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Son of former Citibank chief accused of groping woman at ritzy Bahamas resort, as husband who defended her is set to stand trial: report
The son of Citi Private Bank's former CEO allegedly groped a woman during a New Years party at a ritzy Bahamas resort, prompting her husband to slap the 19-year-old in...
Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro dead at 92
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
France launches manhunt as gunmen ambush prison van to free inmate, kill two guards
French authorities launched a major manhunt on Tuesday after gunmen in balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France to free a drug dealer, killing two prison guards in the...
Natural History Museum curator detained in Turkey for trying to smuggle 1,500 spider, scorpion samples
An American Museum of Natural History curator was detained in Istanbul after allegedly attempting to smuggle 1,500 spider, tarantula and scorpion samples out of the country.
Woman who punched crocodile to save twin to be honored by King Charles
Georgia Laurie saved her twin sister, Melissa, from a crocodile attack three years ago.
Soccer legend's heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen, want to stop its auction
Diego Maradona’s heirs will launch a lawsuit to try and stop the auction of a trophy he was awarded after the 1986 World Cup won by Argentina, their lawyer said.
100-foot-tall billboard collapses onto pedestrians in India, killing 14 and injuring 74
According to city officials, a 100-foot-tall billboard fell onto a gas station in the suburb of Ghatkopar in the western city of Mumbai on Monday evening. At least 47 people were rescued...
Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town
Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames further.
UN admits Gaza death toll wrong, with almost 50% fewer women, children killed than previously reported
In a dramatic shift, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has revised its data pertaining to the number of Palestinian casualties in the seven-month-old Gaza war.
Belgian teen arrested after he allegedly 'lent out' 14-year-old girlfriend to underage pals in vile gang rape
A Belgian teen was allegedly gang raped by a group of minors after being "lent out" to the group by her own boyfriend, according to reports.
Shocking video shows Putin loyalist's car in flames in what he calls a failed assassination attempt by Ukraine
Denis Kharitonov, a Putin loyalist and Russian lawmaker who enlisted in the war in Ukraine, claims he was the target of an assassination attempt by Kyiv after his car exploded...
Teacher accused of having sex with 2 students tearfully reveals baby she had with one was 'taken away'
The UK teacher who had a baby with an underage student while out on bail for having sex with another teenage boy broke down in court after revealing her newborn...
Astonishing video shows skydivers in wingsuits tear through London's Tower Bridge at over 150mph
Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel, both pro Red Bull skydivers from Austria, carried out the wingsuit stunt first thing Sunday when they jumped from a helicopter hovering roughly 3,000 ft above...
Pilot stayed '100% calm' landing plane safely after equipment failure forced him to scramble
An Australian pilot has been hailed a hero for staying "100% calm" when landing an airplane without landing gear after flying it around an airport for almost three hours to...
Ben & Jerry's board calls pro-Palestinian campus protests 'essential' to democracy
The Vermont-based frozen dairy dessert maker, sold on some college campuses, called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza in January.
Perception of US-Israel tension over Rafah hurts hostage deal, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the perception of tension between the Jewish state and the US over the operation in Rafah is making it harder to reach a hostage deal with Hamas.
UK Foreign Sec. David Cameron rips BBC for not calling Hamas terrorists: 'What more do they need to do?'
"If you kidnap grandmothers, if you kidnap babies, you rape people, you shoot children in front of their parents, what more do they need to do for the BBC to...
US soldier detained in Russia was stabbed by girlfriend during on-camera fight in front of wife, daughter: 'Blood on his face'
The bloody fracas came months before Black, a staff sergeant, was arrested on May 2 in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on accusations of theft after an argument, Russian...
Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul may have more record level flooding
Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead.
US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot. The other wasn’t.