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Disney Cruise Disaster Leaves Passengers Stuck in Singapore

The May 7 sailing of Disney Adventure ended before departure after a technical issue kept the ship in port. SINGAPORE — Disney Cruise Line canceled a four-night voyage from Singapore after passengers had already boarded its new Disney Adventure ship, leaving families to disembark after a technical problem kept the vessel from leaving port. The canceled May 7-11 sailing drew attention because it involved Disney’s newest and largest cruise ship, a vessel built for the …

Missing Hikers Found Dead Holding Each Other After Volcano Erupts

Two Singaporeans and an Indonesian woman died near the crater after entering a restricted zone. MAMUYA, Indonesia — Rescue teams recovered the bodies of two Singaporean hikers and an Indonesian woman after Mount Dukono erupted Friday on Halmahera island, ending a three-day search in steep terrain, heavy rain and continuing volcanic activity. The deaths have focused attention on why 20 hikers were on one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes despite restrictions around the crater. Seventeen …

Young Father Has 4 Inches of Penis Amputated After Diagnosis

Steven Hamill said early symptoms were first treated as an infection before doctors found an aggressive cancer. LIVERPOOL, England — Steven Hamill, a British father who was 26 when he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2019, is describing the bleeding, pain and delayed diagnosis that led surgeons to remove about four inches of his penis. Hamill’s account, shared on ITV’s “This Morning” and in later interviews, has renewed attention on a rare disease that …

Rabbi Found Dismembered, Stuffed in Closet

Colombian authorities said Nachum Yisrael Eber was found with multiple injuries after disappearing during a temporary trip to the country. BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombian authorities are investigating the killing of Nachum Yisrael Eber, a 51-year-old Brooklyn rabbi whose body was found in Bogotá after he disappeared during a temporary visit to the Colombian capital. Eber, a member of the Belz Hasidic community in New York, was reported missing after relatives lost contact with him April …

Model Killed in Sudden 60-Second Attack, Prosecutors Say

Luke Harden was found on a pavement in Bacup after leaving a Halloween gathering at a nearby working men’s club. BACUP, England — A 26-year-old man has gone on trial in northwest England, where prosecutors said he fatally attacked model Luke Harden after a Halloween party in the early hours of Nov. 1. Bhekisani Matabiswana denies murder in the death of Harden, 37, who was found critically injured on Newchurch Road in Bacup, Lancashire. The …

Bull Gores Young Father to Death at Spanish Festival

Santiago Barrero San Román died after being gored during the toros ensogados celebration in Beas de Segura. BEAS DE SEGURA, Spain — A 33-year-old cattle breeder died Friday after a bull gored him during the San Marcos festival in Beas de Segura, a town in southern Spain where ropes are used to guide bulls through the streets, authorities and organizers said. Santiago Barrero San Román died after the bull struck him during the toros ensogados, …

Tourist Killed, 13 Injured in Shooting at Famous Pyramids

The rare attack at a UNESCO World Heritage site pushed officials to reopen with guards, searches and promised metal detectors as the 2026 World Cup draws closer. SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico — Mexican authorities reopened the Teotihuacan archaeological zone Wednesday under tighter security after a gunman killed a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 other visitors at the Pyramid of the Moon two days earlier, turning one of the country’s best-known landmarks into a crime scene. …

Huge Explosion at Factory Kills At Least 25

Investigators are examining whether the licensed unit was operating in violation of safety rules and holiday restrictions when the blast tore through the site. VIRUDHUNAGAR, India — A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory in southern India killed at least 25 people and injured several others on Sunday, ripping through a licensed unit in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district and triggering a second blast during rescue work later that evening. The disaster has become one of …

Six Killed as Supermarket Becomes Killing Zone

Authorities said the gunman first set fire to an apartment, then opened fire in the street before taking hostages inside a local store. KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman opened fire in Kyiv’s Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, killing six people, wounding 14 and turning a neighborhood supermarket into a hostage scene before Ukrainian special police stormed the building and shot him dead. By Sunday, eight wounded people, including a child, were still in the hospital, city …

Passenger Missing After Plunging From Cruise Ship

Authorities suspended an air-and-sea search after security footage showed the man, who was traveling with family, going over a safety railing during the ship’s return to Sydney. SYDNEY — A man in his 70s went missing from Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Splendor early Saturday after security footage showed him climbing over a safety railing and going into the water northeast of Moreton Island, setting off a major search off the Queensland coast. The case drew …