Former prime minister surrenders to court in connection with bus attack; granted bail

A former Bangladeshi prime minister surrendered to a court on Tuesday in connection with an arrest warrant over a deadly fire bombing attack on a bus. She was granted bail, a prosecutor said.

New Zealand's former leader announces bid for top UN post

Helen Clark, a former New Zealand prime minister who is now a senior UN official, announced she is running for the top position at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Warring sides reach cease-fire agreement

Azerbaijan and Armenian separatist authorities in the Nagorny Karabakh region reached an agreement on Tuesday to end four days of fierce fighting over the disputed territory, Baku and Karabakh rebels said.

Zuma faces impeachment move in Parliament

South African President Jacob Zuma faced an impeachment attempt in Parliament on Tuesday after the top court ruled that his spending on his private residence violated the Constitution.

British journalist to appeal after Seoul blocks his site on DPRK

A British journalist who runs a website that documents technology development and issues in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea said on Tuesday that he will appeal a decision by the Republic of Korea to block his site for allegedly violating the country's National Security Law.

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Cherry blossom season 'bittersweet' time of life

Scores of locals and tourists alike are flocking to Japan's parks, riverbanks and famous gardens to view the fleeting cherry blossoms (known in Japanese as Sakura) that maintain their resplendent whitish-pink full-bloom sometimes for as briefly as a couple of days depending on the capricious weather at this time of year.

Traffic clogged Jakarta to curb carpooling plan

Lines of people from women holding babies to school age children, with a hand held up to show they're for hire, are a ubiquitous sight on the Indonesian capital's busiest roads during rush hour.

Amtrak to resume scheduled service after deadly derailment

Amtrak said its trains will run as regularly scheduled on Monday, as federal officials investigate the deadly derailment outside Philadelphia after a train struck heavy equipment on the tracks.

Nation's water supply may soon run dry

Drought-stricken Palau could dry up completely this month, officials warned on Monday as the Pacific island appealed for urgent aid from Japan and Taiwan, including shipments of water.

First wave of migrants returned to Turkey

Three boats shipped scores of migrants from the Greek islands to Turkey on Monday, the first wave of deportations under a hotly-contested pact to ease Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II.

Flights resume at airport under tighter security

Brussels Airport partially reopened on Sunday, 12 days after it was hit by Islamic State attacks, with tearful staff applauding the first departure and an initial trickle of passengers undergoing strict new security checks.