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.
Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather for cookouts, fireworks and family reunions over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, according to the White House.
Pakistan has for long completely rejected assertions of having Taliban footprints on its soil. However, incumbent Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has admitted that Islamabad not only hosts families of the Taliban, but it also is aware of fighters getting medical treatment in the country.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that there was nothing to discuss during a recent meeting of an advisory group established to allocate coronavirus vaccines.
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd on Friday. Floyd's death, which came as Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes, touched off a global reckoning about police violence against Black people.
His comments drew nationwide condemnation from human rights activists and the country’s opposition, which sought an apology. The controversial statements aired over the weekend came in an interview on Axios, a documentary news series on HBO.