The Rwandan driver whose car hit a reporter has been fined $920 after his guilty plea for involuntary manslaughter. The driver will also pay $500 for injuries the motorcyclist suffered.
Mexican officials find 14 bodies in an overturned pickup truck that was submerged in a canal. Police found five Guatemalan identification cards on the bodies of 10 men and three women.
George Gao, a leading Chinese scientist, advised that the international community "calm down" over new COVID-19 variants being detected in the pandemic's nation of origin.
Belgian police took control of several buildings in raids targeting a sex trafficking ring forcing women into prostitution. The police seized nearly $1.6 million in cash.
Russian officials are requesting a lengthy prison term for a former governor who is standing trial on murder charges. Sergei Furgal's arrest two years ago led to weeks-long protests.
Indonesia police arrested an Italian fugitive who was wanted on mafia-related drug charges. Antonio Strangio was arrested at Bali's International Airport when he landed from Australia.
NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg warned that China's surveillance flight program represented threat to “global” security during a Wednesday press briefing.
Cybercrime is now constituting 20% of Spain's registered offenses. The country's government pledged Wednesday to take stronger action against all cybercrime offenses.
Two children were killed and six other were hospitalized when a bus crashed into a daycare in Canada. The driver was arrested and charged with homicide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy descended upon the U.K. and urged members of Parliament and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send warplanes to Ukraine.
Nicola Bulley disappeared on Jan. 27 while walking her dog along the River Wyre, but some have started to disagree with the police theory that she fell into the water.
Latvian firefighters are trying to extinguish a fire at a California drone company's headquarters in the country. The production plant was established in 2009.
An international team examining the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 says there are “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on supplying the weaponry used in the attack.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the People's Republic of China has given "stern protest" to the United States' handling of the surveillance aircraft shot down last week.
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has killed more than 11,000 people, the deadliest in 10 years. The death toll from Monday's quake is expected to continue to rise.