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What began as a ‘friendly’ football match between prison inmates ended in deadly shootout, not penalty kicks due to a full-time draw, but terrible gun battle that left 16 people dead. Players had fired gun shots over a disagreement about a tackle. The match took place in Cieneguillas jail, in …

This is the viral video showing a woman who was caught trying to steal multiple pairs of jeans from a clothing store. The incident happened in Venezuela. She was caught wearing eight pairs of jeans on top of her own in a bid to steal them. A bizarre video that …

The mother of a 17-year-old Colombian girl diagnosed with a very rare condition known as “Sleeping Beauty” syndrome has appealed to authorities for help as she is struggling to look after her. Sharik Tovar, a 17-year-old girl from the Colombian town of Acacías, has been suffering from Kleine-Levin syndrome ever …

Chihuahuas, parakeets and turtles joined their human companions for services at a Catholic church Friday in the Mexican city of Zapopan, where they got a special blessing for World Animal Day. Pets joined their owners in the pews of the city’s Saint Francis of Assisi church, named for the patron …

A naked couple from Ecuador have plunged to their deaths from a third-floor balcony after rolling over the edge while they were sex. The lifeless bodies of the unnamed 28-year-old mother and her 35-year-old lover were reportedly found by a neighbour outside the woman’s home in the Carapungo district of …

This is the unbelievable story of a popular beach in the Mexican state of Oaxaca sinking into the Ocean. Photos of this sinking beach have been doing the rounds on social media, leaving people scratching their heads in disbelief. It turns out the sinking is being caused by a phenomenon …

A deformed calf stunned farmers with its human-like face. A local filmed a clip of the mutant animal in the tiny village of Villa Ana, in Argentina, with the footage later posted on YouTube. Sadly, the creature was born with a small nose and mouth and struggled to hold up …

Orthodox priests in Russia’s Tver Oblast region, literally reached new heights in their quest to save their congregations from addictive sins like drinking and fornicating. They got in an airplane and doused the whole city of Tver in holy water, in order to cleanse it. Metropolitan Savva of Tver and …

In an age when tech companies are encouraging consumers to constantly buy newer, more-expensive gadgets, one Peruvian company has just a launched a sustainable wooden laptop designed to last at least 10 to 15 years. In an attempt to bring new and affordable technology to the most remote areas of …

A college student practicing a yoga pose from a sixth-floor balcony is still alive after falling 80 feet. Alexa Terrazas, 23, was posing Saturday on the balcony guardrail of her building in northeastern Mexico when she slipped and landed on the sidewalk. Terrazas was still in critical condition Monday after …