Soccer team's plane crashes; 75 dead

A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75 people on Tuesday. Six people survived, including three players from Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team.

Chernobyl shelter safely placed over exploded reactor

Ukraine on Tuesday installed the world's largest movable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of future generations across Europe.

Crown prince proclaimed new king

Thailand's parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing a formal step for the heir to take the throne following the death of his father last month.

'Have cake and eat it': Is this the Brexit plan?

The United Kingdom denied on Tuesday that a document photographed in the hands of a Conservative Party official which said the strategy for Brexit talks was to "Have cake and eat it" accurately reflected its plans for forthcoming EU divorce negotiations.

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Millions left powerless as crisis lingers

Pedro Martinez and Mohamed Chairi await every utility bill with angst.

Enthusiasts lose one vintage plane but press on south through Africa

Aviators flying vintage planes the length of Africa were showing them off in the skies over a Kenyan game park on Sunday, a day after one of the aircraft was wrecked in a forced landing.

Rapper sounds off at social discord

Israeli Arab rapper Tamer Nafar's politically-charged lyrics have sparked the same kind of controversy that may have made his hero Tupac Shakur proud.

Drawing on the past to help sex slaves

After escaping years of sexual slavery, Jennifer Kempton could not look in the mirror without being taken back to her dark, traumatic past.

Miniature monkey reunited with mother after wildlife park theft

Two men were charged on Monday with stealing rare pygmy marmosets from an Australian wildlife park as a baby was reunited with her mum and the hunt continued to find dad.

Conservative Fillon wins presidential primary

He will face fierce competition in April and May from far-right leader Marine Le Pen

Lawyer: President refuses questioning amid political scandal

South Korean President Park Geun-hye cannot be questioned by Tuesday as prosecutors have requested, her lawyer said, as she resists growing calls to resign over an influence scandal that has engulfed her administration.