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Two land mines exploded early Wednesday along the Lebanon-Syria border wounding three Syrians trying to illegally cross into Lebanon, the Lebanese army said in a statement Wednesday. The army said the mines exploded on the Syrian side of the border and that the wounded were rushed by the Lebanese Red Cross to a hospital in […]

For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a potentially more effective way to control the disease — and it goes against everything they’ve learned. Which explains why a dozen people cheered last month as Tegucigalpa resident Hector Enriquez […]

A Swedish court has sentenced a Norwegian man to three and a half years in prison after police found his dead partner’s body in a freezer, where he kept it while continuing to collect her pension.  “They didn’t want to be buried at a public cemetery but at the farm, actually,” the man’s lawyer told […]

There are so many beautiful places in Spain that all have their own appeals to visitors. When planning a trip to the country, you’ll want to do a deep dive into all the different cities you could visit, so you can properly plan your vacation.  If you love history, you may want to focus your […]

A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 10 people, including four children, and injured more than 50 others, state media reported Wednesday. The fire has been extinguished and rescue operations were continuing, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. Authorities have not confirmed the exact number of deaths. Initial reports […]

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un pledged his full support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “sacred struggle” against Ukraine on Wednesday. Putin hosted Kim for a rare summit at a space facility in Russia’s far east on Wednesday, the first such meeting in four years. Putin seeks further support for his war in Ukraine as […]

Nearly a dozen people are on trial in Scotland for allegedly sexually abusing children and even reportedly involving the kids in “witchcraft.” Seven men and four women are facing a combined 32 charges after allegedly forcing kids to participate in séances, including using a Ouija board to “call on spirits and demons,” and reportedly recording […]

Iran identified the five Iranians detained in the U.S. it hopes to see freed under a new deal struck between the country and the Biden administration that includes the release of five Americans jailed in Tehran and $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds. The deal creates a blanket waiver to transfer $6 billion in frozen […]

A paddleboarder in Scotland had an unexpected run-in with the world’s second-largest shark, which circled him as he recorded the “eerie” encounter.  “I left Dunbar Harbor and had only been on the paddle for 20 minutes when I noticed a bloom of plankton in the water,” 28-year-old Jacob Allen told Kennedy News.  “Then, one of […]

In a nation as famed for its beef, wine, tango and economic mismanagement, the iconoclastic libertarian Javier Milei has sent shivers down the spines of the Argentine left and center-right alike since his surprising first-place showing in last month’s primary elections. Although he rejects the term, there is no denying Trumpian elements in the anti-establishment […]