150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet.

China starts COVID-19 vaccinations for children 3 and up

Local city and provincial level governments in at least five Chinese provinces issued notices in recent days announcing that children ages 3 to 11 will be required to get their vaccinations.

Amnesty International calls for charges to be dropped against Julian Assange

Amnesty International is calling for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange ahead of a hearing against a decision by U.K. courts in January to reject the United States’ request to extradite him.

Kashmir students face terror investigation for cheering Pakistan win

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India's loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game

Japan’s Princess Mako gives up royal status to marry commoner boyfriend

Japanese Princess Mako gave up her royal status to marry commoner Kei Komuro and said it was "a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts.”

Moderna to supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

Moderna said it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries at its “lowest tiered price.”

UN: Greenhouse gas levels hit new record in 2020 despite lockdowns

Greenhouse gas levels hit a new record high in 2020 and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade, the U.N. says.

Greenhouse gas levels hit record high, UN report says

The U.N. weather agency says greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the last decade.

Sudan's military seizes power in coup, arrests PM and other leaders

Sudan’s military seized power on Monday after troops arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior officials.

Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos ruled legally 'people'

A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S.

Facebook: Language gaps weaken platform's screening of hate, terrorism

Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.

California travel blogger among 2 killed in Mexico’s Tulum

A California woman was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum.

South Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating Moderna shot

A team of young scientists in South Africa is assembling the equipment needed to reverse engineer Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

More elephants evolving to be tuskless after years of poaching, researchers say

Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.

New Zealand prime minister keeps cool amid earthquake during news conference

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was visibly startled by an earthquake during a news conference, but she quickly smiled and turned her attention back to the reporter.

Queen Elizabeth II returns to Windsor Castle after hospital stay

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II went to a hospital in London on Wednesday but was back at Windsor Castle on Friday and in good spirits.

Tiny town slammed by applications for free land

A town in the Australian Outback hoped its offer of free residential land to anyone who would make it their home might attract five new families to the remote community of 800. But authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 inquiries in less than two weeks.

Vermont man paid $4K to have person tortured and killed on video

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DISTURBING DETAILS: A Vermont man paid a woman to kidnap and film a victim being tortured and killed.