Drone

Global Medic, an aid agency based in Canada, is using drones — or UAVs — to help scope out remote areas in need of aid. And while they can’t deliver supplies just yet, the group says they’re still a vital way to get quick results when disasters hit.

When reporter David Rohde was in captivity in Pakistan, he worried that a drone strike might accidentally kill him. And now that it’s happened to American aid worker Warren Weinstein. Rohde says the US needs to stop strikes that use only behavioral patterns to figure out their targets.

Drones flew over Paris landmarks last night, unnerving a populace still reeling from the Charlie Hebdo attacks. But it shouldn’t come as a surprise: One of the top selling drone manufacturers calls Paris home, and they’re a hit in the French capital.

You can buy a drone at a toy store, but are those really drones? It all depends on who’s doing the flying and why — but some government agencies are having problems figuring out what’s allowed and what’s not.

Sochi’s dogs were recently described as pests, expected to be exterminated from the Olympic venues. But that cavalier attitude prompted international outrage and at least one Russian billionaire has opened up his wallet to help save some of Sochi’s dogs. Meanwhile, in the UAE, the government is ready to launch a drone delivery service. And a homeless man in England looks set to return to his native Jamaica, thanks to the generosity of strangers.