THIS is the incredible moment a police diver was lowered into a crocodile-infested river to retrieve the body of a missing hotel boss. Gabriel Batista, 59, was swept away in raging floodwaters and cops now suspect he was eaten by a ravenous killer croc in the swampy waters of South Africa. Police spent four days...

VLADIMIR Putin's regime is ready to "snap" at any moment and spark a violent crisis, an ex-CIA boss has warned. The UK and US must be prepared for bloodshed as Putin's popularity rapidly diminishes in Russia, former senior agent Glenn Corn said. The tyrant's war in Ukraine has weakened his control as he faces mounting...

CHINESE authorities have known for four years that a pilot crashed a Boeing 737 deliberately, killing all 132 on board, a US probe has revealed. China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 smashed into a mountain at 350mph in Guangxi after the captain intentionally brought down the aircraft, newly surfaced data reveals. The tragic collision on March...

THE husband of a Miss Switzerland finalist has gone on trial today over the gruesome death of his wife. Marc Rieben, 42, allegedly flew into a rage before murdering Kristina Joksimovic - as a shocking autopsy revealed he dismembered her body and "pureed" parts of it in a blender. Today, as the trial opens at...

DEEP undercover in the world's most secretive regime, a retired Danish chef turned spy spent ten gruelling years exposing North Korea's crime-ridden engine. Ulrich Larsen, known as "the Mole", rubbed shoulders with the powerful foreign representatives and figures in the Hermit Kingdom - eventually getting his hands on a weapons list that resembled a "pizza...

IRAN has reportedly struck a US warship with two missiles - after the vessel ignored warnings and tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to local media. It comes after Donald Trump announced a new operation to free stranded ships in the key waterway with 15,000 troops and 100 aircraft on Monday morning....

TERRIFIED passengers have been ordered to stay on a virus-ravaged cruise ship where three people have died and a Brit was left fighting for his life. Six suspected cases of hantavirus have been reported on the MV Hondius, travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde, according to the World Health Organisation. Three people have died and...

A BRIT is fighting for his life in hospital after a suspected outbreak of a rare rodent virus onboard a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic. Three people have died on the MV Hondius after a "severe respiratory illness" swept through several passengers travelling on the luxury vessel from Argentina to Cape Verde. So far...

THE alleged gunman who attempted to kill Donald Trump at a White House dinner thought of himself as "Rambo," a top US prosecutor has said. Jeanine Pirro said there was no doubt that suspect, Cole Allen, 31, will be found guilty of last month's shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel. The US Attorney for the...

A MUM has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after "handing her 14-year-old son a deadly weapon" that led to the death of a Vietnam War veteran. Ed Ashman, 81, was walking home from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California, where he worked as a substitute teacher, when an e-motorcycle smashed into him. Behind...

A FOUR-year-old boy is fighting for his life after drowning in a hotel swimming pool in Spain. The youngster was pulled from the water in the Brit holiday hotspot on Saturday afternoon as he was frantically airlifted to hospital. The boy was in a critical condition after being submerged under the water for some time,...

A RUSSIAN minister has secretly fled to the US after dodging Vladimir Putin's feared security forces, reports say - marking the first escape of a top Kremlin official. Denis Butsaev, 49, has reportedly abandoned the Russian tyrant's regime after being fired from his post as Deputy Minister of Natural Resources. The minister reportedly travelled to...