Taliban to reward suicide bombers’ families with cash, land
The Taliban have promised plots of land to the family members of suicide bombers who targeted U.S. and Afghan forces, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry tweeted Tuesday.…
China mulls law to punish parents for misbehaving kids
Parents in China could soon find themselves in a timeout for their misbehaving kids under a proposed law that will also force them to teach youngsters to “love…
British mother drives SUV into climate protesters blocking road: ‘I’m not joking’
A tense video has emerged appearing to show a British woman driving into a pair of climate protesters after pleading with them to stop blocking a road because…
Strike in Haiti over crime shuts down country amid search for missionaries
A protest strike shuttered businesses, schools and public transportation in a new blow to Haiti’s anemic economy, and unions and other groups vowed to continue the shutdown Tuesday…
Greta Thunberg dances, sings ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ during climate event
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish high school student seen by many as a leading ambassador in the fight against climate change, rocked out on stage to Rick Astley’s “Never…
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan, Tokyo says
North Korea on Tuesday fired off a couple of ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in its latest act of aggression in the region and just hours…
Norwegian police say bow-and-arrow attacker likely used other ‘stabbing weapons’
The man accused of using a bow and arrows to kill five people and injure three others in an attack in Norway last week may have used additional…
Portuguese police seize 5 tons of cocaine worth $232 million from a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese police seized more than five metric tons of cocaine worth $232 million off a 79-foot yacht in the Atlantic Ocean in cooperation with Spanish, British and U.S.…
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 in Tokyo,…
Haiti abductions: US missionary group says Christians must ‘overcome evil with good’
The missionary group whose members were abducted by a violent gang in Haiti over the weekend issued a call to prayer Monday asking that those being held hostage…