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  1. Embattled South Korean President offers to relinquish power

    Park Geun-hye says she will resign if Parliament comes up with a plan for the safe transfer of power, in the wake of an influence scandal that has engulfed her presidency.

  2. Plane carrying Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia

    An aircraft with 81 people on board, including a Brazilian first division football team heading to Colombia for a regional tournament final, crashes on its way to Medellin's international airport.

  3. Thailand begins process to appoint Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as new king

    Thailand's military Government invites Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to become the next king, ending years of speculation about whether the country will enjoy a smooth succession.

  4. Gay Ugandans forced to flee persecution

    A number of people from the LGBTQI community living in East Africa have had to flee their homes because of their sexuality.

  5. Thousands flee as army seizes key Aleppo area, observatory says

    The Syrian Army and its allies drive rebels from eastern Aleppo, in a wider advance that marks the biggest setback for the opposition in Aleppo since 2012, the army and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say.

  6. Trump 'very impressed' with Petraeus in search for new secretary of state

    President-elect Donald Trump steps up his search for a new US secretary of state, with the focus on David Petraeus, a former military commander in Iraq whose mishandling of classified information led to his resignation as CIA chief in 2012.

  7. North Dakota governor orders pipeline protesters expelled

    North Dakota's Governor orders the expulsion of thousands of Native American and environmental activists camped on federal property, citing hazards posed by harsh winter weather.

  8. 'Everybody was shouting run!': Eleven injured after stabbing rampage at Ohio university

    A man ploughs his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and then gets out and begins stabbing people with a butcher knife before he is shot to death by a police officer, authorities say.

  9. PNG to effectively ban home births in bid to reduce deaths

    Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister is proposing drastic measures to reduce the country's shockingly high maternal and infant mortality rates.

  10. German high court rejects appeal of ex-Auschwitz guard

    Germany's highest court rejects an appeal filed by a man known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz", who was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp.

  11. US shifts millions of dollars away from Philippines drug crackdown

    The United States shifts millions of dollars in funding for Philippines law enforcement away from police drug control programs, as the country's bloody crackdown on drugs continues.

  12. Miss Minnesota contestant wears hijab and burkini for first time

    A Somali-American teenager makes history and becomes the first woman to wear a hijab and burkini in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant.

  13. Artist uses millions of staples to create Mother Teresa portrait

    An Albanian artist gathers millions of staples to create one of the most interesting pieces of art depicting Mother Teresa, and to spread a modern-day message of inclusivity.

Features

  1. Zika breaks out in Florida

    New cases of Zika are breaking out in Florida, just as the authorities hoped to declare the state free of the virus.

  2. 'Trump phenomenon' vs EU

    Carnegie Europe visiting scholar Marc Pierini discusses the likelihood of the Trump phenomenon hitting Europe.

  3. Can Iraq take Mosul?

    As the battle for Mosul enters its seventh week, do Iraqi forces have the manpower to match their firepower?

  4. Castro's legacy in 2016

    Marivic Wyndham, who left Cuba in 1960 after the revolution, discusses the legacy of Cuba's Fidel Castro with The World.

  5. Cuban exiles celebrate

    In Miami, Cuban exiles are celebrating the death of Fidel Castro in a way those in their homeland cannot.

  6. Castro's confusing legacy

    Fidel Castro's death is reigniting many still-unresolved debates about his place in history.

  7. Fassbender on new role

    Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender is bringing the video game Assassin's Creed to life in his latest film.

  8. Castro's allies and enemies

    Here are some comments on Fidel Castro from his friends and foes over the years.

  9. Fidel Castro in pictures

    Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has died aged 90. Look back at his life in pictures.

  10. Castro in his own words

    Fidel Castro was the world's third longest-serving head of state. Take a look at some of his most memorable sayings.

  11. US-Cuba relations

    Fidel Castro's death casts further doubt on US relations with Cuba ahead of the Trump presidency, writes Zoe Daniel.

  12. Trans-Pacific Partnership

    How much worse off are we all now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been consigned to the dustbin?

  13. The rise of streaming

    Whenever you listen to a streamed song, like it but don't buy, you are voting for the future nonexistence of professional musicians.

  14. France's crucial youth vote

    French writer Olivier Weber says youth could decide whether the National Front's Marine Le Pen becomes France's next president.

  15. What's Cassini discovered?

    The Cassini spacecraft has spent more than a decade at Saturn. What has it learnt in that time and what's the mission's final step?

  16. Anti-sex robot campaign

    A UK academic starts a campaign against sex robots, arguing they encourage people to consider women as property.

  17. Who has Trump appointed?

    Donald Trump has been busy holding meetings with potential appointees to his administration. These are his selections so far.

Asia Pacific

  1. Domino's reindeer delivery service

    Santa Claus is outsourcing his reindeer this holiday season to help deliver pizza for a Domino's outlet in snowy northern Japan.

    Employees at a branch on the island of Hokkaido, where an unusually cold snap is being predicted, are training reindeer to deliver pizza.

    Several delivery methods are being considered, such as strapping the pizza to the reindeer's backs or hitching the animals to a driverless sleigh fitted with a GPS.

  1. Aftermath of collapse

    Chinese police detain nine people involved in a power plant construction project which collapsed killing 74 people.

  2. Mount Everest earthquake

    An earthquake strikes near Mount Everest in Nepal, which is still recovering from last year's tremors.

  3. Suspected militant arrested

    Indonesian police say a suspected militant was making bombs more powerful than those used in Bali.

  4. Indian currency ban

    There are fears replacing India's major banknotes could spread wider and last longer than first thought.

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Posted April 08, 2013 12:22:49 | Updated January 15, 2016 16:06:02

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