A group of Iranians suspected of smuggling hashish, heroin and other drugs off the coast of Oman have been handed to authorities by the US Navy, who say they rescued the suspects from their burning vessel. Huge plumes of smoke apparently smelling of hashish were seen rising off the waters in the Gulf of Oman […]
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Volcano turns a Canary Islands paradise into burning inferno (VIDEO)
The Cumbre Vieja has spewed fresh lava flows, devouring everything in its path, with the volcano apocalypse running into its third month. Footage shot on Thursday shows flows of molten rock slowly engulfing tree after tree. In recent weeks, the volcano has been causing scores of tremors on a daily basis. Vídeo termográfico de la […]
WATCH: Thousands of workers block key roads with burning cars
A strike of more than 20,000 metal workers in Cadiz, Spain has halted the operations of key manufacturing plants, including Airbus and Alestis, with barricades erected, roads blocked, and vehicles burned. Cadiz, the capital of the southernmost province of the country, has become one of the main sites of protests over working conditions. The Avenida […]
Devastating Taiwanese fire that killed 46 and gutted apartment block blamed on woman who failed to extinguish burning incense
Taiwanese authorities announced on Friday that an apartment block fire which killed 46 people started because a female resident forgot to extinguish incense, resulting in a devastating blaze that gutted the 13-story building. The raging fire in the southern city of Kaohsiung on October 15 took hours to bring under control, as firefighters battled the […]