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3-foot-long alligator-like creature seized at Texas home during drug bust

Officers arrested 44-year-old Jason Best of Kilgore at the scene.

16 hours ago

By Binitha Jacob

Florida

Baby purchases $2,000 worth of items from Walmart using mom's phone

The mother had been looking at furniture for their new home and added some options to her cart but never made a purchase

2 days ago

By Joseph Patrick

Amazon

IS attacks Syria prison, freeing jihadists: monitor

Relatives of jihadists, including children, are kept in Kurdish-controlled camps in Syria's northeast

6 days ago

By Hashem Osseiran

Isis Syria Islamic State

Accident victim's family 'avenge' man\'s death by killing his doctor after two years

Dr. Hanumant Dharmakare was shot dead in broad daylight on Jan 11

7 days ago

By Meera Suresh

Woman dies of Covid-19 symptoms, sister lives with decomposing body for 3 days

There have been two other instances where the sisters have lived with decomposed bodies, the police said.

8 days ago

By Suman Varandani

India

Wendy's teen worker shot in the head by customer who wanted BBQ sauce

The victim has survived as the bullet grazed his head but luckily missed his brain.

10 days ago

By Amanda

Kiddie Academy, Rancho Cucamonga, California

Baby boy, 8 months, left with fractured skull from daycare centre

Two employees were arrested on suspicion of child abuse and conspiracy to hide the child's injury prior to his hospitalisation.

10 days ago

By Tanya Diente

Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15

Another man convicted of having sex with a minor was also whipped 100 times on Thursday.

13 days ago

By AFP News

Human rights

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews confront #MeToo claims

The ultra-Orthodox community makes up roughly 12 percent of Israel's 9.3 million population

14 days ago

By Alexandra Vardi and Michael Blum

Israel

Ransomware attack locks down US prison

There was no information about who was behind the cyberattack, or what their demands were.

14 days ago

By AFP News

Teenager created 30 fake Instagram accounts to get innocent ex-boyfriend into jail for stalking

She has been jailed for 10 months and has been issued a 10-year restraining order.

15 days ago

By Amanda

Nigeria attacks toll climbs to 200 people dead, thousands displaced

Nigeria's armed forces said they had killed 537 "armed bandits and other criminal elements" in the region

17 days ago

By Louise Dewast with Aminu Abubakar in Kano

Nigeria

Trump social network expects February 21 launch

Truth Social will join an already crowded market of social networks popular among conservatives and members of the far-right.

20 days ago

By AFP News

Donald Trump US Election Twitter Facebook Instagram

Boy who was forced by court to visit father on New Year gets murdered

The accused then proceeded to hide his son's body in his bedroom wardrobe.

21 days ago

By Amanda

Biden to call out Trump 'lies' in Capitol riot speech

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that authorities have so far arrested and charged about 725 people across the country in connection with the attack.

21 days ago

By Sebastian Smith

Donald Trump US Election

George Floyd's grandniece, 4, shot while sleeping in her bed on New Year's Day

The authorities were allegedly negligent and did not show up at the victim's house until four hours after the shooting.

22 days ago

By Amanda

Black Lives Matter

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

The impoverished nation has also been under a rigid self-imposed coronavirus blockade that has hammered its economy.

22 days ago

By Sunghee Hwang, with Kyoko Hasegawa in Tokyo

North Korea

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