Newcomer parties set for poll gains

Spaniards voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election in which newcomer parties are expected to make big gains against the once-dominant conservatives and Socialists, ushering in a new and potentially volatile era of compromise politics.

Turkey says will continue to move troops

Turkey has acknowledged a "miscommunication" with Iraq over its deployment of troops to the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

PM wants women training for front line in 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron said he wanted to see female British soldiers training to fight on the front line in 2016.

39 rescued, scores missing as waves sink boat

Rescuers have pulled out 39 survivors and three dead from a passenger boat that sank in central Indonesia after being buffeted by high waves, and were battling bad weather on Sunday to reach scores of others still missing.

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Culture war brews over iconic figurine

For years, South Africa's apartheid government ignored the significance of a "golden rhino" figurine that provides undeniable proof of a sophisticated society existing before white men arrived.

Immense organ set to thunder back

It's described as the largest musical instrument in the world, yet an audience can barely see it.

World powers struggle to create plan to end civil war

As the United States and world powers gather again in a bid to end Syria's civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots.

Refugees expected to top 60m in 2015

The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide is likely to have "far surpassed" a record 60 million this year, mainly driven by the Syrian war and other protracted conflicts, the United Nations said on Friday.

Minister rebuked over ride-hailing crackdown

Indonesia's president publicly rebuked one of his Cabinet ministers on Friday for a clampdown the day before on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Go-Jek, which triggered outrage on social media in a country where public transport options are limited.

Hundreds to march in new anti-Park rally

Hundreds of South Koreans plan to march on Saturday in Seoul against President Park Geun-hye, whose increasingly harsh treatment of union members and dissidents has led to criticism comparing her with her late father, Park Chung-hee.

Army-led 'war on terror' isn't working, activists say

Worshippers at the infamous Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, still gather in their hundreds for Friday prayers, but the fiery sermons calling for Sharia law led by hard-line cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz are now a thing of the past.