Convenience stores in Asia give new meaning to the term: Customers can pay bills, ship packages, eat a nutritious meal and -- in some locations -- work out.
Erin Patterson was convicted of killing three relatives with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms. The judge called her actions "an enormous betrayal of trust."
The interlocking crises facing Sudan and Afghanistan come at a moment when societies in the West are turning their backs on welcoming refugees and offering international humanitarian aid.
Wary of a warmongering Russia, Germany is refitting its military, buying weapons, recruiting soldiers and also contemplating new strategic reserves of canned food.
The wartime crackdown has all but destroyed the once-vibrant stand-up comedy scene, but some persevere and live in fear of going viral and being denounced.