Park's impeachment vote delayed

An impeachment vote against South Korea's president will be postponed by at least a week, lawmakers said on Wednesday, after Park Geun-hye announced she was willing to step down early.

Inquiry blames blunders behind botched airstrikes

A US military investigation has concluded that a series of "unintentional human errors" led to a Sept 17 coalition airstrike that killed fighters aligned with the Syrian government instead of the targeted Islamic State militants.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

Heaven and hull for monk on a mission

Rising silently before dawn to slip on his monastic robes and begin the solemn duties of a Buddhist monk, Kazuki Yazawa is not your average Olympic athlete.

Perilous pilgrimage for reindeer to reach pastures new in Lapland

A herd of reindeer moves silently down the mountain, their silver coats and majestic antlers blending into the Swedish tundra as their herder leads them to their winter grazing grounds in the plains below.

Charlie Hebdo turns page with German edition

There are no prizes for guessing whose face features on the poster for the first German edition of Charlie Hebdo which will appear on newsstands in Berlin and Vienna on Thursday.

Mans' best friend becomes surrogate to abandoned baby tigers

A dog in northern Germany is once again taking on the role of surrogate parent to a big cat, this time helping to rear a pair of rejected Bengal tiger cubs.

Dancers still get a kick out of life as a Rockette

Megan Levinson had one wish when she turned 12. She was already starring onstage as Clara in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular but she wanted more.

Largest coral die-off recorded

A mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this year killed more corals than ever before, scientists said on Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the delicate ecosystem.

Poultry culling starts after bird flu outbreak

Japan has started culling more than 300,000 chickens and ducks after the discovery of a highly contagious form of bird flu on farms in the north of the country, local officials said.

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.