Casualties reported from attack near Lebanese embassy in Syrian capital: state TV
Casualties were reported from a building near the Lebanese embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus in an attack late on Tuesday, state television said.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as transport chaos grips city
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at a university campus on Tuesday and residents of the Asian financial center struggled to get to work as territory-wide transport disruptions wreaked commuter havoc and activists planned flash protests.
Bolivia’s Morales boards plane to Mexico as protests rage in La Paz
Bolivia’s ousted president Evo Morales was flying to political asylum in Mexico on Monday night, the latest step in the once-beloved leader’s rapid fall, while military and police deployed in the streets of La Paz to quell violence.
Hyundai win title as bushfires force cancellation of Rally of Australia
Hyundai were confirmed winners of the World Rally Championship’s manufacturers’ title after the season-ending Rally of Australia was cancelled on Tuesday due to the threat of bushfires.
Syrian army fires on ‘hostile’ target in skies west of Damascus: state TV
The Syrian army fired on a “hostile target” in the town of Daraya, west of the capital, Damascus, Syrian state media said early on Tuesday.
Highlights: Hong Kong on edge as anti-government protests grip city
Hong Kong police fired tear gas in the heart of the Central financial district and at two university campuses to break up pro-democracy protests.
Bangladesh train collision kills 15, toll could rise
Rescuers in Bangladesh were battling on Tuesday to pull passengers from mangled wreckage after a head-on collision of two trains killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40, officials said.
Blast hits Gaza home of Islamic Jihad commander, one dead: sources
An explosion ripped through the home of a Palestinian militant commander in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, residents said, and the health ministry said one person was killed and three others wounded in the incident.
Police fire tear gas as Hong Kong hunkers down for fresh chaos
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas at a university campus on Tuesday, a day after a protester was shot and a man set on fire in some of the worst violence to rock the Chinese-ruled city in more than five months of anti-government demonstrations.
New bushfires break out in Australia as millions brace for the worst
Australian officials warned soaring heat and high winds are already exceeding forecast “catastrophic” conditions on Tuesday as millions of people across the country’s east coast braced for the worst bushfires in at least a decade.
