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Mysterious Floating City in China Reported By Hundreds of Shocked Residents
The Internet is abuzz with talk of newly released videos that show a massive and mysterious floating city in the skies above the city of Foshan in the Guangdong province of China. Foshan residents captured the ghostly alien city that appeared to have a number of skyscrapers and was witnessed by hundreds on video. Parts of the...
7 real haunted houses every horror fan needs to visit
Tomorrow's the 13th. It's also Friday. You see where we're going here: Some spooky stuff is about to go down, and you need to be in the right place when it does. If you're thinking that that place is your couch with a bowl of popcorn and a scary movie, toughen up. The real scares lie inside the often-dilapidated...
Mother, brother burn Pakistani woman to death, police say
A young Pakistani woman was burned to death by her mother and brother Wednesday, apparently because she married a man against her family's wishes, police said. Zeenat Rafique, 18, had eloped and moved away, but returned to her family's home in Lahore because she was under the impression a reconciliation could occur,...
Hundreds Evacuated as Wildfire Rages Near Arizona Town
Hundreds of people evacuated their homes Wednesday as a wildfire raged near the north-central Arizona town of Yarnell — the scene of a 2013 blaze that killed 19 members of an elite firefighting crew. Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Dolores Garcia said 250 to 300 people left their homes in the town and an emergency...
Hawaii Woman Accused of Killing Her Twin Released by Judge
A Hawaii judge today ordered the release of a 37-year-old woman who was accused of killing her twin by driving the car they were in, off an oceanside cliff, ABC News has confirmed. Maui judge Blaine Kobayashi ordered the release of Alexandria Duval, 37, in the death of her twin sister — Anastasia Duval, whose previous...
4 killed in Tel Aviv terror attack; 2 arrested at ‘soft target’
The Islamist group Hamas has praised an attack on civilians in Tel Aviv Wednesday night in which four Israelis were killed. The two shooters, identified as Palestinians, opened fire at the Sarona Market — a popular food and shopping complex near the Israeli Defense Ministry— shattering what was a serene night with...
Extradited smuggling suspect ‘wrong man’
Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man. Prosecutors believe Mered Medhanie, known as The General, is at the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants from Africa to Europe. An Eritrean man authorities say is Mr Mered was held in Sudan in May and flown to Rome...
Brexit confusion: 1 in 6 people think Brexit would see them BANNED from Europe holidays
A SHOCKING one in six people believe they would be BANNED from holidaying in Europe if Britain votes to leave the European Union on June 23. With just over two weeks to go until the country decides our future in the EU, confusion among British voters has been unmasked in a sensational new poll. Worryingly, of the people who...
Poll reveals possible Brexit boost after Nigel Farage proved more convincing than Cameron
HE has been shunned from the official Leave campaign but Nigel Farage may well have given Brexit a boost last night ahead of the EU referendum. Prime Minister David Cameron and Nigel Farage each gave impassioned pleas to the nation during the ITV debate as the clock counted down towards the deadline for voter registration. And...
UN whistleblower resigns over French peacekeeper ‘child abuse’
A UN whistleblower who alleged child sex abuse by French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic has resigned, citing the "complete impunity" of those responsible for the crimes. Anders Kompass told officials that the UN was failing to properly investigate allegations that French troops abused children as young...
Austrian far right challenges presidential poll result
Austria's far-right Freedom Party has lodged a legal challenge to the result of last month's presidential election, which it lost by a tiny margin. Its leader, Heinz Christian Strache, said the way postal votes were handled was among numerous irregularities. "We are not sore losers," he said. "This is...
University pays $20,000 to ransomware hackers
A Canadian university has paid hackers to restore access to data they had turned into the digital equivalent of gibberish. The University of Calgary transferred 20,000 Canadian dollars-worth of bitcoins ($15,780; £10,840) after it was unable to unwind damage caused by a type of attack known as ransomware. The malware...