Suu Kyi's party literally cleans up

Aung San Suu Kyi took to the streets of Myanmar on Sunday to pick up trash, a rare public appearance since her election triumph, in a move aimed at highlighting her party's commitment to public service.

Woman wins council seat in historic polls

A Saudi woman won a municipal council seat in the country's first ever election open to female voters and candidates, an official said Sunday, in a milestone result for the kingdom.

Far right faces test in regional election

Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration National Front was the front-runner heading into the decisive second round of French regional elections on Sunday, and now it's up to voters whether to hand the party an unprecedented political victory.

Death toll from day of clashes rises to nearly 90

Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.

Fire at psychiatric hospital kills 23

Twenty-three psychiatric patients, most of them elderly, died when a fire ripped through their care facility in southern Russia on Saturday night, in the latest tragedy to hit mental health hospitals in the country.

US asks Germany for more military help

The United States has asked Germany for more military help in the fight against Islamic State, a German magazine reported on Saturday, a week after Parliament approved a plan to join the campaign in Syria.

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Gay Iranian poet's visit fulfills dream

Payam Feili fled his native Iran last year because of the persecution he faced over his sexuality. Now, the gay poet has made a yearslong dream come true - he is visiting Israel, Iran's archenemy and a country known for its tolerance toward gays.

Machine has 'ability to learn' like a human

Scientists have invented a machine that imitates the way the human brain learns information, a step forward for artificial intelligence, researchers reported on Thursday.

Negotiations on accord extended a day

Talks on a global accord to combat climate change are taking longer than planned to overcome disputes and will last an extra day into Saturday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Friday.

ROK, DPRK officials hold high-level talks

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea held high-level talks on Friday at a DPRK border town, a small step meant to improve ties battered by a military standoff in August and decades of acrimony and bloodshed.

Divers search lake for evidence in massacre

A week-old investigation into the shooting rampage that left 14 people dead at a holiday party in southern California turned on Thursday to a small lake near the scene of the massacre, where divers searched for evidence.