The life of Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith is to be turned into an opera. The production - co-written by one of the creators of Jerry Springer: The ...
A Chinese man took his girlfriend to visit an aquarium and then shocked her with a surprise proposal - from inside the tank. Wang Jian, 28, had been taking ...
Faisal Mohyud-Din and Mohammed Azeem hugged for 24 hours and 17 minutes - smashing the current record by 16 minutes. They have raised money for the new ...
Reuters - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
Reuters - An elephant gave birth to a calf at Sydney's main zoo on Wednesday, surprising vets and keepers who two days earlier declared the baby had died in the womb.
Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
Reuters - A New Zealand woman sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl for almost NZ$2,000 ($1,410) after a fiercely contested online auction, local media reported.
Reuters - A court in Cyprus remanded two men in custody Wednesday on suspicion of snatching the corpse of former Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, holding it for ransom for three months until its discovery Monday.
A group of masked women caused controversy in China by dancing in the street in their underwear in a bid to find husbands. The eight young women said they ...
Police have issued a warning about an escaped giant Burmese python which is loose on a housing estate in Northampton. The green snake, believed to be ...
A Norfolk grandfather is giving pensioners lessons in self defence using a special weapon - the NHS walking stick. Kevin Garwood, 61, a triple black belt ...
Reuters - Cyprus said Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb.
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
A Japanese man showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion. Lee Jin-gyu has fallen head over heels for a Japanese ...
Pub customers in York are going nuts for their local pub's latest special - squirrel pie and mash. Andy and Stephanie Cross, of the Black Swan, were already ...
A pure bred Chinese Crested named Rascal has taken top prize in the annual Ugly Dog Contest in California. Rascal's proud owner Dane Andrew insisted: "I ...
India Talkies Malaysia Hindu wins custody row with .. - Indiatalkies AP A Malaysian court Thursday granted an ethnic Indian woman custody of her child in a bitter dispute with her Muslim-convert husband, in a ruling that could ease religious minorities' worries about their legal rights.
NEWS.com.au Corey Haim was 'tormented soul' - News The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman has said. Paying tribute to the star, Feldman said he wept when he heard Haim had died at a California hospital on Wednesday aged 38.
AFP Dodd Ends Talks, Says Financial Bill Will Include .. - Google March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Christopher Dodd, who today ended three weeks of talks with Republican Bob Corker on legislation to overhaul financial regulations, said elements they worked out will be in the bill he introduces next ...
The Guardian Brain scans 'can distinguish memories', .. - Guardian Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan. The University College London researchers showed people film clips and were able to predict which ones they were subsequently thinking about.
BBC News Inside the mind of a Russian hacker - Bbc He's a reformed Russian hacker . Back hunched, eyes fixed on the computer screen in front of him, he demonstrates what he can do. "Look, here's the log-in ...
The Hindu Protect your kidneys and control diabetes .. - Beta The Hindu Posters displayed to create awareness among the people in Bangalore on the occasion of World Kidney Day on Thursday. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash You are reading this on World Kidney Day and the doctors are telling you to mind your blood sugar.
