A German tourist has died after a shark bit off her leg in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands, the first death caused by a shark attack in the waters around the islands in history.

In June, well-known surfer Tamayo Perry was killed in a shark attack while surfing off Oahu’s North Shore. Al Arabiya’s top ...

A surfer who survived a shark attack has told how he was back in the sea just five days later and "chasing a hurricane". Charley Hajek, 62, says seeing 11 sharks since his foot was chomped hasn't ...

A 61-year-old man from Hawaii is recovering after a shark attack, with experts warning these are common at this time of year.

Law enforcement in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, enlisted the help of a local tow truck company to remove a "giant" great white shark that washed up on shore. "Not one of our typical calls for service.

A teenage surfer is saying that it "could have been so much worse" after he survived a shark attack at a beach in Florida. Teddy Wittemann, 16, went to grab his surfboard while he was in the water ...

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary ...

The International Shark Attack File (ISAF ... and the Bahamas. And Brazil, the Canary Islands, Cuba (fatal), Egypt, Japan, the Maldives, New Zealand and, amazingly, England each saw one ...

The 31-year-old woman lost her leg in the attack and died in hospital ... is a popular destination for British tourists, but the islands are struggling to cope with the influx of visitors.

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Law enforcement in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, enlisted the help of a local tow truck company to remove a "giant" great white shark that washed up on shore. "Not one of our typical calls for service.