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Car bomb kills at least 11 policemen

A car bomb at a police head-quarters in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast killed at least 11 and wounded dozens on Friday, ministers said.

Rousseff impeachment trial opens

Senators launched the impeachment trial of Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday, expected to end 13 years of her party's rule in Latin America's biggest economy.

Lotte Group No 2 found dead amid probe

Lotte Group said on Friday its vice-chairman has been found dead as authorities widen a probe into corruption at South Korea's fifth-largest business group.

Smoke from Indonesian fires hits 'unhealthy' level in Singapore

Air pollution in Singapore rose to an "unhealthy" level on Friday as acrid smoke drifted over the city from fires on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, the city-state's National Environment Agency said, in repeat of an annual crisis.

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Street food succession worries

Singapore's beloved hawker industry faces an uncertain future with a wave of chef retirements imminent, raising questions about who will cook the city state's signature street-food delights.

Blacking up ban as folk dancers catch up with 21st century

Organizers of one of Britain's biggest folk festivals announced on Thursday that this year's event will be the last to feature an age-old tradition of dancers blacking their faces.

Earth-sized habitable planet found

Scientists announced on Wednesday the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest our sun, opening up the glittering prospect of a habitable world that may one day be explored by robots.

Spacecraft to seek the origins of life

NASA scientists are putting the finishing touches on a spacecraft designed to rendezvous with the asteroid Bennu in 2018 to find clues about the origins of life.

Fan-made Star Trek sets become tourist attraction

On its many voyages through space, the Starship Enterprise has endured bridge-shaking blasts from enemy ships and infiltration by scheming aliens. Now it's being invaded by tourists.

Militants unleash attack on Kabul's American University

A brazen, hourslong militant attack on the American University of Afghanistan ended early on Thursday after at least 12 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the assault on the sprawling campus on Kabul's outskirts, a government spokesman said.