JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The older brother of South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was acquitted of charges of culpable homicide and reckless driving on Tuesday over a deadly road crash five years ago.
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The vast majority of some 22,000 swimming beaches in the EU are clean and safe, the European Environment Agency said on Tuesday.
LONDON (AFP) - The debate in Britain over legalising gay marriage took a surreal turn on Tuesday after a senior politician said it could result in a lesbian queen giving birth to an heir by artificial insemination.
PARIS (AFP) - France's Parliament on Tuesday kicked off a high-profile public probe into a major tax fraud scandal that has shaken the Socialist government and the squeaky-clean image it is seeking to project.
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis on Tuesday expressed his condolences to victims of a powerful tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb, as local officials said up to 91 people had died, including 20 children.
