Obama says goodbye to world stage

Historic presidency and charisma have made him a rock star on international scene

Opposition parties moving toward Park impeachment

South Korea's opposition People's Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Democratic Party will review the conditions for impeachment, party spokesmen said on Monday.

Search for bodies at train crash site ends; 146 dead

The death toll from India's worst train accident in years rose to 146 on Monday, as rescuers used cranes to lift the twisted metal wreckage to check for more bodies underneath.

Police clash with pipeline protesters

Tension flared anew on the Dakota Access pipeline as protesters tried to push past a long-blocked bridge on a state highway, only to be turned back by a line of law enforcement using water cannon and what appeared to be tear gas.

Fillon races to the front in French rightwing primary

Francois Fillon heads into a five-day runoff campaign for France's conservative presidential ticket as favorite over opponent Alain Juppe after a stunning first-round vote result that ousted ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy from the race.

Merkel will seek a fourth term, faces anti-immigrant populist tide

Angela Merkel, who has steered Germany through several global crises as its first female leader, said on Sunday she will seek a fourth term as chancellor in elections next year, when she could find herself up against the anti-immigrant populist tide that has swept both Europe and the United States.

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Women on march to join the frontline

Her face covered in mud, 18-year-old Smadar crawls beneath thorny brush, her automatic rifle around her neck.

Tidal power developers bet on energy sea change

A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defense company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal energy potential of the world's biggest archipelago.

Hunting fraudsters in wine's heartland

Crafty winemakers throughout the ages have sought sneaky ways to pass off low-grade plonk as top vintages, and the jailing this month of a French wine baron shows the practice is still alive and well.

Hospital offers free lifeline to millions

Camped on the baking concrete outside a gleaming transplant center, Karachi's sick have come from miles around in desperate hope for a last chance at life.

Hostel offers guests unique glimpse of life during war

A hostel in Bosnia is offering visitors a unique experience: the opportunity to live like civilians in a war zone.