Russia's Alexei Navalny out of coma, German hospital says

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has been taken out of an induced coma and is responsive.

Mother charged with murdering her 5 children in Germany

More than 800 people came together for a memorial for the five children who were allegedly killed by their mother at their home in the western city of Solingen, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday.

So many coronavirus deaths in Mexico, they are running out of death certificates

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Mexico so hard, they are running out of death certificates. So far, more than 66,000 people there have died of COVID-19 related causes.

Facebook blocks planned end-of-life broadcasts of chronically ill man

Alain Cocq had planned to show what he expects will be a painful end to his life after he announced on Friday that he was stopping all food and drink.

'World's loneliest elephant' living in abysmal conditions gets new chance at better life

An animal welfare group says that Kaavan the elephant, who has become a cause celebre for animal activists around the world, will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions.

Zoo beleaguered by COVID-19 says it might feed some animals to others in ‘worst, worst case’

A zoo in Germany struggling keep its animals fed because of the financial burdens caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic has been faced with the horrifying possibility that it may need to feed some of the animals to each other. 

Mother accused of killing her 5 young children

German prosecutors said Friday they will charge a 27-year-old woman with murder after five of her young children were found dead at their home in the western city of Solingen.

College professor collapses during virtual class, dies of coronavirus

Students asked for their professor's address so they could call an ambulance, but the teacher was hardly able to speak. She only responded "I can't" before passing out.

Video: 3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan

A 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught in the strings of a kite and lifted into the air.

India records biggest single-day coronavirus infection spike with 78,761 new cases

India registered 78,761 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the biggest single-day spike in the world since the pandemic began, just as the government began easing restrictions to help the battered economy.

Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time

University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

British medical leaders, prime minister urge parents to send children back to school

"Very few, if any, children or teenagers will come to long-term harm from COVID-19 due solely to attending school," British medical officers said. "This has to be set against a certainty of long-term harm to many children and young people from not attending school."

13 killed in coronavirus raid at nightclub; police tried to enforce lockdown and caused a stampede

TRAGEDY: 13 people suffocated to death in a stairwell at a nightclub when police raided the place. Officers were trying to enforce Peru's coronavirus lockdown. The attendees panicked and ran for the stairwell, where they piled up on top of each other and died. 23 survivors were arrested, and of those, 15 tested positive for coronavirus.

Vacationers, migrants drive Italy's surge in COVID-19 cases

Sicily's governor has ordered all migrants to be transferred from the island by Monday, part of a push-back by Italian regions alarmed by last week's surge in COVID-19 cases.

Washington Nationals fire employee who threw two cups of hot coffee into a woman's face

A Washington Nationals employee was fired after he threw hot coffee into a female convenience store worker's face. "The Washington Nationals learned of this horrific incident earlier today and immediately terminated the employee."