Tuesday - New Straits Times

Arsenal held as Saints dent title bid

Arsenal missed a chance to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table following a 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday.

Morsi tried for jailbreak as Egypt police general killed

Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi was defiant as he went on trial Tuesday for a prison break during the 2011 uprising, as a police general was killed in the latest attack on security forces.

Mata eclipses Solskjaer on Man United debut

Robin van Persie and Ashley Young scored as Manchester United recorded only their second Premier League victory of 2014 by beating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Cardiff City 2-0 on Tuesday.

Yahoo quarterly profit up but shares sink with revenue

Yahoo on Tuesday reported that its qua

Hong Kong culls 20,000 birds in H7N9 scare

Hong Kong culled around 20,000 chickens on Tuesday after finding the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus in poultry imported from mainland China, days before the Lunar New Year.

UN fails to break deadlock in Syria talks

The UN failed to break a deadlock at Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, with talks interrupted after the regime railed against Washington instead of dealing with a transition of power.

Turkey PM opposes rate rise before bank crisis meeting

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he opposed any interest rate rise a few hours before the central bank holds an emergency meeting to defend the lira.

Morsi tried for jailbreak as top Egypt police officer murdered

Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was defiant as he went on trial Tuesday for a prison break during the 2011 uprising, as a top police official was murdered in another sign of Egypt's instability.

Raikkonen fastest on quiet opening day

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fastest as Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes on an otherwise quiet opening day to Formula One's pre-season testing in Jerez, southern Spain on Tuesday.

Syria peace talks appear deadlocked

The UN failed to break a deadlock at Syrian peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday, with negotiations interrupted after President Bashar al-Assad's regime pushed for a statement condemning the United States.