Busiest migrant year yet for tireless coast guard

It has been a record year for Italian coast guard, with nearly 180,000 people rescued in the Mediterranean, longer days than ever before and, despite their efforts, thousands of victims.

Boy, 3, shot dead in road rage attack on car

A 3-year-old boy being taken on a shopping trip by his grandmother was killed in a road rage shooting when a driver opened fire on the grandmother's car because he thought she "wasn't moving fast enough at a stop sign," police said.

Famously famous star Zsa Zsa dies at 99

Long before Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian there was Zsa Zsa. No last name needed.

Snake and frog among new species found in Greater Mekong region

A rainbow-headed snake, a tiny frog and a lizard with dragon-like horns are among more than 150 new species confirmed by scientists last year in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region, researchers said on Monday.

Dictionary's word of the year sums up 'surreal' 2016

Was 2016 a dream or a nightmare?

Friend of Park denies charges as trial begins

Brief hearing is the first public appearance in weeks for woman dubbed the 'female Rasputin'

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Economy pays tab for free lunch on overtime

Japanese workers put up with long hours and unpaid overtime under pressure from cost-saving companies, and figures from government, which wants more money in workers' pockets to boost consumer spending, appear to underestimate the problem.

Royal row: Leader presses case for republic

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has renewed his call for a republic, but only after Queen Elizabeth II's reign, as he outlined a road map for breaking away from the British monarchy.

Hotel maids aim to clean up pay rules

Spain is enjoying a surge in visitors, but hotel maids are not reaping the rewards and are rebelling against their low salaries, which can be as little as 2 euros to clean a room.

Cash crunch closing WHO clinics in Sudan war zones

Dozens of health facilities supported by the World Health Organization in strife-torn areas of Sudan risk closure due to a lack of funds, exposing one million people to likely epidemics.

Restaurant spells out Kurdish hopes for president-elect

The newest enterprise bearing Donald Trump's name is not a five-star hotel or an exclusive golf club. It is a restaurant in northern Iraq serving fire-roasted carp for $10 a kilo which the United States president-elect probably doesn't even know exists.