North Korean defector apparently sneaks back across DMZ to go home
Officials say a man, reportedly a North Korean who defected to the South about a year ago, has made it back across no man's land. Why would anyone do that?
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Activists say Tesla supporting "genocide" with new China showroom
The Council on American-Islamic Relations calls Tesla's new location in the city at the heart of the crackdown on Uyghur Muslims "economic support for genocide."
China denies it's working to rapidly expand its nuclear arsenal
Beijing says it's modernizing its nukes but denies U.S. claims of rapid expansion, and China won't discuss constraints unless U.S. and Russia "drastically reduce" arsenals.
Divers find WWII submarine that sank in "rare" naval confrontation
The Jantina sank on July 5, 1941, with 48 sailors aboard after being hit by torpedoes fired by the HMS Torbay in the Aegean Sea.
How green can Beijing's "green Olympics" really be?
China has promised a Winter Games to showcase its green credentials, but some call it "irresponsible" to hold an event reliant on snow and ice in a parched landscape.
Prince Andrew starts 2022 facing a possible sex abuse trial
A New York judge is to consider this week whether Virginia Roberts Giuffre's civil sex abuse lawsuit against the British royal should go to trial.
Brazil's Bolsonaro rushed to hospital for intestinal blockage
The 66-year-old Brazilian leader was on vacation when he began feeling pain, leading to a swift evacuation in the presidential plane, officials said.
Fast-growing Omicron wave could hit India hard
While its caseload is a fraction of what the U.S. is seeing, India has only vaccinated 63% of its adults, children just started getting jabs this week, and nobody has had a booster shot yet.
200-million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered on beach
Researchers believe that the area may have once been a trample ground in the Triassic period for sauropodomorphs — massive, herbivorous, long-necked dinosaurs.
Biden tells Ukraine that U.S. will act "decisively" if Russia invades
The president spoke with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday amid heightening tensions in the region.
4 women choke to death on New Year's rice cakes
Every year, Japan issues public warnings to be careful when eating mochi -- and nearly every year, people choke to death anyway.
Israel hits Gaza with airstrikes
The Israeli military said the attacks targeted a rocket manufacturing facility and a military post for Hamas.
Judge says Prince Andrew can't stop lawsuit over residency claim
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has alleged that she was sexually abused by Prince Andrew while she was a teenager being sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
More than 2,600 U.S. flights canceled on Saturday
More than 12,000 U.S. flights have been canceled since December 24.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu remembered at state funeral
His plain pine coffin, the cheapest available at his request to avoid any ostentatious displays, was the center of the service.
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