Giving the middle finger is ‘God-given right,' Canadian judge declares
'To be abundantly clear, it is not a crime to give someone the finger,' a Canadian judge wrote in his ruling.
Multiple dead in Jehovah’s Witness hall shooting in Germany
Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, with several people killed and wounded, police said.
Russian missiles target cities across Ukraine
Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities and hitting some residential buildings, Ukrainian officials and media said.
World marks International Women's Day but abuses, inequality still rampant
While there have been major advances in many countries, the situation in places like Afghanistan and Iran serves as a cold reminder of a long road ahead.
Survivors of deadly Mexico kidnapping returned to US
Officials say the American group was on a road trip to Mexico for one of them to get cosmetic surgery and they got caught in a drug cartel shootout. Two others were killed.
US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China
The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision.
2 missing Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead and 2 alive, official says
Shortly after entering Mexico, the group was caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups. A video showed them being loaded into the back of a pickup truck by gunmen.
Japan destroys H3 rocket minutes after launch over 2nd-stage failure
Japan’s new H3 rocket was carrying an Earth observation satellite and an infrared sensor developed to monitor missile activity.
Sister of Kim Jong Un warns North Korea ready to act against US, South
The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action.”
Lawyers fight for man they say US wrongly deported to Haiti
Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the U.S. to Haiti where he has been trying to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he wasn’t born and had never lived.
American Airlines passenger arrested after allegedly urinating on another flyer during New York-India flight
Law enforcement was reportedly waiting for the flight upon arrival in India.
Southwest flight returns to Cuba after smoke fills cabin from bird strikes
The Florida-bound plane left Cuba Sunday morning and returned shortly after takeoff.
Robots strut their stuff at Paris Fashion Week
Boston Dynamics said its robots accompanied the models during the show.
Coffins line stadium for migrants killed in shipwreck off Italy coast
The coffins held the bodies of migrants who died in the shipwreck — brown ones for adults and white ones for children.
China dismisses FBI claims on COVID-19 lab-leak theory
FBI Director Christopher Wray said "the FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident."
‘I didn’t realize’: Woman mistakenly eats heart-shaped chip that could have won her 100K
Unaware of the contest, Dawn Sagar ate the chip after taking a photo to send to her friends for Valentine’s Day.
Iran rattled over suspected poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
Officials in Iran's theocracy initially dismissed these incidents, but now describe them as intentional attacks involving some 30 schools identified in local media reports.
China says it's been 'open and transparent' in search for COVID origins
China said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of COVID-19, after questions about how the pandemic began received new attention.
Fishermen find remains of missing man inside shark
The remains of a man who had disappeared appear to have been found inside a shark that was captured by local fishermen.
Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is a mythical Mayan elf
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wrote the photo “was taken three days ago by an engineer, it appears to be an aluxe," adding “everything is mystical.”