UBS to reward shareholders as Credit Suisse-linked losses narrow
Swiss banking giant UBS said Tuesday it would hand shareholders up to $1 billion in share buybacks as it posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss stemming from the costs of absorbing fallen rival Credit Suisse.
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Gaza girl, 6, missing along with rescuers after car comes under fire
The last time six-year-old Hind Rajab was heard from, she was surrounded by dead relatives and trapped in the family's car after it came under fire in war-ravaged Gaza City.
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'Missing' girls: selective abortion in Albania fuels gender gap
When Lina discovered she was pregnant with another girl, she decided to terminate the pregnancy, after her husband grew increasingly violent over the prospect of having a fourth daughter instead of a boy.
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Hong Kong, Shanghai rally on China pledges but Asia markets mixed
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Tuesday after Chinese authorities pledged to boost their investment as part of a drive to staunch a long-running rout, though Asian markets were mixed following a drop on Wall Street.
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Nintendo ups net profit forecast on weak yen, steady Switch sales
Game giant Nintendo raised its annual net profit forecast on Tuesday, saying the weak yen and steady sales of the Switch console, now in its seventh year, would boost earnings.
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From prison to performing: a French ex-gangster tells all
He spent three decades as a gangster, with 70 hold-ups to his name that earned him 21 years behind bars, but now Frank Henry has a new career: treading the boards in Paris, declaring he is neither proud nor ashamed of his past.
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Second century for Williamson as New Zealand extend lead past 500
Kane Williamson crafted his second century of the match Tuesday as New Zealand took complete command of the first Test on day three against understrength South Africa.
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Australia take just 6.5 overs to destroy woeful West Indies in 3rd ODI
Australia needed just 6.5 overs to thrash a woeful West Indies by eight wickets in an embarrassing end to their one-day international series in Canberra on Tuesday, with Jake Fraser-McGurk slamming 41 off 18 balls.
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Austria rebuts heirs' Nazi loot claims for Schiele paintings
Orders to hand back artworks by Austrian painter Egon Schiele to the American heirs of their former Jewish owner have forced some of Austria's top museums to deny claims that some of their holdings were Nazi loot.
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Chinese 'Swifties' shake it off at Beijing watch party
Waving glow sticks, and wearing sequin dresses and friendship bracelets, Chinese fans of American pop sensation Taylor Swift turn a normally-quiet Beijing cinema into a raucous celebration of their favourite singer.
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