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An oil spill off the UAE coast has prompted beach closures after a vessel reportedly hit a naval mine in early October.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said tsunami waves were possible for parts of Vanuatu.

A couple thought they'd found their dream retirement home in a Tennessee mansion locals called cursed. When the husband vanished, investigators uncovered a murder plot and a trail of clues that led to his killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

There is no ongoing risk but police ask the public to avoid the area.

A 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The California Highway Patrol's statement to media outlets says it reviewed video of the accident from the Tesla's dashcam, which "showed the Tesla's brakes […]

The 11-year-old suffered a mild concussion and spent five hours in hospital.

Gardaí appealing for information on fatality which occurred on the N20 near Mallow

Police said the children were walking in the area of Ryerson Crescent and Sheridan Way with a daycare worker when they were all struck.

A two-year-old girl is being airlifted to hospital after a woman and group of five small children were struck by a vehicle in Oshawa, police say. The collision happened in the area of Ryerson Crescent and Sheridan Street just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the driver was making a left turn as the group […]

India is plunged into political crisis after 130 million names were struck off voter rolls during a massive revision.

A former teacher has been struck off for telling a pupil he would attend a school production of Grease if she was wearing a "low-cut crop top and tight trousers".

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