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Escaped lion attacks woman and 2 children on busy street in Pakistan, video shows

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan's Lahore, police said Friday,...

Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people: “I felt my skin burning”

A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders,...

Escaped lion attacks woman and 2 children on busy street in Pakistan, video shows

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan's Lahore, police said Friday,...

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Escaped lion attacks woman and 2 children on busy street in Pakistan, video shows

An escaped pet lion chased a woman and two children down a busy street in Pakistan's Lahore, police said Friday,...

Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan as China welcomes the move

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021...

Gas station explosion in Rome injures dozens of people: “I felt my skin burning”

A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders,...

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Hamas chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed, Israel’s Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the de facto leader of Hamas, Mohammed Sinwar, has been killed. Netanyahu...

Germany and Ukraine to jointly develop new long-range weapons as U.N. experts accuse Russia of war crimes

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Berlin will help Kyiv develop...

Bear attacks and critically injures woman walking her dog in Slovenia forest

A woman was in critical condition on Wednesday after a bear attack in a forested area outside Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana,...

French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec given maximum prison sentence for decadeslong abuse of hundreds of children

Vannes, France — A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing...

Trump administration halting student visa appointments ahead of “expanded social media vetting”

The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies to temporarily stop scheduling new student visa appointments, as the Trump administration works...

Sumo wrestling gets its first Japanese grand champion in 7 years as 24-year-old Onosato reaches top rank

Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato,...

Mensa welcomes youngest-ever member, Joseph Harris-Birtill, a toddler from the U.K. who “loves a challenge”

A two-year-old British boy has become the youngest ever member of Mensa, the exclusive club that only welcomes people with...

6 tons of cocaine recovered from “narco sub” and underground stashes in Colombia, videos show

Authorities seized more than six tons of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel — a so-called "narco sub" — and from...

1,500-year-old bucket with human bones found inside was cremation burial vessel, archaeologists say

A 1,500-year-old bucket discovered in England has been identified as an ancient cremation burial vessel, experts said. The 6th-century bucket was...

Meet the quokkas: Australia’s happy, viral sensations attract tourists that fund conservation efforts

Australia is famous for animals that don't exist in the wild anywhere else on Earth, including a creature called the...

Sweden charges man over 2015 killing of Jordanian pilot who was burned alive by ISIS

A Swedish man was indicted Tuesday in connection with ISIS' killing of a Jordanian pilot whose plane went down in...

3 ancient tombs of prominent statesmen discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled the millennia-old tombs of three senior statesmen, identified by inscriptions left on the tombs. ...