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Fireworks factory explodes... big time
THIS is the earth-shattering moment a fireworks factory blew up, knocking witnesses to the ground and sending fireworks shooting into the sky.
Zoo violates orangutan’s human rights
SANDRA the orangutan is entitled to basic human rights and must be freed from her zoo home of 20 years, a landmark court decision says.
Teen’s grisly murder confession
A TEENAGE girl has confessed to killing a young pregnant woman and cutting her unborn baby from her womb after regretting her own abortion.
Deal reached at UN climate talks
A DEAL has finally been reached to tackle climate change after marathon UN talks in Lima, but activists say it doesn’t go far enough.
Soccer player struck by lightning
VIDEO footage has emerged of the terrifying moment a soccer player is hit by lightning, knocking him to the ground in a cloud of smoke.
Eel’s shocking power of mind-control
IT’S a stunning discovery: Electric eels don’t just “zap” their prey. They use their powers to remote-control them too.
Mum savagely beaten after footy match
A WOMAN has posted horrific pictures of her battered face on Facebook to have her attacker brought to justice.
Miss BumBum’s surgery nightmare
A BRAZILIAN reality TV star who was runner up in a best-butt competition is in hospital after a cosmetic surgery went badly wrong.
Man eats a live spider and snake
A RATHER strange video has emerged on social media of a man putting a live snake and spider in his mouth at the same time. What was he thinking?
Why everyone is talking about Lima
IT’S not exactly New York or Washington but for the next 12 days Lima is the epicentre of global politics. So why isn’t Tony Abbott there?
Chopper becomes a spinning fireball
A POLICE helicopter landing at the scene of a crash became an out-of-control fireball when its blades were clipped. Watch the dramatic footage here.
Girl swallows 104 cocaine capsules
AN 11-year-old girl has become the youngest drug mule ever, after her father forced her to swallow 104 capsules of cocaine.
Missing beauty queen found dead
TWO bodies believed to belong to Miss Honduras 2014 and her sister have been found buried near the spa where they disappeared six days ago.
Tumour boy’s long road to recovery
HE was whisked from his home in the dead of night by US homeland security agents. Now, this boy has had a massive tumour removed in a life-saving operation.
Peace talks halted by kidnapping
A MASSIVE search is under way for a Colombian army general whose capture by leftist rebels prompted the suspension of two-year-old peace talks.
‘Sweeney Todd’ cannibal bakery owners on trial
THREE people charged with killing at least two women, eating parts of their bodies and using their flesh to make and sell stuffed pastries are on trial.
‘Stay home’: Chilling message followed by murder
THEY received a frightening message, warning them to stay at home. Hours later, there were 10 bloodied bodies on the streets.
Blast at chemical plant injures 65
A MASSIVE explosion at a chemical plant in Argentina left 65 injured with the force of the blast knocking out windows three kilometres away.
City prays for rain as dams run dry
A CITY of 20 million people only has enough water to last a fortnight. The worst drought in 80 years has reduced dam levels to a fearsome 3 per cent.
Mum ‘sold newborn online for $110’
A TEENAGE mum allegedly sold her baby girl, two days after she was born, over the internet for $110.
Kidnappers tweet woman’s death
FELINA was obsessed with bringing justice to the corrupt city she lived in, but kidnappers appear to have found her first. Warning: Graphic content.
Puppy-sized spider found in forest
IMAGINE a venomous spider the size of a puppy that fires clouds of microscopic barbs. That’s what one man encountered in a South American rainforest.
Killer: Murders ‘relieved anxiety’
A MAN who confessed to killing 39 people said he was moved to commit the murders “by a greater power” and his “rage against everything”.
Killer, 26, confesses to 39 murders
IN a murder spree lasting four years, this security guard allegedly killed 39 people, preying on girls as young as 14, the homeless and homosexuals.
What made night turn into day?
THIS is the moment a mysterious flash of light turned night into day, sparking a social media frenzy over what exactly made the intense light.
Photo that will shock the world
UNDER the cover of darkness, trucks go in and out, passing off their criminal cargo as legal. And all this happens in the place we call the lungs of the world.
How 33 men survived being buried alive
FOR 69 days the world watched 33 men trapped underground. Now they’ve revealed what really happened, and how close they came to eating each other.
Single lightning bolt kills 11
LIGHTNING has killed 11 members of a tribe in the remote mountains of Colombia, where they were performing a spiritual ritual during an electrical storm.
Millionaire on trial for honeymoon murder
A MILLIONAIRE accused of masterminding the murder of his wife on their honeymoon will face trial today, after she was killed at gunpoint while he escaped unharmed.
Girl mutilated to look like Chucky
IN a shocking act of violence a teenage girl has been mutilated by rivals jealous of her beauty who wanted to make her look like Chucky. Warning graphic images.
Chronic shortage of ... boob implants
A SOUTH American country’s chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job.
Subway bomb injures at least seven
A BOMB has exploded in a Chilean subway station, injuring at least seven people, the most damaging in a string of attacks in the country’s capital.
Dinosaur size of seven elephants
RESEARCHERS studying the bones of a dinosaur bigger than seven bull elephants have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus.
33 tons of fish found dead in lake
AUTHORITIES investigating why tens of thousands of fish have died out en masse at a lake in western Mexico say it was not due to natural causes.
‘God answered our pleas to live’
UPDATE: A group among 20 workers dramatically rescued from a collapsed gold mine have joined frantic efforts to find eight comrades still missing.
Sisters ‘blackmailed’ football star
TWO sisters have been arrested for blackmailing a major football star with risque pictures they took at a party, unless he paid them a fortune to keep quiet.
Hitman boasts of 300 murders
A FORMER hitman for Pablo Escobar who boasted of killing up to 300 people has walked free after 22 years in jail, amid angry protests.
Prison riot ends with five dead
RIOTING inmates who took over most of a prison in Brazil killed five fellow prisoners, beheading at least two of them, before ending the uprising.
‘Dead man’ wakes up in body bag
IT’S the stuff nightmares are made of. A man declared dead has been found alive tied up in a body bag at a morgue.
Three beheaded in prison riot
THREE prisoners have been beheaded in a horrific riot at a prison containing more than 1000 inmates during a violent dispute over conditions.
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