The thieves behind the daring Louvre Museum heist in Paris, France, appear to have used a truck-mounted moving lift — the kind professional movers use to hoist furniture up to apartment windows — in order to scale the building’s second floor, according to Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor. The burglars …
Read More »Frantic manhunt launched after asylum seeker who sexually assaulted teen accidentally freed from prison
Britain’s immigration system is under fire after officials confirmed an Ethiopian asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and another woman was accidentally released from prison Friday, sparking a manhunt for the fugitive sex offender. Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was sentenced in September to 12 months behind bars, Reuters …
Read More »American missionary kidnapped in Niger by suspected Islamist militants, sources say
The U.S. government is aware of the kidnapping of an American Christian missionary in the West African nation of Niger, U.S. official sources told Fox News. The sources told Fox News that they suspect that the missionary has been taken north to Islamic State-controlled areas where an offshoot of ISIS …
Read More »Trump witnesses Thailand, Cambodia sign peace expansion months after brokering ceasefire
Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer to end their border conflict. Trump threatened higher tariffs against both countries to push them into agreeing to end the fighting. Dozens of people were killed and hundreds of …
Read More »Superyacht that sank with British tech magnate Mike Lynch on board recovered by salvage crews
A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, resurfaced Saturday as salvage recovery crews finalized the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation. The white top and blue hull of the 184-foot Bayesian was visible on the …
Read More »Death toll after floods submerge Nigeria town rises to 151 as thousands displaced
At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday. More than 3,000 people were displaced by the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more than 180 …
Read More »Prison on wheels visits U.K. schools to teach kids about life behind bars: “You are now gonna become prisoners”
Students at an elementary school in England weren’t sure what to think when a prison on wheels recently arrived on their campus. “You are now gonna become prisoners,” former police officer Mick Amos told dozens of students dressed in inmate attire, according to CBS News partner network BBC News. “You’ll …
Read More »Prince Harry opens up about mental health struggles in Invictus Games closing ceremony
Prince Harry said in speech for the closing ceremony of his Invictus Games that the secret of success for the athletes is to “accept mental health is the real key to recovery.” Harry then reference his own struggles after the death of his mother, Diana. “I’ve been there, you’ve been …
Read More »Prince Harry, Meghan make first public appearance since royal wedding
The royal newlyweds, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made their first public appearance Tuesday since their Saturday wedding. They attended a Buckingham Palace garden party honoring Harry’s father, Prince Charles, for his many years of charitable works. The long spell of sunny weather that gave their Saturday wedding …
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