Supporters of impeached leader clash with protesters

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye clashed with protesters on Saturday, as large crowds of demonstrators again gathered in Seoul to demand the scandal-ridden leader's immediate ouster.

Russia ramps up ceasefire talks

Russia announced on Friday it was negotiating with the Syrian opposition and seeking a nationwide ceasefire, as the evacuation of civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo entered a second day.

Putin, Abe agree on economic relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed in Tokyo on Friday to start negotiations on joint economic activities on the four disputed islands that have prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty.

Traces of explosives found on debris

Egyptian investigators said on Thursday traces of explosives had been found on the remains of victims of an Egyptair flight that crashed en route from Paris to Cairo, but French officials warned against drawing conclusions on the cause of the crash.

Critics slam approval of 'designer babies'

The United Kingdom became the first country on Thursday to formally license an in-vitro fertilization treatment designed to create babies from three people.

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Reed ship bound for Down Under

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Thursday held an incense burner aloft, in an indigenous rite of cleansing and blessing, launching a ship built of cattail reeds, a common wetland plant.

New Year sex attacks still linger

It's been nearly a year since Cologne's now infamous New Year's Eve, when a wave of sexual assaults by migrant men horrified Germany.

Ancient human ancestor was taller than first thought, his footprints say

He stood a majestic 1.65 meters, weighed around 45 kilograms and maybe had a harem. That's what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago.

Casino gambling cleared at 'integrated resorts'

Japan's parliament on Thursday approved a law on "integrated resorts" that is the first major hurdle in allowing casinos to set up shop in the wealthy nation.

Shipwreck find could be the stuff of history

Treasure hunters have apparently found the 500-year-old remains of a naval expedition led by a colonizer who could have changed Florida's history, making it French-speaking at least for a while.