Picture shows one of the malnourished dogs at an animal in Almeria, Spain, undated. (Newsflash)

Animal Rights / Europe / General News

Scores Of Starving Tick-Ridden Dogs Saved From Gruesome Abandoned Shelter

Cops in Spain are investigating an abandoned animal shelter after 66 malnourished, tick-infested dogs were found there, along with the bones and carcasses of others. Spain's Guardia Civil (Civil Guard) is investigating the shelter in Almeria, Andalusia region, after an animal protection organisation reported the grim find to police. Picture…

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September 26, 2022

The photo shows a purple cloud over the town of Pozo Almonte, Chile, an undated photo. The substance would be composed of iodine vapour and would have originated from a pump failure, triggering an environmental emergency. (@JeannetteQuim/CEN)

General News / South America / Weather

Bright Violet Cloud Hangs Eerily Over Chilean Town

Officials in Chile are investigating the appearance of a mysterious purple cloud that hung eerily over a town. Photos show the bright purple cloud hovering low over Pozo Almonte, northern Chile, on Sunday morning (21st August). Officials are now investigating the phenomenon, which is believed to have been caused by…

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August 30, 2022

Moment of the drug trafficking search in a house where the archaeological items were found in Guadassuar, Valencia, Spain, July 2022. (Newsflash)

Crime / Europe / General News

Cops Searching For Drugs Find Fortune In Ancient Pots

Police officers searching a home for drugs discovered more than a thousand ancient treasures dating back to the 12th and 18th centuries, with some even dating back to the Roman era. Police in the town of Guadassuar, which is located in the autonomous community of Valencia, in eastern Spain, were…

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July 29, 2022

Andres Mendoza , serial killer arrested in Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico, in 2021. (@FiscaliaEdomex/Newsflash)

Crime / General News / North America And Caribbean

Grim Find Of 300 More Bones In Basement Of Cannibal Serial Killer

Police have made a gruesome discovery of 300 more bones in the basement of a cannibal serial killer in Mexico. Andres Filomeno Mendoza, 73 - dubbed the ‘Cannibal of Atizapan’ - was arrested last year by police investigating the disappearance of one of his victims. Inside his home, astonished investigators…

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July 18, 2022

Willem Bezuidenhout allegedly found a dead frog inside a McChicken burger in Secunda, Mpumalanga in South Africa, in May 2022. (@willem.bezuidenhout.18/Newsflash)

Africa / Food And Drink / General News

Outraged Dad Finds Dead Frog In McDonalds Burger

An outraged South African father has claimed that he found a dead frog in his daughter's McChicken burger. McDonald's in the town of Secunda in the South African province of Mpumalanga has been informed of the allegedly contaminated burger and stated that they are investigating the matter. Willem Bezuidenhout said…

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May 23, 2022

The corpse of a young tiger was discovered, which most likely died from wounds received in a fight with a larger male near the village of Yuzhny in Russia on 18th February 2022. (Newsflash)

Animals / General News / Russia

Rare Siberian Tiger Found Dead On Road After Being Killed By Stronger Alpha Male Rival

A rare Siberian tiger has been found dead on a road in Russia after apparently being killed by a stronger alpha-male rival. The incident took place near the village of Yuzhny, which is located in the Khabarovsk Krai region in far-eastern Russia, on Friday, 18th February. The Amur Tiger Centre,…

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March 7, 2022

Civil Guard seized four legs of an African elephant that were on sale online. (Newsflash)

Crime / Europe / General News

Cops Seize Endangered African Elephant Legs Turned Into Stools And Put Up For Sale Online

Cops in Spain have seized four endangered African elephant legs that were turned into stools and put up for sale on the Internet. The suspects are two unnamed Spanish nationals aged 67 and 39, and they were arrested after officers from the Alicante Nature Protection Service (Eprona) seized the four…

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February 23, 2022

Greek Coast Guards seized 260,000 Amphetamine pills with Swastika symbol in Rhodes. (Hellenic Coast Guard/Newsflash)

Crime / Europe / General News

Coastguard Seizes 260,000 Amphetamine Pills With Inverted Swastika Symbol After They Wash Up On Shore

The Greek coastguard has seized over 260,000 amphetamine pills bearing an 'inverted swastika' symbol after they washed up on shore. The Greek authorities are investigating after numerous bags of the pills washed up on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo. Each bag is said to weigh between 350 and…

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February 1, 2022

Vorderweissenbach in Upper Austria where 2-year old Simon froze to death. (Newsflash)

Children / Europe / General News

Boy Aged Two Freezes To Death In His Pyjamas After Climbing Out Of Cot And Walking Outside In Search Of Mum And Dad

Cops are investigating after a two-year-old boy froze to death when he woke up in the night and managed to go outside in minus 10 degrees Celsius dressed just in his pyjamas. He had managed to climb out of his cot and then go outside to look for his parents…

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January 5, 2022

More than a hundred birds fell dead from the sky on the streets in Ferrol, Spain on 26th November . (CEN)

Animals / Europe / General News

Mystery Over 150 Birds Plummeting From Sky As Experts Rule Out Electrocution And Bird Flu

The Spanish authorities remain stumped about the sudden death of around 150 starlings that suddenly dropped out of the sky and onto the streets after ruling out electrocution and bird flu as possible causes. The birds plummeted on cars and local residents outside the Hospital Ribera Juan Cardona in the…

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December 13, 2021