Killer still on the run, as eyewitnesses gather in shock
Nigerian police arrest teen after father contacted police
Sausages, grapes, milk and mooncakes are laid at the gravestones of beloved cats and dogs at Hanoi's pet cemetery - an earthly feast for the souls of dead animals believed to return from the afterlife for a meal to mark ghost month. Dozens of pet...
WG Grace and Don Bradman may be spinning in their graves at the news an English cricket club have switched to using a vegan ball from the traditional leather one. Earley Cricket Club in Reading a town 64 kilometres west of London had already introduced...
A 99-year-old Irishman competing at the World Tango Championships in Argentina has received an ovation for his performance from aficionados at the Buenos Aires venue. "Tango brings me a lot of happiness," James McManus told local newspapers through an...
This is the story of a 72-year old retired electrician in Britain - let's call him "Jack" - who forgot to tell his surgeon that he wore dentures. Anyone reading this account of what happened next is unlikely to make the same mistake. Six days after...
A mini-golf course in the nave of a mediaeval English cathedral to encourage families to visit this summer is proving a match made in heaven - and controversy. The nine-hole course blessing Rochester Cathedral in southern England, which dates back to...
The course comes with an official stamp of approval
A bolt of lightning struck a septic tank in Florida, setting off a chain reaction that obliterated a couple's toilet. Luckily, no one was using the commode when it blew up during a storm, said Marylou Ward, who owns the house in Charlotte county in...
Five South Korean tourists behind the wheels of high-performance Porsches have been slapped with hefty fines after they were caught racing at more than 200 km/h on a highway in southern France. The drivers, aged 27 to 38, were spotted as they sped from...
€1.7 million haul was dumped into the sea a year ago
An Indonesian man is walking 700 kilometres from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests - and he is doing it backwards. Medi Bastoni, a 43-year-old father of four,...
Scents funnelled into carriages through ventilation systems
He may lack the poise of "Guardians of the Galaxy" superhero Rocket Raccoon but this furtive little adventurer is becoming an internet star in his own right after coming off worse in an encounter with a storm grate. The mischievous mammal went viral...
BBC Concert Orchestra gives impromptu performance
He was also fined €45,000
EU Commissioner's traditional favourite features in Africa-Europe cookbook
Scents were funnelled into the carriages through ventilation systems
Wine connoisseurs talk about needing "a nose" to assess the quality of a vintage. President Donald Trump just uses his eyes. A famous teetotaler, Trump raised eyebrows Friday with his insistence that he likes US wine more than the French version. How...
A three-year-old boy has survived a fall from a sixth-floor balcony in southwest China after neighbours caught him with a large blanket, according to state media. Video of Monday's incident shows the boy clinging onto a slab and trying to climb back up...
Group believes reed boats were able to cover the 700-mile distance
Project is rebuke against Trump's wall plans
Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for photographer
Swarm is migrating north
Exhibition now open in Tehran
Cups are warmed in the traditional oven
Qualifying rounds took over 10 weeks
Nathalie Birli changed her captor's mood by complimenting his orchids
Soaring to new musical heights, a German-born innovator has crafted what is believed to be the world's largest grand piano. It is without question one of a kind: attached high on the wall of a concert hall in Latvia, the steel-framed vertical grand...
As cycling fans followed the Tour de France's progress through the Alps on Friday, Luxembourg's septuagenarian foreign minister pedalled off in the opposite direction on his latest solo jaunt. Despite having been in intensive care as a result of a fall...
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