Thailand shooting: soldier kills 20 and injures 31 in rampage

Police said they have secured the mall, and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said there were no more bodies left inside. But he added, "we don't know whether there are any additional injuries or deaths or not." He did not say whether the shooter had been found.

First American dies of coronavirus in China: US Embassy

A 60-year-old diagnosed with coronavirus in Wuhan, China, has reportedly become the first U.S. citizen to die of the virus.

Watch as an iceberg breaks off of an Antarctic glacier

Scientists watched as a huge iceberg broke off from an Antarctic glacier, seen in footage released by the British Antarctic Survey.

Antarctica may have experienced its hottest temperature on record

A World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman said the Esperanza base recorded 64.9 Fahrenheit on Thursday — topping the former record of 63.5 degrees tallied in March 2015.

China probes coronavirus alarm doctor death, cruise ships shunned

China's top Communist Party investigators are looking into “relevant issues raised by the public” about a doctor who was threatened by police after publicizing his concerns about the new virus and has now died from it.

US counterterrorism operation in Yemen eliminates deputy al-Qaida leader Qasim al-Rimi

The White House released a statement Thursday afternoon announcing that the U.S. conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that eliminated Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

Coronavirus: 41 new cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan; China death toll now at 636

Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.

Doctor who sounded alarm on coronavirus dies, hospital says

Li Wenliang, a doctor in China who was allegedly detained for warning others about the coronavirus before he himself was sickened by the illness, has died, according to the hospital treating him.

Ten more sick with virus on one of two isolated cruise ships

10 passengers are now believed to be infected with the coronavirus as Japanese authorities work to screen all people on board. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed infections to 33 in Japan.

Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 3 dead, 179 injured

A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday as it tried to land in Istanbul, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces.

Newborn, just 30 hours old, diagnosed with coronavirus in China

At just 30 hours hold, a newborn was been diagnosed with novel coronavirus in China and became the youngest patient fighting the disease.

Man says he burned $1M in cash to avoid paying ex-wife child support

A Canadian businessman and failed mayoral candidate was thrown in jail for 30 days after telling a judge he burned 1 million Canadian dollars in cash to avoid paying his wife spousal and child support.

Scientists prepare for dive into 'Midnight Zone' to study dark ocean

Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change in an unexplored area of the Indian Ocean.

Airline passenger arrested over false coronavirus claim says he did it for 'publicity'

An airline passenger who falsely claimed he had the coronavirus aboard a WestJet flight — and got arrested for it — now feels his prank was “probably not the best thing to do.”

20 firefighters return to SoCal after battling raging fires in Australia

Twenty Angeles National Forest firefighters returned to Los Angeles Wednesday morning after spending almost a month battling the raging wildfires in Australia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. 

Baboon steals, grooms, lion cub in South Africa

After carrying the cub into the branches of a tree, the primate proceeds to groom the little lion.

Cruise ship quarantined after passenger tests positive for coronavirus

A Japanese cruise liner with more than 3,000 people on board was in quarantine off the Japanese coast Tuesday after a passenger tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Lawyer for man accused of being al-Queda leader in Iraq dispute accusations

Defense lawyers for a Phoenix-area man who Federal authorities say is suspected of killing two police officers while acting as an al-Qaeda leader in Iraq are questioning his arrest.