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A sailor couple have spoken of their relief to be rescued after a sperm whale collided with their yacht. Jeremy and Gemma Cooper told the BBC that they were 500 nautical miles off the coast of New Zealand when...

A prison compound in Indonesia has been demolished after public outcry following the discovery of luxury apartments within the penitentiary.Investigators reported finding luxury facilities in Cibinong Prison in Bogor, near Jakarta, allegedly used by favoured inmates during a surprise...

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble fighter jets.Israeli media outlets, citing...

In a six-page statement given to police in November 2024, a Cornell University student told a campus police officer what happened to her at the Chi Phi fraternity house a month prior "felt like coercion," according to a copy...

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The U.S. military declared an end to its Iraq-based anti-ISIS operation Wednesday, saying all U.S.-led coalition forces and equipment had been withdrawn from a key base in the north of the country in line with...

An Indian judge's moving letter praising a child rape survivor for her "courage" and assuring her that her abuser "will live in a cage for the rest of his life" is winning hearts in India.Trial court Judge Rajani Ranga's...

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning after an apparent incident took place among the pilots inside the cockpit, an Israeli security source told ABC News.The incident followed reports that the...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto are set to break ground on a $16bn (£12bn) oil refinery in Lamu, on Kenya's northern coast.Upon completion, the refinery is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil a...

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted after a physical fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media.The Flydubai plane - which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates early on...