A polar bear that wandered into a remote village in northwestern Iceland was shot dead by the police after posing a threat to a woman staying in a summer house.
The mayor of Munich opens the Bavarian Oktoberfest with a ceremony in which the first beer barrel is tapped. The festival, known for its safety measures, welcomes millions of visitors who wear traditional Bavarian attire.
A team of amateur archaeologists volunteering at a research site in North France found a 200-year-old message in a bottle that was still readable. The message was written by PJ Féret in 1825 during an excavation in Dieppe.
Boeing has dismissed its head of defense and space division following problems with the Starliner spacecraft and significant cost overruns on other projects.
A Swedish teenager involved in gang violence in Denmark has been sentenced to five years in prison after throwing a hand grenade into a jewelry store. This is the first conviction following a wave of gang violence originating from Sweden this summer.
