The "Fly With Me" kite festival was created as a show of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan to mark one year since the country fell to the Taliban.
In addition, at least 40 people were wounded when Islamic militants stormed a popular hotel in Mogadishu, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with security forces.
In recent years, orcas have been damaging the rudders of pleasure yachts, mostly along the coasts of Portugal and Spain. Scientists and sailors are struggling to understand the encounters.
Some oil leaked from the engine area of the cargo ship, which initially started to sink, but it was brought under control, an official with the Kushimoto Coast Guard said.
A drug cartel hijacked and burned more than a dozen vehicles across Tijuana and killed innocent bystanders in the region during a spree of violence. But can officials reassure a nervous city?
The thylacine had trademark stripes and, rare in the animal world, abdominal pouches in both females and males. The last known specimen died in a zoo in 1936.