People who falsely pass off their pets as service animals - think of a woman in Wisconsin last year who claimed the right to bring her kangaroo into McDonald's - have frustrated people with legitimate needs to such an extent that legislators in several states are considering laws to restore the animals' credibility.
In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study found that the films and television produced by major media companies are "whitewashed", and that an "epidemic of invisibility" runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities and LGBT people.
Protesters demanding better conditions for their caste said on Monday that they had accepted a state government offer aimed at ending days of riots that have killed at least 19 people, as troops won back control of a canal that supplies much of New Delhi's water.
Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shiite Muslim minority, accused of spying for Iran, several local newspapers and television reported on Monday.
Tourists began fleeing cyclone-ravaged Fiji on Monday and aid efforts intensified as the death toll climbed to 20, with officials warning it could rise further as reports trickle in from devastated remote communities.
Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, officials said on Sunday, ending speculation it could be acquired by Islamic State and used as a weapon.
This is what the Zika outbreak looks like in Venezuela, a country whose medical system has teetered for months on the brink of collapse:
London's mayor Boris Johnson threw his weight behind the campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on Sunday, in a blow for his old friend and rival Prime Minister David Cameron who had appealed for his backing.
Bolivian President Evo Morales looked headed for defeat in a referendum on whether the leader can seek a fourth term in office, according to exit polls and early results on Sunday.
In New York City, there's no escaping the pressure to be taller and thinner - not even for the skyscrapers.
Authorities trying to piece together an hourslong weekend rampage that left six people dead in western Michigan said they are looking into a report that the suspect picked up at least one fare for a ride-hailing service between shootings.
Iran negotiated with Russia at the weekend over buying an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, which it requires to meet its military needs, a foreign ministry spokesman in Teheran said.
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