Larry Habegger

Canada In a time-honored scam, a group of well-dressed thieves in Vancouver is using ketchup and mustard to rob unsuspecting tourists. The thief surreptitiously slops some of the condiments on...

Argentina After denying a severe outbreak, Argentina's health minister acknowledged a dengue fever epidemic. Nearly 8,000 people are reported infected, with the northern province of Chaco having almost half of...

Australia Authorities are concerned that an international criminal gang of ATM card skimmers is targeting Australia after the arrest of two Romanian men in Sydney. The two were arrested after...

Argentina Sixty cases of dengue fever have been detected in the Buenos Aires area, but health authorities said those cases were contracted elsewhere. About 3,000 dengue cases have been reported...

Australia Some 80,000 saltwater crocodiles live in the Northern Territory, more than anywhere else in Australia, and the state tourism minister has joined others in a call for the resumption...

Australia Queensland's worst oil spill in decades has turned 40 miles of coastline into a disaster area, with the beaches along the popular Sunshine Coast, Moreton and Bribie islands the...

Barbados A Canadian woman remains in a coma after she and her daughter-in-law were beaten with a piece of wood in a midday attack Feb. 28 on Long Beach. In...

Denmark Turf wars between immigrant gangs and Hells Angels have made the Norrebro district of Copenhagen too dangerous for a volunteer public safety group and prompted the British Foreign &...

Brazil Preying on the flood of tourists in Rio de Janeiro for carnival, criminal gangs took over two hotels in less than 24 hours and robbed all the guests at...

Australia Extreme weather conditions have afflicted Australia with crises of biblical proportions, as devastating fires have been followed by overwhelming floods. The fires in Victoria state scorched a landscape that...