All news by author: Lee Bullen

University student Maria Paula Ruiz López, 23, died after gastric band surgery, and Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department has confirmed it's opened an investigation

The little swine was born on a ranch owned by a pig farmer, Mariolys Herrera, in Guantanamo Province, Cuba, at dawn on April 18 - in an ultra rare case

Patricia spoke about her battle on TikTok and Instagram where she had amassed 241,100 and 102,000 followers, and left one final post about her upcoming treatment

Nine people, including three children, were injured when a fairground ride in Colombia came away from its base, leaving several people trapped in the caged pods - two were taken to hospital

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Footage from an illegal cockfight in Villa de Álvarez, Mexico, shows one of the fighting birds turning on its owner and savaging him, leaving his blood spilled in the pit

A couple headed out fishing together in the Amazon basin in Brazil before the husband is said to have suffered a heart attack, leaving the widow missing for days before she was eventually found

Rocha Oliveira, from Parauapebas, Brazil, was allegedly murdered and burned by her boyfriend in André Ávila's home in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, on March 25

WARNING NUDITY Many called for the Russian man to be deported as they consider the mountain a dwelling of the gods after he was filmed with his trousers around his ankles and his arms spread wide

Mum Andrea Ferreyra has quit her job as a prison warden after falling in love with inmate Javier Duarte, who is serving a 15-year term for murder - with the couple planning to marry

WARNING, GRAPHIC DETAILS: A 14-year-old boy was attacked by a shark and lost his leg in the water at Piedade Beach in Pernambuco State, Brazil - now a second teen has been hit

A naughty reader who kept a library book for a nearly six decades, and returned it after 'feeling bad', didn't have to pay the extortionate $1,606 (£1,336) fine

Things got heated in the supermarket when a woman allegedly begun harassing the man before making remarks about his sexuality as CCTV cameras captured the check-out attack

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - A metal hair pin penetrated a young girl's throat after she tripped and the tip exited behind her ear. She suffered with excessive bleeding

John Harris, from Dresden, Ontario, Canada, purchased a winning $5 Instant Bingo Doubler ticket from a mini-mart. He waited until he arrived home to scratch off his winnings

A vintage 1908 Harley-Davidson has become the most expensive bike ever sold after reaching $935,000 (£767,355) at an auction in Las Vegas, America, thanks to its 'great condition'

20-year-old Patty died after slipping on ice during an expedition in the Andes in 1981, multiple search efforts failed to locate her body but now her remains have been found

Laurel Jean Mitchell was last seen leaving a church camp at 10pm on August 6, 1975, but was later discovered in a river, with autopsy results showing there was a 'violent struggle' to survive

The migrant workers from Myanmar began to panic when they couldn’t find the toddler who had fallen down a well in Phop Phra district, Tak Province, Thailand

Topo Chico Preventive and Social Reintegration Centre in Mexico used to house notorious murderers and rapists, but was shut down in 2019 after a series of deadly prison riots

Jamila McCaskill turned her luck around by playing Michigan Lottery’s Diamond Payout online and winning the impressive amount of $100,000 (£82,000)

Paloma Guisado Ruiz filmed herself moving through a secret bathroom door in her room at the luxury Dana Villas and Infinity Suites on the Greek island of Santorini

Marta Emilia Altamirano is believed to have fallen hundreds of metres to her death, according to the sister. Four expeditions have previously tried to find her with no success in the Andes in Argentina

Grazielle Maria Dantas Nunes, 22, was shot dead in front of her two-year-old son and her mother in Brazil. Her former partner Cleiton Salustio de Souza is accused of killing her

Karen Julieth Cárdenas Uribe underwent rhinoplasty surgery in Colombia where she lived but fainted as she arrived home. She died in hospital after six cardiorespiratory arrests

The unusual looking pooch, named Mia, is being looked after by Casa Cuna rescue centre in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. They are appealing for financial help so she can undergo surgery