Actor Amitabh Bachchan hospitalised on birthday

" New Delhi: Actor Amitabh Bachchan was taken to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital on Saturday afternoon following complaints of stomach pain. The actor was celebrating his 66th birthday at his residence Pratiksha...

Mamba bite exposes illicit Tokyo snake collection

Imagine living beside a man who kept 51 venomous snakes in his apartment. Well, that was what a few residents in Tokyo experienced without even knowing it. A Japanese man lived with 51 venomous snakes in his...

Body Dumped on Toronto Highway After Deadly High Speed Shootout

A man was shot dead and his body dumped on one of Canada's busiest highway after a high speed carchase Tuesday afternoon. Someone driving a gold lexus drove off after the shooting, and dozens of police and emergency personnel have blocked off the eastbound side of the...

Man crashes truck into Maple Ridge sushi restaurant

Two women are dead and several others injured after a bizarre incident at a sushi restaurant in Maple Ridge, B.C. A 51-year-old man reportedly crashed his truck into a strip mall restaurant on the Lougheed Highway at 203rd Street. There were 45 people in the establishment...

Woman's 42-minute ambulance wait rapped by Healthcare Commission

An ambulance in the UK took a whopping 42 minutes to reach an injured student who was hit by a car. The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust, which operates this particular fleet, had received complaints...

Updated:One dead and 70 hurt in bus fall

Update: Injured has risen to 70. Workers on trip to Alton Towers theme park near the village of Alton are thought to be immigrant farm workers based in east of England town Peterborough. Police are now investigating...

Teenager shot dead in South London after being chased into shop

Yet another murder of a London youth by a gang of armed kids occured in London last night. It's the 22nd fatal knife or gun attack on a teenager in London this year."A teenager was shot dead last night after being followed by a gang of youths into a grocery shop in South...

Boy dies in beach tunnel collapse

Parents may want to think twice about letting their children dig tunnels in sand on the beach. Though certain conditions might make it seem liket he sand is quite solid, it is always unstable and could collapse on a child easily. This child was killed on a beach in the UK...

Police Taser boy with broken back 19 times

Parents of a 16-year-old boy in intensive care with a broken back want to know why police Tasered their son 19 times rather than calling an ambulance for help. Citizens noticed Branson, Mo., teenager Mace Hutchinson...

Fire breaks out in converted London church

UPDATE 11 AM, PST:No casualties have been reported, and police are warning motorists to avoid the area. Please update the story if you have photos or additional information." MOTORISTS are being warned to avoid Shepherds Bush due to a massive fire. Firefighters are...

Paramedics on triple-0 calls used as taxi drivers

Pensioners using ambulances for free ride was disgraceful. What if someone else is killed or injured as a result of no ambulances available. " PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local...

Woman with crochet hook killed by police officers

Police in Salinas California apparently killed a woman after she lunged at them with a crochet hook.  One policeman used a Taser gun, while another officer shot and killed her with his pistol.  The officers...

'Season of the Knife': Two more young men stabbed to death in London

Two more young people were stabbed to death last night in London, in two seperate incidents. More than 20 young people have been killed in knife crime in London so far this year, and it has become almost difficult to...

Blackbird's 999 ambulance call

The dawn chorus is a wonderful sound but maybe this blackbird's song would make even the greatest bird lover wish it would just shut up or learn a new song. We've had recent stories about how birds are singing louder...

Killer sorcerer faces execution - Carried out the murders to increase his mag...

Indonesia will soon execute a sorcerer who was found guilty a decade ago of killing 42 women.Ahmad Suradji reportedly carried out the murders to increase his magical powers.Suradji, 57, has been held at a prison in North Sumatra province since 1998, when an Indonesian court...

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