Colin Dwyer

The Knightscope K5 is a state-of-the-art machine, a patrol bot built to rove complexes in search of "unusual activity." But on Monday, it appeared to have a little trouble with stairs.

Days after a Sydney woman was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, Australian publications are covering the story as front-page news.

Facing rampant fires in the western province, Canadian officials have called for help from the military and even Australian firefighters. And authorities only expect the situation to worsen.

Evaldas Rimasauskas is accused of crafting a massive scheme to defraud Google and Facebook of more than $100 million. But the Lithuanian national will appeal the extradition order handed down Monday.

It's the first major overture under new South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who has promised greater openness with Pyongyang. The proposal aims to de-escalate hostility near the inter-Korean border.

Roughly 98 percent of voters in Sunday's symbolic referendum rejected President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution. Still, Maduro has dismissed the vote as "meaningless."

As a symbolic vote nears on President Maduro's plan to replace the constitution, protesters greeted a surprise guest: the police officer who attacked government buildings from a helicopter last month.

The 92-year-old former president was working with the charity in Canada when he "became dehydrated" and was taken to a hospital Thursday. Carter says to "keep building," according to the group.

Customers who visited an ATM in Corpus Christi, Texas, kept receiving a curious note with their receipts: "Please help." Finally, someone contacted the police. "It was just crazy," an officer said.

More than 40 others were injured in the attack, which targeted a small town on the border with Nigeria. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the bombing bears hallmarks of Boko Haram.

The conviction handed down Wednesday carries a prison sentence of nine and a half years for the popular ex-president. Still, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains free as he appeals the verdict.

The move is historic for Beijing, which has aimed to project a presence in Africa: "This base will support China's navy to go farther afield," state-run media say, "and it is of great significance."

The 2011 law, which bars wearing clothing that "partially or totally covers the face" in public, had come under fire for allegedly violating Muslim women's rights to privacy and freedom of religion.

Puppeteer Steve Whitmire has voiced the iconic star of the Muppets since 1990, when he took over after show creator Jim Henson's death. Now, longtime Muppets veteran Matt Vogel is assuming the mantle.

A bus came under gunfire Monday evening in the disputed region. Indian politicians condemned the violence Tuesday, yet praised the actions of the driver who carried the rest of the pilgrims to safety.

The U.S. secretary of state will also visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The latter has joined three other countries in isolating tiny Qatar. The shuttle diplomacy marks a shift in approach for Tillerson.

The unfolding epidemic in the war-ravaged country "continues to spiral out of control," the International Committee of the Red Cross announced Monday.

Though the mosque now lies in ruins, the moment marks a symbolic victory for Iraqis, who watched three years ago as ISIS declared a "caliphate" from its pulpit. But the fight is by no means over.

The curiously named submersible wrapped up its inaugural voyage last week. And, as the British Antarctic Survey noted Wednesday, Boaty acquitted itself well on the seven-week expedition.

"Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform" — and readers first met Paddington with those words in 1958. Bond, who died Tuesday, turned that bear into an unforgettable friend.