Listen: Screeching 9-year-old gets highest score in European seagull contest
The European Championship of Gull Screeching took place in Belgium on April 21. You've got to hear the winners.
Sri Lanka race car mishap claims 7 lives, leaves 20 injured, officials confirm
A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.
Violence strikes Mexican elections as politicians, candidates are found dead in separate attacks
In a series of recent tragic incidents highlighting the dangers of political participation in Mexico, politicians and mayoral candidates have been killed in separate attacks over the past few months.
Israel strikes site in Iran in retaliation for weekend attack, FOX source says
Israel’s reported response follows Iran’s attack over the weekend. The war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip has inflamed decade-old tensions in the Middle East.
Iran fires ‘air defense batteries’ after sounds of explosions heard
Iran fired "air defense batteries" early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Canada gold heist investigation leads to several arrests: ‘This story is a sensational one’
Authorities said 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars, or $14.5 million, were stolen and the gold was melted down and used to purchase illegal firearms. The heist is being called the biggest gold theft in Canada’s history.
Video: Cat clings to car door in Dubai flooding before being scooped up by rescuers
Dubai received 6.26 inches of rain on Tuesday, more than two years' worth of rain for the UAE. Residents are being asked to stay home until the flooding subsides.
Report: Woman arrested after using uncle's dead body to get bank loan
In a shocking scene caught on video, the woman stood beside the man’s corpse while speaking to him as she tried to take out a loan of over $3,000.
Heavy rains lash UAE and surrounding nations as the death toll in Oman flooding rises
Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding portions of major highways and leaving vehicles abandoned on roadways across Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighboring Oman rose to 18, with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm.
Iran seizes Israeli-linked ship in Strait of Hormuz
Iran seized an Israeli-linked ship Saturday, the latest attack between the two countries as the Middle East is bracing for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected Israeli strike earlier this month.
See the beautiful new frescoes just uncovered in Pompeii
Archaeologists discovered a hall decorated with frescoes featuring mythological characters inspired by the Trojan War.
U.S. moves "additional assets" to Middle East amid threat of Iranian strike on Israel
The U.S. continues to monitor "credible" threats of an Iranian attack on Israel in response to a strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate, even as reports indicate that Iran is looking to deploy a non-escalatory response.
Castaways rescued from remote Pacific island after writing 'HELP' on beach in palm tree fronds
Officials said the men confirmed they were in good health and had access to food and water when their distress message was spotted.
Truong My Lan sentenced to death in Vietnam’s largest-ever fraud case
Truong My Lan, a real estate tycoon in Vietnam, was sentenced to death on Thursday in the country’s largest financial fraud case ever, state media Vietnam Net said.
Young inventor turns heads in Chile with cardboard patrol car
In Antuco, Chile, a 10-year-old named Alfredo Ossess created a stir by driving a cardboard-made patrol car equipped with a beacon, siren, and radio.
Oscar Pistorius, Olympic 'Blade Runner,' struggles to find job post-prison: report
The double-amputee former South African track star Oscar Pistorius is struggling to find post-prison employment as members of his church see him as a "shadow" of the man he once was, according to a new report.
Natalee Holloway's killer Joran van der Sloot jumped by 2 inmates in Peru prison beatdown
Joran van der Sloot, the Dutch national who brutally killed Alabama 18-year-old Natalee Holloway during her class trip to Aruba as a high school senior in 2005, has been pummeled in a remote Peruvian prison.
Explosion at Italian hydroelectric plant kills at least 3, leaves many injured
Italian firefighters rescued three injured workers and are searching for potentially missing individuals.
Palestinians return to southern Gaza after Israeli withdrawal, find city unrecognizable
Israeli troops withdrew from Khan Younis on Sunday after months of fighting and bombardment, leaving behind streets reduced to rubble and families searching for their destroyed or damaged homes.
Botswana threatens Germany with 20K elephants amid trophy hunting feud
Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, has threatened to send 20,000 of the giant living land mammals to Germany to “roam free" amid a feud over trophy hunting.