Fans help campers recover icon status

How many enthusiasts does it take to restore a fleet of rust-riddled Volkswagen camper vans? Ask the Italians.

Warning over Britain's 'cultural deserts'

Parts of Britain risk becoming cultural deserts after 50 museums were forced to close because of spending cuts, the Museums Association said on Monday.

After attacks, police officers 'keenly aware' they are targets for violence

The shootings of police officers in Texas and Missouri on Sunday were the latest in what law enforcement officials say is an alarming spike in ambush-style attacks.

Jacket from Holocaust found at garage sale

The blue and gray stripes struck Jillian Eisman like a lightning bolt.

6 die in elementary school bus crash

Bloodied students lay on stretchers, while other children walked away dazed with their parents after an elementary school bus crash that killed six on Monday in Chattanooga.

British teenagers drink a 'bathtub' of sugary drinks a year

British teenagers drink almost a bathtub full of sugary drinks each year, Cancer Research UK said on Tuesday as the charity urged the government to do more to improve children's diets.

Nuclear plant disrupted as quake hits Fukushima

A magnitude-7.4 earthquake, which struck near Fukushima at about 6 am on Tuesday, caused a cooling system for the spent fuel at Fukushima No 2 nuclear power plant to temporarily halt, according to the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

Govt withdraws controversial child sex conviction bill

Following a public outcry, Turkey's government has withdrawn a proposal that critics feared would legitimize the practice of men marrying underage girls.

The downfall of 'queen of elections'

Elected on a "no-corruption" ticket, South Korean President Park Geun-hye now looks set to become the country's first sitting president to be formally questioned as a suspect in a criminal investigation.

Suspicion raised on Lockheed Martin's link to Park's confidante

A South Korean lawmaker on Tuesday raised suspicion on US weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin's link to Choi Soon-sil, President Park Geun-hye's confidante who has been indicted on multiple crimes.

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Abe says Trump a leader he can have confidence in

US President-elect Donald Trump had his first face-to-face talk with a foreign head of state since winning the Nov 8 election by meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday in the Trump Tower in New York.