Spanish customs agents and National Police said Friday they confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5 tons hidden in a banana freight container originating from Ecuador. The drug was found Wednesday in the southwestern port of Algeciras in a
A 40-year-old man suffered a medical episode and died Wednesday at the United Kingdom’s largest outdoor water park. In a statement to the Mirror by Devon and Cornwall Police, officials confirmed the man was having a suspected medical episode at Splashdown Quaywest
Authorities have issued a warning about Asian hornets after one of the largest nests ever seen in the UK was found in Jersey. The nest, measuring 15 inches (40cm) is the largest nest of its kind ever found on the popular channel
The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has decided to suspend all of its services in Lebanon’s largest refugee camp on Friday in protest against the presence of gunmen in its facilities. UNRWA’s decision went into effect shortly before noon Friday
Two weeks after clashes between armed factions in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp ended, militants are still occupying a United Nations-run school complex, U.N. officials said Thursday. Dorothee Klaus, director of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, in Lebanon, said
For decades, Maracaibo, Venezuela, has been the site of excessive oil exploitation, poor infrastructure maintenance, and a lack of waste treatment plants. The city’s Lake Maracaibo, the largest in the world, has developed toxic microalgae that threatens both human and aquatic life
An owner of the ‘world’s largest cat’ has said their cat is so big they can even open doors. Kefir, a Maine Coon cat, has gone viral in recent years thanks to his owner Yulia Minina who shares photos of him on
The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon has more than doubled as rescue teams continue searching for survivors, authorities said Monday. At least 33 people died in a four-story building that collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city
Icon Of The Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, made a splash as it embarked on its inaugural voyage last week. The behemoth vessel has already generated a staggering £5 million in advance sales, setting the stage for an unforgettable experience when
An Iowa man may be on his way to an official world record — for pencils. Aaron Bartholmey of Colfax has been collecting wooden advertising pencils since he was a child, the Associated Press reported. Now, he claims to own over 70,000