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Soldiers are back on the streets of Chile for the first time since military rule ended two decades ago. President Michelle Bachelet was arrested and tortured under the regime of Augusto Pinochet. Her father died in prison. For Bachelet, it was a tough decision to call out the troops, but Chileans are welcoming the military's role in earthquake relief efforts.

Pervez Musharraf's resignation could require a major revision of U.S. plans. Xenia Dormandy, director of the Belfer Center's Project on India and the Subcontinent at Harvard University, says the U.S. must meld its policy in a way that gains support within Pakistan.

President Trump said he will announce on Thursday whether the U.S. will pull out of the Paris climate agreement. He said he's been hearing lots of opinions on the issue.

Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.

Jill Lepore's new book about Wonder Woman reveals the unconventional life of her creator, William Moulton Marston, who invented the lie detector, championed feminism, and lived with two women at once.

The author was born in Manila and grew up in Bahrain and New York City. Her back story is shared by many of her Filipino characters in her debut short story collection.

Argentinian voters face a tough choice between a far-right radical candidate or the ruling party's pick, who's overseen one of the worst economies in decades.

Asa Akira had a normal, upper middle-class upbringing, so why did she become a porn star? It was the ultimate fantasy, she says. What others have called exploitative, Akira sees as empowering.

Stephen King has said his novel Carrie is about women's power and men's fear — an idea reporter Beth Accomando says has gotten lost in newer adaptations of the horror classic for stage and screen.

Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan was detained at Newark airport when he arrived in New Jersey last week. Khan says his name came up on a computer alert list, and that prompted the questioning. While U.S. immigration officials deny he was formally held, the incident has enraged fans in India.