March 7London mayor appears exasperated on knife crime questions, rolls eyes at reporterThe mayor of London facing tough questions in recent days regarding the rising knife crime plaguing his city - and the rest of the United Kingdom - showed his exasperation Thursday when he appeared to roll his eyes during an interview.
February 20Kidnappings, murders on the rise in Mexican state where woman was decapitated: ‘There is a lot of suffering going on’The death of a Mexican businesswoman snatched by sicarios while picking up her child at a friend’s home and who body was found decapitated inside a black bag briefly rattled and heightened fears in the state of Veracruz that has been plagued by growing violence.
1:58February 19Feds auction off prized horses of ex-Venezuela treasurer who got rich as socialist country crumbledBuyers can bid on the stable of stallions, mares and Belgian warmblood geldings Alejandro Andrade bought with money he siphoned from the Venezuelan government. Andrade was sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering.
January 2Family of American man detained in Russia deny he’s a spy, says he was in country for weddingThe family of an American man arrested on espionage charges in Russia last week denied Wednesday he was a spy and said he was only in the country to attend a wedding.
December 19Former Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe subject of arrest warrant for alleged assaultThe former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, is facing an arrest warrant out of South Africa stemming from an assault allegation from 2017.
December 19Six baby seals found decapitated in ‘brutal and violent’ crimeWildlife experts have described the discovery of six headless baby seals in New Zealand as a “disturbing, brutal and violent” crime.
1:29December 17Cannibal trio imprisoned for feeding neighbors pastries with human fleshJorge Beltrao Negromonte da Silveira, his wife, Isabel Pires, and his mistress, Bruna Cristina Oliveira, were each sentenced to several decades in prison after they were convicted of murdering women and stuffing their flesh into pastries that they then ate and handed out to neighbors.
December 11Gunman opens fire during Mass in Catholic church, kills at least 4Four people were killed and four others were injured after a gunman opened fire during Mass inside a Catholic cathedral in southeast Brazil on Tuesday, officials said.
2:10December 10Russia's 'werewolf' killer, convicted of 56 more deathsMikhail Popkov, a former Russian cop nicknamed the 'werewolf,' believed to be the country's most prolific killer, has been convicted of murdering 56 more women, swelling the number of his victims to at least 78.
November 3, 2017Mexican cartels extorting avocado producers raises price of guacamole, report saysNext time a restaurant tells you “Guac will be extra,” this might be the reason why.
