Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them while sending people scurrying for shelter or trying to shoot down the kamikazes.
Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series βCrackerβ and the half-giant Hagrid in the βHarry Potterβ movies, has died. He was 72.
Tropical Storm Karl turned to the south on Thursday and headed for Mexico's Gulf coast, though forecasters said it was unlikely to reach hurricane force.
Some 477 pilot whales have died after stranding themselves on two remote New Zealand beaches over recent days, officials say.
Uber is reportedly facing an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission over its soon-to-end rewards program.
New Zealand is working to curb its greenhouse gases with a proposal to tax cow farts.
Moscowβs barrage of missile strikes on cities all across Ukraine has elicited celebratory comments from Russian officials and pro-Kremlin pundits, who in recent weeks have actively criticized the Russian military for a series of embarrassing setbacks on the battlefield.
North KoreaβsΒ recent barrage of missile launchesΒ were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to βhit and wipe outβ potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state media reported Monday, as its leader Kim Jong Un signaled he would conduct more provocative tests.
Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least eight people were killed.
Relatives wailed and collapsed in grief over the small coffins of children Friday after a fired police officer stormed a rural Thai day care center at naptime andΒ massacred dozens of people.
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear βArmageddonβ is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in theΒ eight-month invasion of Ukraine.
South Korea says North Korea flew 12 warplanes near their mutual border on Thursday, prompting South Korea to launch 30 military planes in response.
Authorities say a former police officer killed at least 24 children and 11 adults in a gun and knife attack that began at a child care center in Thailand.
Flash flooding from the tropical wave off Venezuela in Trinidad & Tobago
Elon Musk wants Twitter again β and Twitter is game. The billionaire Tesla CEO has proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion.
President Joe Biden will visit hurricane-ravaged Florida with a pledge that federal, state and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives β putting politics on mute for now to focus on those in need.
Ringo Starr has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the former Beatle to cancel several scheduled concerts in Canada with his All Starr Band.
North Korea on Tuesday conducted its longest-ever weapons test, a nuclear-capable ballistic missile that flew over Japan and could reach the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and beyond.
President Joe Biden, a self-described βcar guy,β³ often promises to lead by example on climate change by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling U.S. government fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. But efforts to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the fleet have lagged.
The British government on Monday dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners, part of a package of unfunded cuts unveiled only days ago that sparked turmoil on financial markets and sent the pound to record lows.
