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Panama's national beauty contest opens to transgender women

Transgender women will from this year be able to compete in Panama's national beauty contest, the organizers said on Monday.

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pentagon probe slams ex-White House Dr. Jackson's behaviour

The Department of Defence inspector general released a scathing report Wednesday on the conduct of Ronny Jackson, now a congressman from Texas, when he worked as a top White House physician.

In this image from KYMA law enforcement work at the scene of a deadly crash involving a semitruck and an SUV in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (KYMA via AP)

SUV in California crash where 13 died came through hole in border fence

Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest crashes involving migrants sneaking into the U.S. had entered California through a hole cut into the border fence with Mexico in what was believed to be a larger smuggling operation, officials said Wednesday. 3

In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo rioting supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Police uncover 'possible plot' by militia to breach U.S. Capitol

Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a 'possible plot' by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden's victory.

Ankeny Police investigate the scene at the Lakeside Center where a suspicious package was found on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa. Technicians safely detonated the device, and the center was reopened. Police later confirmed that the device was a pipe bomb. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Police: Live pipe bomb found at polling place in Iowa

The discovery of a live pipe bomb at a central Iowa polling place as voters were casting ballots in a special election forced an evacuation of the building, police said.

Police are seen in the area after several people were attacked in Vetlanda, Sweden, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Mikael Fritzon/TT News Agency via AP)

Man injures 8 with axe in Sweden before being shot, arrested

A man armed with an axe attacked and injured eight people in a southern Swedish town Wednesday before being shot and arrested, police said.

Spain's King Felipe VI delivers his speech during a ceremony to honour victims of terror attacks in Europe, on the 16th anniversary of Madrid attacks, at the Trocadero in Paris, Wednesday March 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE

The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI acknowledged Wednesday that they got COVID-19 vaccine shots during a visit to the United Arab Emirates to see their father, the former monarch who has faced financial investigations at home.

265 pounds of suspected cannabis towed to man found unconscious in the Detroit River. (courtesy Chief Patrol Agent Douglas Harrison/Twitter)

Long U.S. prison stay for Canadian drug mule who used river

A Canadian man who was found unconscious and tethered to 185 pounds (84 kilograms) of marijuana in the Detroit River was sentenced Wednesday to about six years in a U.S. prison.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Leumit Health Care Services vaccination facility and meets Theodor Salzen, the 4 millionth person in Israel to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool via AP)

ICC launches war crimes probe into Israeli practices

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday launched an investigation into alleged crimes in the Palestinian territories, turning the tribunal's focus toward Israeli military actions and settlement construction on lands captured in the 1967 Mideast war.

Policemen and soldiers armed with guns and slingshots advance towards anti-coup protesters in Mandalay, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo)

Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters: reports

Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month's coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts on social media and local news reports compiled by a data analyst. 1

A police officer checks vehicles entering Slovakia at the Slovakia-Austria border crossing in Bratislava.

Slovakia's political crisis, triggered by Sputnik V, deepens

The political crisis in Slovakia deepened on Wednesday after a member of the ruling coalition demanded a reconstruction of the Cabinet.

In this Feb. 28, 2021, photo, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Trump's cash plea could complicate GOP fundraising efforts

The Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on Donald Trump's lure with small donors ahead of next year's midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress. 9

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