A man is China has been sentenced to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd.
When handing down the sentence, court heard the man was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement.
The attack was one of several in China in late October and November, prompting vows from local leaders to examine personal disputes that could trigger aggression, from marital troubles to disagreements over inheritance.
An Indian American student has died after being trampled at a rap music concert in Houston,Texas. Bharti Shahani, 22, died on Wednesday from injuries she suffered in the incident on Saturday, her family said at a news conference on Thursday.
An Indian-origin partner in a global consulting firm has been arrested and charged in an alleged insider trading scheme that netted him about $450,000, according to federal officials.
Local authorities have conducted investigations after New York University (NYU) evacuated multiple buildings due to bomb threats. The locations were soon evacuated, according to the university. Police conducted a search and later issued an all clear, reports Xinhua news agency.
International flight arrivals are expected to rise 11 per cent on Monday over a similar day in October at Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy international airports, with 253 flights scheduled to arrive, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Xinhua news agency reported.
Paramhans Desai, 38, was shot when he arrived at a house in McDonough in Georgia state on the evening of November 4 as he tried to make an arrest, local county Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said at a news conference. The attacker pulled away and drew a handgun and shot Desai before fleeing in a car, Scandrett said.
Along Canada's boundary, cross-border hockey rivalries were upended. Churches that had members on both sides of the border were suddenly cut off from each other.