Whether they shoot BBs, pellets, paintballs or nothing at all, imitation guns can be indistinguishable from the real thing - it's one reason why some criminals gravitate toward them. Plus they're cheap and easy to get.
The hulking, prehistoric-looking monitor lizards that stalk the grounds of Bangkok's Lumpini Park have long triggered fascination - and fear - from visitors to the city center's main green space.
In California's Central Valley, where verdant fields of fruit and vegetables unfurl under sunny skies, the water that feeds them - and flows into taps across the region - contains a toxic and silent poison.
Laughter and lively chatter filled a room at a modest apartment in Tokyo one recent Thursday night as more than two dozen kids and volunteers gathered around tables laden with curry, rice, salad and fruits.
A French hitchhiker who flew into a rage after spending four days unsuccessfully trying to thumb a ride out of a small New Zealand town pleaded guilty to criminal damage on Tuesday.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was arrested on Monday in Linden, New Jersey, following a dramatic gunbattle with police after they were summoned by a neighborhood bar owner who thought the bearded man sleeping against his closed tavern's front door in the pouring rain resembled the bombing suspect.
An orphaned baby koala in Australia has found solace cuddling a fluffy toy marsupial in the absence of his mother as he recovers from the trauma of her death.
Indonesia's tax office will investigate Alphabet Inc's Google for suspected unpaid taxes from billions of dollars worth of advertising revenue, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Thursday.
John Esteban Perez was 13 when he joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia rebels in Colombia. Now 26, he has spent half his life as a guerrilla.
Syria's cease-fire has faltered further after an aid convoy was hit by airstrikes, with a monitoring group saying at least 12 people were killed in the attack, mostly truck drivers and Red Crescent workers.
Syria's wheat harvest nearly halved to 1.3 million tons this year, the lowest in 27 years, as fighting and poor rainfall further degraded the farming sector and the nation's ability to feed itself.
Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety on Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.
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