Two civil guard agents were killed Thursday in an explosion outside a barracks on an island off the coast of Spain, Palma de Mallorca city hall officials said.
Two guards die in latest Spain bombing
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4 die in Maryland helicopter crash
Four people died late Thursday when a helicopter crashed on a western Maryland highway, emergency officials said. Sea tides are expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday and 4.7 meters Sunday, according to a bulletin by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
High tide alert for India’s financial capital
India’s financial capital of Mumbai was put on a high-tide alert with officials expecting a water rise of up to 197 inches (5 meters). Sea tides are expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday and 4.7 meters Sunday, according to a bulletin by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska
A group of hunters aboard a small boat out of the tiny Alaska village of Wainwright were the first to spot what would eventually be called “the blob.” It was a dark, floating mass stretching for miles through the Chukchi Sea, a frigid and relatively shallow expanse of Arctic Ocean water between Alaska’s northwest coast and the Russian Far East. The goo was fibrous, hairy
Teen becomes youngest to sail solo around world
A Southern California teenager has serious bragging rights: After docking back in his home state late Thursday morning, Zac Sunderland, 17, can claim to be the youngest person to sail around the world alone. Sunderland was greeted with thunderous applause and congratulations as he arrived at Marina del Rey in his 36-foot sailboat. “It’s kind of crazy to have it done now because, I mean, for the past year I’ve been just fighting for the next ocean, fighting to get back.
Powerful quake off Honduras coast spurs tsunami watch
A powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, was reported off the coast of Honduras early Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
At least 10 dead after apparent human-smuggling boat capsizes
At least 10 people were killed, and an unknown number remained missing Wednesday, after a boat authorities believe was used for human smuggling capsized off the coast of Florida. Almost all of the victims are believed to be from Haiti and the Bahamas, according to the U.S
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack
The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported.
Whale makes appearance off New York’s coast
Call him Moby Ick. A 30- to 40-foot humpback whale surfaced in the not-quite-pristine waters just north of New York City’s Verrazano Bridge on Thursday morning, according to the Coast Guard.
As piracy surges, U.S. warns of dangers off Somali coast
A sudden surge of pirate attacks off the coast of eastern Somalia in recent days has prompted the U.S. military to put out a new alert to mariners, warning of increased danger in the region. The attacks, which took place south of the area patrolled by U.S.