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Qantas flight forced to make emergency landing due to brake failure

The aircraft landed on the longest runway at Brisbane Airport at 8.02pm with no issues.

E. coli levels of Paris' Seine River soar just one month before Summer Olympics

The Seine River remains a contaminated soup of E. coli and other potentially dangerous bacteria -- despite Paris' billion-dollar clean-up efforts ahead of next month's Olympic games.

Mysterious hole opens up on Australian beach

A woman was left baffled after she came across a large, bubbling hole on a popular Queensland beach during her morning stroll to work.

Flight chaos erupts at Gatwick Airport after plane fails to take off — closing runway for nearly an hour, causing massive delays

At least 23 flights were canceled when BA2279 rejected its high-speed takeoff at 11: 48 a.m. due to hot brakes.

Couple spots mysterious 'sun-like' glowing UFOs: 'Yo, I think we’re seeing some aliens'

"Yo, I think we’re seeing some aliens,” Justin Stevenson said as he shot the jaw-dropping footage.

North Korea publicly executed 22-year-old man for listening to K-pop

North Korea publicly executed a young man for listening to and sharing K-pop music and films, according to South Korea.

London cop accused of swiping cash from actor who died while cycling on busy street

A British police officer allegedly swiped cash off the body of a dead actor -- a deed caught on bodycam footage.

Glamorous 'Cryptoqueen' in $4B Ponzi scheme has $5M bounty on her head — and hasn't been seen in 7 years

The brunette braniac, who has a penchant for blood-red lipstick, is believed to be traveling with armed guards or associates -- and may have had plastic surgery to alter her...

Iraqi girl raped, killed by fellow migrant on stranded ship: reports

The suspect, who was also from Iraq, supposedly attacked the teen in a rage after he saw his wife and daughter drown.

Julian Assange plans to swim in ocean ‘every day' and looks forward to 'real bed' after release

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to savor his time as a free man by taking daily dips in the ocean, sleeping in a proper bed and eating real food, his...

Chilean actor found dead in Colombia after Tinder date with two women

The night before he was found dead, Alex had met up with two women from the dating app Tinder, according to his brother.

Coup attempt feared in Bolivia as troops pour into the streets

Armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt against President Luis Arce, but he vowed to stand firm and named a new army...

Titan submersible victims' family still struggling: 'Every morning it hits me'

“I still wake up every morning and it hits me like a ton of bricks that they’re gone. There’s nowhere to share the grief, we just have to carry it...

Ex-Honduran president learns fate for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced Wednesday in New York for his conviction on charges that he enabled drug traffickers to use his military and national police force...

Porn star detained at LAX for hours before being deported

She claimed to have waited over seven hours in the room before officers allegedly took another three hours going through her phone, bags and then conducting a full body search.

Tourist detained for carving name into ancient Pompeii wall

The Kazakh tourist was arrested on Saturday when security noticed him scraping the letters “ALI” into the plaster wall.

Carjacker with 'sausage fingers' fails to break into Tesla after failing to grasp door handles

Extraordinary footage from New Zealand shows the moment a carjacker fails to enter a Tesla, proving the popular EV’s “clever handles have prevented crime”.

Diner outraged at restaurant's surprise detail on receipt

A furious diner has lashed out at the rising issue of “hidden surcharges” in restaurants after being stung with a $4 transaction fee on their bill.