Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Qur'an stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire.
A gunman killed two people at a construction site in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women's World Cup tournament. The shooter was also dead, and authorities said a police officer and four civilians were injured.
Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement to students and staff that he would step down Aug. 31. The resignation comes after the board of trustees launched a review in December following allegations he engaged in fraud and other unethical conduct related to research and papers.
The director of No Labels, an American non-profit political organization, believes the time for their idea of a presidential candidate may be coming.
Russia's latest warning to ships sailing to Ukraine's ports on the Black Sea, along with the disintegration of the grain deal, complicates the political calculus for all parties involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and threatens to push the world's poorest countries closer to a food crisis.
Las Vegas police have confirmed they served a search warrant this week in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
