Teenager kills 19 in Crimea college shooting: Russian officials
At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea on Wednesday when a student went through the building shooting at fellow pupils before killing himself, Russian law enforcement officials said.
Sober start as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada
Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities like Toronto and Vancouver, where stores are not yet open.
Greek foreign minister quits in Macedonia name row
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted the resignation of his foreign minister on Wednesday, Greece’s first major political casualty in a drive to end a decades-old name dispute with Macedonia.
Suspect package sparks brief security alert near UK parliament
Police cordoned off roads near parliament on Wednesday after a suspect package sparked a brief security alert.
U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura to step down at end of November
U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday he would step down at the end of November for family reasons, quitting as the Syrian government – backed by Iran and Russia – has retaken most of the country and a political deal remains elusive.
Son-in-law who ordered Monaco heiress’ murder gets life sentence
A French court handed a life sentence on Wednesday to the Polish son-in-law of a wealthy Monaco heiress who ordered her murder in an apparent attempt to acquire an inheritance.
British PM May says Brexit deal is achievable
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she believed a Brexit deal was achievable if both sides worked “intensively” in the coming days and weeks.
Trump says he doesn’t want to abandon Riyadh in crisis over journalist
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not want to walk away from Saudi Arabia despite concerns about a missing Saudi journalist, as pressure mounted on the kingdom to answer Turkish allegations he was killed in Istanbul.
Second explosive device found at Crimea attack scene disarmed: RIA
A second explosive device found among the personal possessions of the chief suspect in a deadly attack on a college in Crimea that left at least 17 dead on Wednesday has been disarmed, the RIA news agency cited officials as saying.
Freed Vietnamese dissident ‘Mother Mushroom’ flies to U.S.: sources
The Vietnamese dissident known as “Mother Mushroom” was released from prison on Wednesday and left Vietnam on a flight to the United States, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
