A tiny Asian snake was found on a Qantas Boeing 747 airliner in Australia, leading to 370 passengers being grounded overnight.
US President Barack Obama has held a televised address to the nation to explain US policy on Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons.
President Barack Obama said Monday that he would "absolutely" put plans for strikes on Syria on hold if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave up control of his country's chemical weapons.
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - United States (US) President Barack Obama on Friday denied he has poor relations with Mr Vladimir Putin after cancelling their Moscow talks, but said the Russian President can sometimes appear "like a bored kid in the back of the classroom".
Remains of a missile were found. It probably carried the poison gas. Experts in chemicals agreed that there was a chemical attack but they don't know what poison was used.
Liberia's education minister says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam.
An argument of two Chinese people resulted in an accident. A woman was arguing with her boyfriend.
A policeman who is alleged to have seriously injured an infant by grabbing her and hurling her onto the ground had been detained in central China's Henan Province, local authorities told Xinhua on Sunday.
A man was electrocuted and died after he climbed atop a high pylon carrying a power line in order to profess his love for a woman in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province on August 9.
Hundreds of people were killed on Wednesday when Egyptian security forces moved in to clear camps in Cairo occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.