A man has been hailed as a hero after he saved six people when their boat sank in a river but then tragically drowned himself. Ivan Willian Coelho, 36, and…
An amazed recycler couldn't believe his eyes when he searched a dumped box for old metal and found a newborn baby inside. The street salvager had found the closed cardboard…
Baffled animal care experts in Brazil have rescued a live penguin that had been chucked in a dumpster. The bird was found alive inside the waste container at Pero Beach…
Surgeons have removed an astonishing 46-kilogramme tumour from a woman who thought she'd just been putting on weight. The tumour - about the same weight as a small person -…
A diminutive 225 million year old reptile unearthed in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. The lizard-like species measured just 15 inches…
Cops in Brazil have arrested a 44-year-old man for stealing locals' pet cats and dogs, cooking them, and eating them. The suspect - whose name was not disclosed by police…
This is the bizarre moment when a cannabis gang's guard dog gives itself up to police during a drugs bust. Narcotics cops arrested the three men on a ranch in…
A 10-year-old boy died in agony when he was torn apart in an attack by a wild jaguar in the Brazilian Amazon. The attack was reportedly so savage that the…
This mutant calf with two heads has spooked residents of a Brazilian village. The two-headed heifer was born on a farm in the village of Tapera do Peixe - located…
This is the haunting last photo of a 16-year-old girl just moments before she was thrown and killed by the horse she is seen riding. Thais Pereira Rodrigues had mounted…