Museum chiefs trying to recover a EUR-110-million haul stolen in a heist were conned into handing a fortune in cash to a fraudster, prosecutors in Germany have revealed. The collection of fabulous gems dating back to the 17th century was stolen from the Green Vault museum in Dresden in 2019.…
A woman who called to check on her estranged mum after an earthquake in Italy was horrified to discover that she had already been dead for two months. The women had earlier fallen out over a family split but when the daughter could not reach her mother on the phone…
Two Americans have been arrested in Guatemala with 166 pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces in their vehicle and face artefact trafficking charges. The two suspects have been named as Stephanie Allison Jolluck, 49, and Giorgio Salvador Rossilli, 62. Picture shows some of the pre-Hispanic Mayan pieces seized by police. (@PNCdeGuatemala/Newsflash) They were…
A Chinese tourist has been busted smuggling smoked bats in a suitcase thanks to the acute sense of smell of airport customs dogs in Thailand. https://youtu.be/1OO7tWdJlnY Department of Livestock Development/Newsflash The unnamed tourist, who is reportedly from Kunming, a city in south-western China's Yunnan Province, was busted trying to smuggle…
Butter-fingered museum worker drops and breaks a priceless China plate by opening a box the wrong way. The video was released as the director of Taipei’s National Palace Museum faces calls to step down after the institution delayed admitting to breaking three precious Ming and Qing dynasty artefacts, reportedly worth…
A mother who imprisoned her daughter for seven years in a single room is facing up to 10 years behind bars in Germany. The victim - now 8 - is so weak from muscle loss that she cannot even climb a flight of stairs. She reportedly told investigators that she…
Police in Japan are looking for a man who threw a paper aeroplane into the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. CCTV footage showed how a man launched the paper plane at the Memorial Cenotaph at around 3am on 28th October before calmly walking away. A man throws a paper airplane into the…
Customs police have seized gold bars worth more than GBP 50,000 stashed inside wireless game controllers found after airport X-Ray checks. Picture shows gold bars hidden in game controllers, undated. Customs officials seized gold with a total weight of around one kilogramme during an air freight inspection at Leipzig-Halle Airport,…
A nurse accused of murdering five newborn babies and trying to kill eight more looked up lethal doses of potassium and insulin on the internet, said prosecutors in Argentina. Police found the deadly hunt in her computer search history after arresting suspect Brenda Aguero, who worked as a neo-natal nurse…
A vet has been seized by police accused of illegally trimming and cutting the crests of more than 4,000 fighting roosters in Spain. The 59-year-old animal medic from Valencia - whose identity has not been disclosed by local media - was accused of document forgery and continued animal abuse. https://youtu.be/R5RhDjwaU6I…