American man slashes his own throat in Taiwan courtroom

Venezuela’s middle class is dumpster diving for food
76 percent of Venezuelans now fall under the poverty line, a drastic increase from just two years ago

Maria Sharapova learns punishment for using banned substance
Five-time Grand Slam champion announced last winter in Los Angeles that she failed doping test in January

Mom burns daughter alive for eloping, has no regrets
Police say woman confessed to burning 17-year-old girl alive to punish her for marrying against family’s wishes

Thailand’s elephant whisperer rescues the injured
There are currently fewer than 3,000 elephants living in the forests of Thailand; Sangduen “Lek” Chailert is committed to changing that

U.S.: Chinese jet approached in “unsafe manner”
The U.S. says a Chinese fighter jet performed an “unsafe” intercept of an American spy plane

Christo (the artist) to let people “walk on the water”
80-year-old US-artist says “any interpretation is legitimate” of his latest work — which will stretch about 2 miles across a lake in Italy

Olympian puts his sperm on ice over Zika fears
U.K. long jump champ Greg Rutherford’s partner says they want more kids, and mosquito-borne disease is a risk too far

Slow progress, worst to come in battle for ISIS stronghold
Iraq forces claim new ground in operation to take back city where support for extremists has festered for years

Bomb threat forces EgyptAir jet to make emergency landing
Plane en route to Beijing from Cairo makes unscheduled stop in Uzbekistan after phoned-in threat

Monkey misstep cuts the power in Kenya
Electricity company says it regrets “isolated incident,” and is looking at boosting security at all of its power plants

Bombing targets Turkish security forces 2nd day in a row
Reports of multiple deaths after huge blast at police headquarters near border with war-torn Syria

Iraqi forces try to re-take Fallujah from ISIS with help from air strikes
Bombs and booby traps are slowing the progress as Iraqi forces work their way into Fallujah