Truong My Lan sentenced to death in Vietnam’s largest-ever fraud case

Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon in Vietnam, was sentenced to death on Thursday in the country’s largest financial fraud case ever, state media Vietnam Net said. 

Young inventor turns heads in Chile with cardboard patrol car

In Antuco, Chile, a 10-year-old named Alfredo Ossess created a stir by driving a cardboard-made patrol car equipped with a beacon, siren, and radio.

Oscar Pistorius, Olympic 'Blade Runner,' struggles to find job post-prison: report

The double-amputee former South African track star Oscar Pistorius is struggling to find post-prison employment as members of his church see him as a "shadow" of the man he once was, according to a new report.

Natalee Holloway's killer Joran van der Sloot jumped by 2 inmates in Peru prison beatdown

Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national who brutally killed Alabama 18-year-old Natalee Holloway during her class trip to Aruba as a high school senior in 2005, has been pummeled in a remote Peruvian prison.

Palestinians return to southern Gaza after Israeli withdrawal, find city unrecognizable

Israeli troops withdrew from Khan Younis on Sunday after months of fighting and bombardment, leaving behind streets reduced to rubble and families searching for their destroyed or damaged homes.

Botswana threatens Germany with 20K elephants amid trophy hunting feud

Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, has threatened to send 20,000 of the giant living land mammals to Germany to “roam free" amid a feud over trophy hunting.

Minnesota woman killed by charging elephant in Zambia

A woman from Minnesota is dead after a bull elephant charged a vehicle she was in during a game drive in Zambia, her family confirmed to FOX 9 on Thursday.

Mother, daughter duo accused of giving illegal butt injections in Cypress

Consuelo Dal Bo and her daughter Isabella Dal Bo face charges for illegally administering butt injections, including offering a controlled substance, prompting health warnings and a call for potential victims to come forward from Houston Police.

Taiwan earthquake live updates: Trapped rock quarry workers safe

Taiwanese authorities say some 70 workers who were trapped in two rock quarries after the most powerful earthquake in 25 years rocked the island are safe.

Taiwan earthquake: Strongest in nearly 25 years leaves 9 dead

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan, damaging buildings and leaving several dead. Here’s what’s known about the massive quake.

World Central Kitchen worker killed in Israeli airstrike was a dedicated humanitarian, friends say

According to World Central Kitchen, the seven people killed in the Israeli airstrike in Gaza were from Australia, Poland, United Kingdom, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada and Palestine.

Avalanche kills 3, including American teen, near Swiss resort

Three individuals, including an American teenager, lost their lives in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt.

Julian Assange extradition to US delayed by UK court

A British court says Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges unless U.S. authorities guarantee he won’t get the death penalty.