All news by author: Ryan Fahey

A dog owner in South Korea went looking for their missing hound and stumbled on a massive dog slaughter farm where 1,000 pooches had been left to starve

Américo Villarreal, the governor of Tamaulipas state, confirmed that two of the US citizens, who were reportedly in the country for medical treatment, were killed, with another wounded and a fourth found alive

The US-South Korean training on Monday involving the B-52 bomber saw 30 shots fired, which North Korea described as "very serious act of armed provocation" that aggravated tensions

Abby Choi, 28, disappeared in February and her dismembered legs were found three days later in a fridge in a makeshift butcher's workshop in Hong Kong

Kim Jong-un is thought to be grooming his daughter Kim Ju-ae to become his successor after he brought the 10-year-old to several public events, including a missile launch site

Trapeze artist David, who performs with Circo Quiros, fell to the ground while conducting a death-defying stunt at a venue in Madrid, Spain - but miraculously survived with just "a little cut under my chin"

Yevgeny Prigozhin's soldiers have joined the regular Russian army as they battle Ukrainian forces to capture Bakhmut, an eastern city that has become the frontline of the current conflict

China Government spokesman Wang Chao gave no indication of whether the rate of increase to be announced on Sunday at the opening of the National People's Congress's annual session in Beijing would be above or below last year's 7.1%

The huntsman spider found in Australia can grow to an enormous 15cm and looks terrifying, but the creature is generally reluctant to use its venomous bite - which can only cause localised pain and swelling

The four US citizens had crossed into Mexico on Friday in a white minivan, but soon came under fire before a gang of suspected cartel gunmen dragged them into a pick up and drove them away from the scene in Matamoros

Before Russia's invasion, 10,000 people lived in Mariinka, a town in the suburbs of Donetsk, which has become an apocalyptic wasteland as Vladimir Putin's troops raze neighbourhoods to the ground

The Great Pyramid of Giza - which is the only remaining structure of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - was built around 1,570 BC and the hidden corridor hasn't been seen in 4,500 years

Advances in digital mapping have lead to authorities discovering 14,125 islands in Japanese territory - a massive 7,300 more than originally detected in a Coast Guard report in 1987

The hippos, which are territorial and weigh up to three tonnes, have been declared a toxic invasive species because they have no natural predator in Colombia and pose a biodiversity risk because their faeces changes the composition of rivers

The cat was one of nine other pets recovered from a state prison in Juarez, where the infamous Mexicles gang had packed their cells with plasma TV sets, drugs, liquor, cash, and even a mechanical bull

The victim, 34, a Swedish-born man with a British passport who lived and worked in Kent, was on an extended holiday when he was hit over the head with the butt of a gun by a gang of muggers while he was on a hike in Medellin, Colombia

Prosecutors said the 16-year-old lad died in a hospital in the northern German town of Bramsche late last night after sustaining gunshot wounds to the head - which were allegedly inflicted by an 81-year-old "firearm enthusiast"

Just over three weeks ago, twin earthquakes tore apart Turkey and Syria, leading to entire neighbourhoods being completely flattened and the deaths of 50,000 people

On September 26, NASA deliberately manoeuvred its DART spacecraft, directing it to smash into the Dimorphos asteroid at an incredible speed of 13,000 miles per hour - leading to 1,000 tons of dust and rock blasting off the rock

'Tragic human error' appeared to be the cause of a horror head-on train crash which left 48 people dead and more than 100 injured just before midnight on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said

A derailment and large fire followed after a passenger train collided with a freight train at high speed, with the crash leaving at least 40 dead and scores more injured including children

The footage shows the moment the man, who has been named as Josip Mihajlovic, 27, by Croatian media, is arrested. He can be seen on his phone in the hotel lobby waiting for a lift when three plainclothes police officers suddenly enter and detain him

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was tipped to be his father's successor at just eight years old, so it wouldn't be premature for him to be eyeing his young daughter Kim Ju-Ae, who is said to be aged around 10, to take over after he dies

Two youngsters, aged eight and 10, and a 33 and 62-year-old all perished in the blaze that started around midnight local time (6am GMT) at a house in a neighbourhood in Frayser, Memphis, Tennessee

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops are "constantly destroying" anything his forces can use to "protect our positions for fortification and defence"