Sharon J. Riley

Syria recaptures Palmyra, the first home-shopping network for weapons goes live, and a sinkhole in China swallows 25 tons of fish

North Korea claims it could destroy Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb, a Utah lawmaker compares pornography to polio, and a man sells his newborn daughter online

The United States lifts economic sanctions against Iran, Mein Kampf sells out in Germany, and Auckland bans mermaid swimsuits

Somalia bans Christmas, Canada runs out of candy canes, and a monkey steals a bus

Justin Trudeau becomes prime minister-designate of Canada, a three-year-old boy drives a car, and Malaysia bans the Love and Sex with Robots conference

Hungarians seal their border, a 14-year-old Somali-American is arrested for brining a clock to school, and scientists launch the Campaign Against Sex Robots