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Updated | At least 21 dead in attempted prison breakout in Brazil

Atleast21peoplewerekilledonTuesdaywheninmatesattemptedtoescapefromaprisoninthenorthernBraziliancityofBelem,officialssaid.Thebreakouttookplaceat1p.m.localtimeint

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Canada prison escapees caught by police in escape room

TwoCanadianwomenwhoescapedprisonranoutofluckwhentheywerecorneredbypoliceatajail-cellsimulationforthrillseekers.ThewomenfledanEdmonton,Alberta,prisononMonday,but

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Real-life room escape games thrill Chinese urbanites

Afewweeksago,YuanChaojunquithiswell-paidjobwithatradecompanyinShanghaiandstartedteachingpeoplehowto"escapefromrooms."Roomescapeisareal-lifeadventuregame,duringw

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Top 8 domestic destinations to escape smog

Travel agencies are pitching popular "smog-escape routes" to attract those looking to get away from air pollution.

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64 prisoners stage mass jailbreak in southern Brazil

​At least 64 prisoners staged a jailbreak at a prison in southern Brazil on Sunday night, according to Brazilian police on Monday.

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Mexican federal police head fired after "El Chapo" escape

​The head of the Intelligence Division of Mexico's Federal Police, Ramon Eduardo Pequeno, has been fired due to the escape of Sinaloa cartel leader, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera.

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Mexican president orders to have escaped drug lord "El Chapo" Guzman recaptured

​Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto said Sunday he had instructed Mexican authorities to " work to re-apprehend" escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" or " Shorty" Guzman.