World

• Iran hiding missile, drone programs under guise of commercial front to evade sanctions

  Iran turns to commercial sector to conceal its development of its ballistic missile program and evade sanctions as tensions with the West mount amid wars in Ukraine and Middle East.

• Archaeologists discover 12,000-year-old pebbles that could provide new insights about the wheel

  Researchers gave a detailed look into perforated stones collected out of excavations in Israel, and came to the conclusion that they could have served as spindle whorls.

• Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican

  Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the Vatican, including a humble wooden casket.

• Chief opponent to Uganda's president appears in court days after going missing

  Kizza Besigye, a prominent critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, appeared in a military court Wednesday after being reported missing in Kenya.

• Japan says it will watch China’s military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace

  Japanese officials said they are watching to see if China prevents further airspace violations; China explained that an August violation of Japanese airspace was unintentional.