French authorities on Wednesday were trying to determine who controlled a number of unmanned aircraft that had flown over Paris for the second night in a row. Witnesses reported sightings near the Eiffel Tower, the Invalides military museum, the U.S. Embassy and major thoroughfares leading in and out of the city.
Residents of Vernon, British Columbia witnessed a rare weather phenomena on Sunday, Feb. 22, which looked like a science fiction movie scene. An elongated cloud formation, known as a "hole punch cloud" or a "fall streak," appeared above the southern region of the province in the early morning. Residents posted pictures on social media that went viral and had people buzzing with speculation.
A measles outbreak in Europe sparked a step up in vaccination campaigns throughout the region after over 22,000 people were infected by the contagious disease since 2014. The World Health Organization in Europe called for more effective measles vaccination campaigns as the outbreak persists.
Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñarritu has been a topic of discussion as much for his speech about the Mexican government as for the words Sean Penn chose to use when presenting him with an award.
ISIS militants have abducted at least 90 men, women and children from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, according to reports by the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Authorities in Spain have broken up a ring dedicated to recruiting young women to join the ISIS militant group. The Iberian country's action comes as a number of European nations are taking steps to stop citizens from traveling to Syria and Iraq given rising fears that some of them might return to carry out terrorist attacks.
Venezuelan police shot a 14-year-old high school student in the head during anti-government protests in the state of Tachira. The teenager’s death continues to fuel the fire against the government; however, the police officer has been arrested.
Coca-Cola's largest bottler in Mexico has suspended operations in the capital of the state of Guerrero after its workers and trucks were attacked, Associated Press reports.
The United States Department of State confirmed a Cuban government delegation will visit the U.S. this week as efforts to reestablish diplomatic relations continue.
Over 100 anti-government activists were arrested Sunday in Cuba, and detainees are waiting to hear if they will be released Monday, according to dissidents.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon on Monday strongly criticized the deal that appears to be emerging from the talks on Iran's nuclear program, warning it would represent "a great danger to the peace of the Western world" and "a danger to the security of the state of Israel."
Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday accused each other of having violated a ceasefire meant to halt the clashes between separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine. At the same time, the countries' top diplomats called for a "strict implementation" of the Feb. 12 truce.
The trial against a U.S. Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipino moves forward after a court entered a not guilty plea for the accused. The Marine refused to enter a plea during the proceedings.
Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urged the United States and other outside countries to continue their support as the nation recovers from the Ebola epidemic, Yahoo! News reports according to the Associated Press.
The family of Elijah Marsh, the three-year-old Toronto boy who froze to death after wandering outside on a bitterly cold morning last week, has invited the public to attend the little boy's funeral on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined the Geneva negotiations over Iran's nuclear program on Monday as a two-phase deal between Washington and Tehran seemed to be taking shape.
Foreign runners will not be allowed to compete in the annual Pyongyang marathon this year as North Korea is limiting participation to its own citizens. The decision was apparently made over concerns over the Ebola virus, which North Korean state media have suggested was created by the U.S. military as a biological weapon.
In the world of international drug cartel Joaquin Guzman was considered public enemy number one.
Guzman, known by the nickname "El Chapo," was responsible for putting more narcotics on American streets than anyone in history.In the world of international drug cartel Joaquin Guzman was considered public enemy number one. But a year later things have not exactly changed
