Children come to terms with trauma

Inside a shady tent in the middle of quake-hit Amatrice, a little girl hunches over a table drawing a picture of the soaring mountains overlooking this small Italian town.

40 killed in Syria as shelling and raids hit civilians

Turkish shelling and airstrikes killed at least 40 Syrians on Sunday, a monitor said, in the first significant civilian casualties in Turkey's intensifying campaign in northern Syria.

Supporters of Rousseff insist suspended president broke no laws

The final witnesses in the defense of suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff testified late on Saturday in her senate impeachment trial, days before a vote that could permanently remove her from power.

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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.