Fidel Castro laid to rest

The remains of the Cuban revolutionary leader and former president Fidel Castro were buried on Sunday morning at the Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago de Cuba. At 9:45 am, the public was allowed to briefly visit his tomb, guarded by a dozen soldiers.

Popular leader calls it quits

Popular New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced his shock resignation on Monday, saying he was never a career politician and it was the right time to go after eight years in the job.

Embattled Park faces crucial week amid impeachment push

South Korea's embattled President Park Geun-hye faces a pivotal week, with an effort to impeach her gaining support from within her own party and the heads of the country's biggest business groups set to give testimony to a parliamentary committee.

11 killed, 75 injured in hotel fire

A pre-dawn inferno at a four-star hotel in Karachi killed 11 people on Monday and wounded 75, police said, with desperate guests jumping from windows and scrambling down knotted bedsheets to escape.

Renzi falls as swiftly as he rose

In the end, Matteo Renzi's fall was even quicker than his remarkably rapid rise to the summit of Italian politics.

Euro hits near 2-year low, testing key levels

The euro tumbled in early Asian trade on Monday after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would resign after conceding defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the Constitution.

Mainstream relief as left-wing candidate defeats euroskeptic

Left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen triumphed over his right-wing rival on Sunday in the vote for Austria's presidency, a victory welcomed by moderate politicians across Europe as a blow against the populist forces looking to weaken the European Union.

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Countries sign pact of protection

France committed $30 million toward protecting cultural heritage sites during wartime on Saturday, a first step in the creation of an international fund aimed at preventing destruction like that carried out by Islamic State militants.

Snakecatchers risk death to save lives

A small scythe, a crowbar and a bundle of canvas bags are all that Kali and Vedan carry when they venture into the fields of southern India to catch some of the world's deadliest snakes.

Iconic wallaby back from the brink

An iconic Australian wallaby has made it back from the brink of extinction after a breeding program was launched to save the species.

Astronaut Aldrin recovering after South Pole illness

Retired US astronaut and the second man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, was recovering after his medical evacuation from Antarctica but is not yet able to return home, his manager Christina Korp said Sunday.