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Smugglers disguised $5 million worth of methamphetamine as watermelons and tried to truck them across the border from Mexico, U.S. border agents said. More than 4,500 pounds (2,000 kilograms) of the addictive drug were wrapped in paper packages painted to look like the juicy fruit and hidden amongst other cargo. …

Hundreds of anxious parents descended on a primary school on the outskirts of Hanoi on Wednesday, trying to secure a spot for their children. Parents, mostly residents of the nearby Vinhomes Smart City urban area, gathered at the gates of Tay Mo 3 Primary School in Nam Tu Liem District …

The security force in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the Lao province of Bokeo recently coordinated with relevant units to successfully bust a cyber-scam gang, arresting 771 suspects. The suspects include both men and women from 15 Asian and African countries. As many as 709 desktop computers, 28 …

Divers searching for six people missing after a superyacht sank off Sicily, including U.K. tech tycoon Mike Lynch, on Wednesday pulled four bodies from the wreck and reportedly found a fifth. The grim development, after three days of searches since the “Bayesian” went down early on Monday morning, brings the …

Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, U.S. media reported Tuesday, two years after the Hollywood power couple officially gave love a second chance by tying the knot. The pair, who were nicknamed “Bennifer” when they first dated in the frenzied tabloid celebrity days of the early 2000s, …

A Milwaukee woman who said she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced count of reckless homicide. A Kenosha County judge sentenced Chrystul Kizer to 11 years of initial …

A 6-year-old boy from Yen Bai Province was found alive on Wednesday after spending five days lost in the forest. Dang Tien Lam, a resident of Van Yen District, went missing on Aug. 17 after visiting a relative’s house for a meal. That afternoon, Lam and his nine siblings ventured …

The American International School (AISVN) has yet to reopen, and parents are encouraged to transfer their children promptly to prevent any disruption to their studies, according to the HCMC Department of Education and Training. Ho Tan Minh, the department’s chief of staff, reported on Tuesday that the school has been …

Police in northern Hung Yen Province have arrested a man for assaulting his lover’s 3-year-old son, resulting in the child suffering a temporal hematoma and bladder injury. Tran Cong Minh, 25, is currently under investigation for “torturing others,” according to an announcement by police in My Hao Town on Monday. …

A former captain of the general investigation team has been accused of violating alcohol regulations and causing a fatal accident while driving. Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police has launched an investigation into Tran Nam Trung, 46, a former Lieutenant Colonel at Huong Tra Town Police Department, for violating road traffic …