The bodies of four teenagers reported missing after a camping trip have been found in a partially submerged car in north Wales. A wide-scale search for Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson and Hugo Morris started on Monday afternoon when the group failed to return home from an overnight camping trip to the Snowdonia area. … Read more
A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan, killing at least one person, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of about one metre along Japan’s west coast and neighbouring … Read more
Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamin Kiplagat, who was found fatally stabbed in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve. A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old Kiplagat was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film “Coco,” has died, Mexican officials said. She was 90. Mexico’s National Fine Arts Institute announced Murguía’s death Sunday without providing a cause of death. “She leaves an enormous void on our country’s sets,” … Read more
The two occupants of a car that crashed and exploded at the US-Canada Rainbow Bridge border crossing are dead, a law enforcement source has said. A Customs and Border Protection officer also suffered minor injuries that did not require hospitalisation, a senior official said. The incident occurred shortly before noon local time, when a car … Read more
Irish police say five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following what local media say was a stabbing in Dublin city centre. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said police had detained a suspect. Broadcaster RTE quoted a witness on the scene as saying she saw a man in a “stabbing motion” from … Read more
Astronomers have detected a rare and extremely high-energy particle falling to Earth from space. Named Amaterasu, after the sun goddess in Japanese mythology, it is one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected, according to the scientists. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Australian Space Agency prepares for first rover launch to the moon. Watch the latest … Read more
A school community mourning four teenagers who were found dead in an up-side-down car on a camping trip in Wales was already reeling from two other tragedies, it has been revealed. A wide-scale search for Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Henderson and Hugo Morris started on Monday afternoon when the group failed to return home … Read more
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami about one metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency has … Read more
US helicopters have repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials. The naval battle occurred about 3.30am on Sunday as the attackers sought to board the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, Maersk and … Read more
