Muted on world stage, Taiwan speaks up at Cannes
A slew of Taiwanese movies at the Cannes Film Festival offer the island an increasingly rare chance to tell its stories on the global stage.
Read moreCrunch time looms for BHP's bid to buy Anglo American
Mining behemoth BHP must overcome major hurdles to salvage its faltering pursuit of rival Anglo American, analysts said Monday as a midweek deadline over the seismic takeover bid approaches.
Read more'Heart of the left': ruling party fights to keep Mexico City
A cable car soars above brightly painted houses, winding streets and evocative murals in a densely populated Mexico City neighborhood pivotal to the ruling party's chances of keeping control of the capital in upcoming elections.
Read moreFirst tourist rescue flight lands in riot-scarred New Caledonia
A military transport aircraft landed in riot-hit New Caledonia to evacuate trapped tourists Tuesday, the first rescue flight since looting, arson and deadly gunfire enveloped the French Pacific territory eight days ago.
Read moreNew Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive
Tourists trapped by rioting, looting and separatist roadblocks in crisis-wracked New Caledonia expressed joy that they may soon be rescued after the first military evacuation flights landed on Tuesday.
Read moreAtalanta's Gasperini stands in way of Alonso's rise in Europa League final
Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso can confirm his status as the rising star of coaching in Wednesday's Europa League final, but he will come up against a wily old fox in Atalanta's Gian Piero Gasperini.
Read moreFunerary procession to be held for late president in Iran's northwest
Iranians gathered on Tuesday to mourn at the funerary procession of president Ebrahim Raisi in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan province where he died unexpectedly in a helicopter crash.
Read moreTaliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order
Taliban poets, long fuelled by fervour for jihad against foreign forces, have focused their efforts on flattering the men who now rule Afghanistan.
Read moreAsian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike
Asian markets suffered a downturn Tuesday after racking up a series of gains as profit-takers stepped in, while traders were also spooked by a surge in commodity prices.
Read moreJapan wrestles with legacy of graft-stained Games in Paris warning
Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.
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