Marijuana is usually banned in the South Asian country, but exceptions are made to celebrate Shiva, who has strong links to the practice and has often been depicted smoking pot.
It's not the first time Brazilian police officers wore costumes to stop phone thieves. Last Sunday, officers dressed as "Ghostbusters" characters caught a woman with 12 cellphones stolen in downtown Sao Paulo.
A U.N. report says Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed more than 6,000 people in a three-day assault on el-Fasher in Darfur, detailing mass killings and other atrocities.
U.S forces carried out 10 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria between Feb. 3 and Thursday in retaliation for a December ambush that killed two American soldiers.