Two fishermen have been rescued by a cruise ship in what has been described as a Christmas miracle. The Costa Ricans had been adrift at sea for about three weeks
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At least 281 people have died after a tsunami swept away hotels and hundreds of homes in Indonesia. Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said 1,016 were injured after the
At least 20 people have died in Indonesia after a tsunami which may have been triggered by volcanic activity. About 165 people have been injured after the huge wave crashed
A left-wing rebel and one of Colombia’s “most horrendous criminals” has been killed following a manhunt lasting months. Walter Arizala, known as “Guacho”, led a few dozen guerillas from the
A suspected armed robber has been caught after a bank was held up in a remote archipelago near the North Pole, police have said. The heist was a first for
A British drugs kingpin has been jailed over a plot to smuggle 1.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euro (£216m) into France. Robert Dawes was
The US government is heading towards a partial shutdown after Republicans in the Senate failed to secure the votes needed to approve $5bn demanded by Donald Trump for a border
One person is dead and another injured following a shooting in central Vienna. A manhunt is now under way in the Austrian capital. Police tweeted that “extensive” manhunt operations were
A Royal Navy warship has seized and destroyed drugs worth more than £75m in just one two-day period while patrolling the notorious smuggling route, the ‘Hash Highway’ in the Gulf.
The former chairman of Nissan has been rearrested and charged on fresh allegations of financial misconduct, dashing chances of a release on bail. Carlos Ghosn can be held for another
The Pentagon is planning to withdraw up to half of the 14,000 American troops serving in Afghanistan. A US official said the troops could be out by summer, though no
[ The UK has condemned Beijing after the US charged Chinese hackers accused of attempting to steal trade secrets and technologies in a bid to compromise government computers. More than
Elon Musk has unveiled his new project – an underground tunnel for cars designed to circumnavigate Los Angeles’ infamous rush-hour traffic. Guests were given the first chance to experience the
A mother has been allowed to go to America to kiss and hold her dying toddler son for “one last time” after Donald Trump’s travel ban was lifted for her.
The EU has confirmed it is “actively investigating” a potential breach of its diplomatic communications network, following reports that secret cables had been stolen by hackers. Thousands of cables from
A Taiwanese man who drove a delivery van into a row of four parked Ferraris has had some of the repair bill paid by members of the public. Lin Chin-hsiang,
Washington DC has a growing rat problem and the White House has not been able to deter vermin from entering its vicinity. The four-legged pests have been seen roaming the
Benjamin Netanyahu looked laboured as he walked up to the lectern – this was about laying the diplomatic bricks to persuade the international community of the imminent threat Hezbollah poses
An arrest warrant has been issued for former first lady of Zimbabwe Grace Mugabe after she allegedly assaulted a model in Johannesburg in 2017. South African police said the warrant
Yemen’s key port city of Hodeida was calm on Tuesday, hours after a ceasefire came into effect between government-allied forces and the country’s rebels. The Red Sea city has been
