Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people
A powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 2,000 people and damaging buildings and historic landmarks in major cities.
China, North Korea developing new strategies and targets for AI-powered operations, Microsoft warns
Microsoft warned specifically of the dangers artificial intelligence is creating from malicious state actors seeking to influence, confuse, or deceive the U.S. public.
Oops: England police responded to 'mass killing' that turned out to be a yoga class
Police in a part of England were called to what was reported to be a 'ritual mass murder' on Sept. 6. What actually happened, however, was nowhere near the gruesome event that was first reported, and no one died as well.
Watch: Otter steals $125K worth of fish from hotel ponds
An opportunistic otter has helped itself to a whopping $124,652 worth of koi carp from ponds at a luxury hotel and spa.
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States.
China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
China's Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.
US Open fan expelled after German player alleged the man uttered Nazi phrase
A fan was ejected from a U.S. Open tennis match early Tuesday morning after German player Alexander Zverev complained the man used language from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime.
Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un may meet in Russia this month, US official says
A U.S. official says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may travel to Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin tries to acquire military equipment for use in its war in Ukraine.
Delta flight from Atlanta forced to return after passenger reportedly suffers diarrhea on plane
A Delta pilot allegedly had to make an emergency landing back to the origin city when a passenger's loose bowels resulted in diarrhea all the way through the plane. A supposed snippet of the pilot's call was shared on social media.
Air Canada passengers kicked off flight for refusing to sit on vomit-covered seats
An Air Canada passenger claims that two of her fellow travelers were recently escorted off a plane because they refused to sit on vomit-covered seats for a five-hour flight.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy announces defense minister replacement amid ongoing conflict
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umierov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.
Heavy rain prompts shutdowns and evacuations in central Spain
Forecasts of heavy rain in central Spain on Sunday led authorities to shut down train lines, cancel a Spanish league soccer game and order citizens to stay indoors.
Disposable vapes will soon be banned in France, prime minister says
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says disposable vapes will soon be banned in the country as part of a national anti-smoking plan.
Biden to present Medal of Honor to heroic Vietnam War-era Army Pilot Larry Taylor
As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives.
Tourists shot dead after riding jet skis across unfriendly country's sea border
Algeria's coast guard fired on the tourists who broached territorial waters from Morocco.
Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed dies at 94
Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family says.
At least 74 dead after fire rips through rundown building in South Africa
At least 12 of those killed were children, the youngest a 1-year-old, according to city and medical officials.
You may soon be able to travel from New York to London four times faster
A flight from New York to London could possibly become four times faster based on research recently conducted by NASA.
Saudi man gets death sentence for posts on social media
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube.
Revelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town's Tomatina party
Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in Spain’s annual “Tomatina" street battle in the eastern town of Buñol.