Death

Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home

The man confessed to the illicit use of human remains, admitting that he was “particularly attracted to human body parts, from which he had prepared food for himself in various ways."

Human remains found in home of 30-year-old Budapest man.
General view of a demolished building at Caraballeda after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean on June 27, 2026 in La Guaira, Venezuela.

Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700

A combination of satellite images shows high-rises in Caraballeda, Venezuela, before (left) and after the earthquakes that hit the country, December 28, 2025, and June 26, 2026.

Israeli satellite imagery reveals catastrophic quake damage in Venezuela where 68,000 still missing

Police watch as people swim in the Canal Saint-Martin after public swimming was permitted in certain areas due to high temperatures amid a heatwave in Paris, France, June 26, 2026.

France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave


At least 19 killed in Morocco's Fes after collapse of two buildings, state news agency says

The injured were transported to the university hospital center in Fez.

Rescue personnel of Spain's Military Emergency Unit (UME) prepare their vehicle to go to a devastated area following the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco September 14, 2023.

Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports

The incident comes as the death toll from Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades climbed to 160 on Tuesday.

Hong Kong, December 07, the city's deadliest fire in decades

Over 100 killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten and hospital, WHO says

The WHO database said heavy weapons were used and that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed and 35 wounded.

Displaced Sudanese children who fled with their families during violence in al-Fashir, sit inside a camp shelter, amid ongoing clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan November 3, 2025.

India's Goa state orders probe after nightclub fire kills 25

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while authorities worked through the night to bring the situation under control, ANI reported.

A fire in Goa, India, which led to the death of at least 23, December 7, 2025.

American architect Frank Gehry dies at age 96, New York Times reports

Gehry's daring and whimsical creations of leaning towers and sweeping sheets of curved metal such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, made him a superstar in the world of architecture

Frank Gehry, architect of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, arrives to take part in the twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations of the museum, in Bilbao, Spain, October 17, 2022.

Teenager with dreams of becoming lion tamer mauled to death by big cats after entering enclosure

The 19-year-old had previously tried to sneak onto a flight to Africa in hopes of being with the big cats.

 A lion roars inside its enclosure at a zoo in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2021.

Woman spared cremation after officials hear her knocking on coffin door

The woman was bedridden for two years prior to the incident and had reportedly been unresponsive for days.

Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple provides funds for a woman nearly cremated alive.

Mark Mellman, pollster who championed Democrats and Israel, dies at 70

For Mellman, Jewish values and Democratic values went hand in hand.

Volunteers supporting Democratic Majority for Israel in Ohio.

UK PM Johnson oversaw 'chaotic' response to COVID which led to more deaths, inquiry finds

UK inquiry finds Boris Johnson’s delayed lockdown and chaotic leadership contributed to around an additional 23,000 COVID deaths.

BORIS JOHNSON, one of many contenders for the Conservative leadership

New Jersey man’s death tied to meat allergy-causing tick in first-of-its-kind case

The man died four hours after eating a burger, weeks after he developed an allergy to meat as a result of a tick bite.

 Adult deer tick