Escaped lion attacks woman, 2 children on busy street in Pakistan
CCTV footage released by the police showed the lion jumping a barrier, pursuing a woman, jumping on her back and knocking her to the ground
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Dozens injured in Rome gas station explosion: "It looked like hell"
The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the city.
Russia becomes first country to recognize Taliban's rule in Afghanistan
A former senior Taliban official told CBS News that while the move was welcome, "Russia and China can't financially support us the way the Americans did."
Notorious Swedish crime boss arrested 1,600 miles away
Ismael Abdo is one of Sweden's most wanted criminals and the subject of an international arrest warrant since 2024.
"Unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes unearthed by archaeologists
Archaeologists reported finding the first "exceptionally large shoe" on May 21 and have continued to discover more since then, according to Vindolanda's website.
Russia pounds Kyiv with biggest aerial attacks yet despite Trump-Putin call
Russia hit Kyiv with its biggest aerial attacks of the war despite a call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
North Korean eludes military, landmines to cross border into South Korea
The mission to safely guide the man to the South involved a considerable number of South Korean troops and took around 20 hours
New twist after dozens of cockfighting participants mysteriously vanish
Interest in the unsolved cases has surged since the televised appearance of a witness who claimed to know where bodies had been submerged in Lake Taal.
Elephant kills 2 women from U.K. and New Zealand in Zambia
The victims — Easton Janet Taylor from the U.K. and Alison Jean Taylor from New Zealand — were attacked by a female elephant that was with a calf, police said.
Wildfires prompt evacuations from Greek island Crete
Firefighters struggled to gain control over a massive wildfire burning on the Greek island of Crete, as powerful winds fanned the flames.
Stolen gold from French shipwreck could spell trouble for U.S. couple
The couple has been accused of helping to sell the gold for a French diver who stole it decades ago, but have denied knowledge of any wrongdoing.
Ukraine kills top Russian commander, but frets about Trump's aid cuts
Ukraine killed a senior Russian navy commander in a strike, but it may do little to ease anxiety over diminishing support from the White House.
U.S. teen detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents
A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who say his flight to the frozen continent was unauthorized.
Man dies after being bitten by bat with "extremely rare" infection
A man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, Australian health officials said.
Pope Leo XIV is reviving a centuries-old papal summer vacation tradition
Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.
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