Russian officials say a gunman attacked a school in the city of Kazan and nine people were killed and 21 wounded. Kazan is a city 700 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow. The gunman has been arrested. (May 11)
A nutrition expert who came up with innovative ways to farm fish and incorporate them into the diets in developing countries has won the World Food Prize. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is being recognized for her work in fish-based food systems.
A Paralympic athletics test event with no spectators is underway at Tokyo's National Stadium. As organisers weigh up whether to press ahead in the face of mounting pressure to cancel the global spectacle, one Para athlete says she is not sure if it can be said 'with confidence' that the summer Games can be held safely for everyone.
When the coronavirus shut down the Levis Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton, Florida, 98-year-old Trudy Berlin sprang into action to keep her weekly women's group active. (May 11)
In Syria, the al-Kharrats are one of the largest Damascene families trying to preserve the Sufi whirling ritual often performed in public during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Almost every popular spot in the capital offers some form of dervish performance for customers during this month, but their performances are limited to Syria after the country's conflict stopped them from travelling.
Bangalore (India) (AFP) – 120 tonnes of liquid oxygen arrive in Bangalore from the eastern state of Jharkhand to provide relief to overwhelmed hospitals. India is facing a steep increase in Covid-19 cases, with the World Health Organization calling the variant spreading in the country a “concern at the global level”.
A generation of young people in the United Kingdom has been scarred by the emotional toll of lockdown. Charities and sector workers warn of poorer families falling through the cracks of an overstretched and under-resourced support network, where children face a stark reality: get worse or don't get seen.
"The Sakura", a purple-pink 15.81 carat diamond, could fetch up to $38 million when it goes on sale in Hong Kong next week.
In Italy, a TV series with a predominantly black cast is breaking down stereotypes in a country where racist language and imagery are not uncommon. Made by Netflix, "Zero" follows the antics of a young black Italian man with supernatural powers who helps solve mysteries and crimes.
Tom Cruise has returned his Golden Globe Awards to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a source close to the actor told CNN, amid growing controversy surrounding the HFPA. HLN's Kristina Fitzpatrick has the details.
A makeshift hospital has been opened at a Sikh temple in Delhi, India to treat COVID-19 patients as the country is struggling to cope with the second wave of coronavirus epidemic. As India struggles to fight the ever-rising number of COVID-19 cases amid a lack of medical staff and dire shortages of oxygen and beds, the private sector and religious groups have stepped up to the plate.
The cumulative total of global COVID-19 cases approached 158 million, with the death toll exceeding 3.28 million as of Monday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO COVID-19 dashboard showed that the global case count reached 157,973,438, including a death toll of 3,288,455 as of 17:15 Central European Summer Time on Monday.
