Finnish PM Sanna Marin defends dancing video; takes drug test to clear herself

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Friday she has taken a drug test “for her own legal protection” after a video was leaked of her dancing and lip-syncing songs at a private party.

Woman cut off boyfriend's penis after he tried to rape 14-year-old daughter, reports say

“I brought a knife from the kitchen and chopped off his private parts to teach him a lesson,” the mother was quoted as saying. “I have no regrets for what I did.”

Putin ready to arm Russia's allies with 'most advanced types of weapons'

Putin didn’t name any country in particular, but noted that “Russia sincerely values its historically strong, friendly and trusting relations with countries of Latin America, Asia and Africa.”

Lawyers for Brittney Griner appeal Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.

Divers find wreckage of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command says more than half the ship’s crew was lost during the attack in World War I.

WHO to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

Monkeypox was first named in 1958 when research monkeys in Denmark were observed to have a “pox-like” disease.

European airport will pay passengers who missed flights amid summer chaos

The Dutch airport was one of several across Europe, including London's Heathrow, that was plunged into chaos by staff shortages and soaring demand.

Roller coaster crash at Legoland park in Germany injures 34

Two roller coaster trains crashed into each other Thursday at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring at least 34 people, two of them severely, German media reported.

Langya: Scientists monitoring newly-detected virus after 35 infected in China

The new virus, called Langya henipavirus (LayV), was reported in patients in eastern China and is thought to have emerged in shrews. Here’s what scientists know so far.

Raymond Briggs, author of 'The Snowman,' dies at 88

British children’s author and illustrator Raymond Briggs, whose creations include "The Snowman" and "Fungus the Bogeyman," has died. He was 88.

Record-breaking rainfall, flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Seoul, South Korea

At least nine people have been killed after nearly 16 inches of rain led to historic flooding in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, and forecasters warn an additional 10 inches could fall by the end of the week.