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BALI, INDONESIA - 2025/06/22: A Jetstar Asia Airways Airbus 320 takes off from Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai airport. Jetstar Asia will cease all operations on July 31 2025. After an extensive analysis of Jetstar Asia rising costs, the shareholders of the airline made the decision to progressively reduce the airline's schedule before permanently ceasing operations. (Photo by Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
OOPS

Passenger Plane Caught Up in Terrifying Near Miss

The second vehicle had entered a restricted space.

Harry Thompson

Miss Austria Lucia Sisic, who died in 2026 at 22.
'GREAT SHOCK & DEEP SADNESS'

Pageant Queen Dies at Just 22

Lucia Sisic has held her country’s top title for two years.

Lauren Hartley

Police officers stand in front of Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts on Aug. 27, 2026, where thieves struck during a jewelry exhibition.
BRAZEN

Thieves Swipe Special Item Worth Millions in Wild Museum Hei

The men bought tickets to enter the museum before making their move.

Janna Brancolini

Red Cross workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) before handling the body of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, ahead of his burial in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
HAZMAT HORROR

Deadly Virus Outbreak Spreads to New Nation

Hundreds are feared to have died from the virus in Africa.

Harry Thompson

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SKY-HIGH HORROR

Miracle Video Shows Paraglider Survive Getting Hit by Plane

A birthday paragliding trip over the Austrian Alps turned into a near-fatal freefall.

Leigh Kimmins

21 July 2021, Austria, Heiligenblut: The mountain Großglockner. The Großglockner is 3,798 meters high and is therefore the highest mountain in the Alpine region of Austria. It is located in the center of the largest Austrian National Park Hohe Tauern. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
ICEY TREK

Man Whose Girlfriend Froze on Mountain Pleads His Innocence

The man claims his girlfriend told him to “go on” and save his own life.

Harry Thompson

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A photo taken on October 12, 2024 from the Sonnblick Observatory near Rauris, Austria, shows the Grossglockner, with 3798 metres Austria's highest mountain, in the Hohe Tauern mountain range. Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps driven by climate change are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost -- the year-round ice found at high altitude that binds together giant slabs of rock. This has increased the danger of sudden rockfalls and landslides, damaging paths and adding stress to the mountains' often-ageing huts. Austria's Alpine clubs are currently closing up to four huts a year as they have become unsafe or too costly to be maintained. (Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON / AFP) (Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON/AFP via Getty Images)
OFF PISTE

Husband Dies in Fatal Sledding Accident With Wife

The pair skidded off track before plunging more than 200 feet during a deadly accident in the Austrian Alps.

Tom Sanders

Mountaineer 'hurting so much' after leaving girlfriend to freeze to death
SOB STORY

Chilling Images Show Woman ‘Left to Die‘ Atop Mountain Peak

Thomas Plamberger is accused of negligent manslaughter after abandoning his girlfriend atop Austria’s highest mountain.

Tom Sanders

A photo taken on October 12, 2024 from the Sonnblick Observatory near Rauris, Austria, shows the Grossglockner, with 3798 metres Austria's highest mountain, in the Hohe Tauern mountain range. Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps driven by climate change are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost -- the year-round ice found at high altitude that binds together giant slabs of rock. This has increased the danger of sudden rockfalls and landslides, damaging paths and adding stress to the mountains' often-ageing huts. Austria's Alpine clubs are currently closing up to four huts a year as they have become unsafe or too costly to be maintained. (Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON / AFP) (Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON/AFP via Getty Images)
GROSSLY NEGLIGENT

Man Charged With Leaving GF to Freeze to Death on Mountain

The experienced mountaineer is accused of abandoning his girlfriend at the top of Austria’s highest mountain.

Tom Sanders

Stefanie Pieper
💔

Beauty Influencer, 31, Found Dead in Forest

Stefanie Pieper’s body was found on Friday, one week after she went missing.

Catherine Bouris

Vienna city skyline views from Schonbrunn Palace garden Austria. (Photo by: Andrew Michael/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
‘BRAIN GAIN’

European Country Trolls Trump After Poaching Top Researchers

Academics and researchers are leaving the U.S. in droves over Trump’s crackdown on higher education.

Tom Sanders

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