High-profile real estate tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death Thursday in Vietnam’s largest ever financial fraud case.The 67-year-old — who chaired a company that developed luxury hotels and apartments — was charged with fraud totaling $12.5 billion.Lan’s arrest was part of Vietnam’s ongoing anti-corruption drive.HANOI, Vietnam (AP) —…

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s Aerobotics is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in helping fruit and nut farmers improve crop yields. Although the Cape Town-based company only started nine years ago, it is already operating in 18 countries, with the U.S. being their largest market, followed by South Africa, Australia, Spain and…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Gen. Michael Kurilla met with IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen Hezi Halevi in Israel on Thursday, amid rising tensions with Tehran, which has continued to threaten revenge for the destruction of an Iranian consulate in Damascus.Kurilla was scheduled to visit Israel, but he…

An avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden on Thursday killed three people from the Netherlands who were on a skiing and hiking trip, authorities said. Another person was rescued and taken to a hospital.AMERICAN TEEN AMONG 3 KILLED IN AVALANCHE NEAR POPULAR SWISS RESORTPolice said a group of…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Under heavy U.S. pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave.But days later, there are few signs of those promises materializing and international officials…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of traffic police was shot to death Thursday in Mexico’s troubled Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.The city government said gunmen killed Eduardo Chávez, the head of municipal traffic police. The assailants opened fire on Chávez on a street relatively far away from the resort’s…

Three men who went missing after leaving from Polowat Atoll, Micronesia, to go fishing were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday, after a U.S. Navy plane saw their plea for “help,” which was spelled out on the sand using palm tree fronds.The Coast Guard said in a press…

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl.The mother of the girl, who is from neighboring Haiti, alleged the assault occurred last week near the upscale resort town of…

Frederico Goldsztein was just nine years old when he was first diagnosed with a life-altering brain tumor called Medulloblastoma, the most common brain cancer for children.Frederico, now 17, was living a healthy life with his family in Brazil. He loved school and loved to read. His father, Fernando Goldsztein said…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked a scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests.Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward…