and Syria battled frigid weather in a race against time Tuesday to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people.

Shares in the flagship firm of troubled Indian conglomerate Adani rose almost 15 percent Tuesday, clawing back some of its recent huge losses after saying it would repay more than $1 billion in loans.

Stock markets largely steadied and the dollar rose Tuesday, with traders forecasting US interest rates to keep climbing following last week's blockbuster American jobs report.

Moscow said Tuesday that Russian forces were advancing towards Bakhmut and Vugledar, two key centres of fighting in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, now the flashpoint of Russia's intervention.

A UK judge on Tuesday began her sentencing of a former London policeman for the "monstrous" rape and sexual assault of several women over decades, as the force vows to end a culture of misogyny and lax vetting.

Home favourite Alexis Pinturault laid down a superb super-G run to set himself up for a second title in the men's alpine combined title in Courchevel on Tuesday.

Richard Cockerill will leave his position as England forwards coach after the Six Nations to take up a similar position with French club Montpellier, the Rugby Football Union said Tuesday.

The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake.

The energy industry must play a role in the campaign to tackle global warming, the president of this year's UN climate talks said on Tuesday, denying any "conflict of interest".

Perpignan general manager Patrick Arlettaz, whose team is currently bottom of the French Top 14, is to "step back" at the end of the season, he told Canal Plus late Monday.

In the Turkish city of Sanliurfa, survivors of the massive quake that has wreaked death, destruction and havoc on the region face an invisible but powerful threat -- hunger.

A 10-year-old French-Japanese boy will become the first officially recognised dual-national kabuki actor, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a star of the traditional art form.

Up to 23 million people could be affected by the massive earthquake that has killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, the WHO warned on Tuesday, promising long-term assistance.

The Dutch master Johannes Vermeer himself never got the chance to see so many of his paintings in the same place.

As the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam unveils the largest ever retrospective of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, we look at five highlights from the show.

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings Tuesday, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people.

Victoria Shypko has a clock on the wall of her dining room in Yampil, eastern Ukraine, whose hands move backwards.

Fresh strikes hit trains, schools and refineries in France on Tuesday over an unpopular pension reform pushed by President Emmanuel Macron, with nationwide protests planned for later in the day.

Nintendo cut its full-year profit forecasts on Tuesday, saying the global chip shortage had dampened Switch sales, with analysts warning of waning momentum for the hit console nearly six years after its release.

Hollywood star George Clooney is to direct an English-language remake of hit French spy series "The Bureau".

French bank BNP Paribas posted Tuesday a record profit of 10.2 billion euros, the latest in a series of European banks to ride the swell in interest rates to higher earnings.

Shares in the flagship firm of troubled Indian conglomerate Adani rocketed as much as 25 percent Tuesday, clawing back some of its recent huge losses, after saying it would repay more than $1 billion in loans.

Japanese Paralympic legend Shingo Kunieda said Tuesday he was ending his illustrious career satisfied that wheelchair tennis was now "finally seen as a sport" in the eyes of the public.