Obama cuts prison term for Manning

President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former United States military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in US history.

Court considers arrest of Samsung heir

A South Korean court is considering whether to approve the arrest of Samsung Group vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, one of the country's wealthiest business leaders, on charges of bribery and other offenses.

Merkel announces date for German election

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Wednesday set September 24 as the date for a general election, as she seeks a fourth term facing populist headwinds over a record migrant influx.

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Search for MH370 ends after 3 years

After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration on Tuesday, as crews completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean without finding a trace of the plane.

Mexico town fears festival shooting is sign of impending drug cartel war

While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in this resort town that has long been spared the violence of Mexico's cartel wars.

Nightclub massacre suspect captured in Istanbul raid

Turkish police captured the gunman who carried out the deadly New Year's nightclub attack in Istanbul, with officials saying on Tuesday that he's an Uzbekistan national who trained in Afghanistan and confessed to the massacre.

Woman has surgery after kangaroo attack

An Australian woman has had emergency surgery after she was attacked by a kangaroo.

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Dozens killed after cargo plane crashes into village

A Turkish cargo plane crashed on Monday in a village just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing 37 people on the ground and in the plane, officials said.

Prosecutors look to arrest Samsung heir

South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought the arrest of the heir to the Samsung empire over a scandal that has seen the country's president impeached, in the latest setback for the conglomerate.

Academics in race to save Cuba documents

A team of academics from the United States is racing to preserve millions of Cuban historical documents before they are lost to the elements and poor storage conditions.