An extremist plot was unraveled in the Netherlands, an Iraqi human rights activist was shot and two people lost at sea have been recovered.

The leaders of North and South Korea met to discuss denuclearization, federal funding for Native American tribes will be increased to fight violence against women and a new cycling world record was set. 

Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut hit land, NASA launched a satellite to measure changes in ice cover and a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe led to government criticism. 

A team of industrial engineering students represented RIT at a statewide competition.