Tiny spider takes on deadly brown snake

Only in Australia does a snake stand no chance against a spider.
12 February 2016, 07:12 AM

Foolish ways people died taking selfies in 2015

Taking selfies can be dangerous! Not only does it ruin your social status because people are tired of seeing your mugshots on their news feed but selfies might kill you!
11 February 2016, 07:29 AM

Spain turns ocean bed into art gallery

Installation is complete at Europe's first underwater museum, due to open later this month.
10 February 2016, 13:47 PM

Woman shows up at her own funeral to see husband who ordered her death

One year ago a group of gunmen in Burundi was hired to kill a woman visiting from Australia. But the hit did not go as planned, leaving her with a chance to turn the tables on the man who wanted her dead.
9 February 2016, 07:17 AM

Thieving monkey bound and caged in Mumbai

The captured monkey, its arms tied tightly behind its back, sits crouched over in a Mumbai residential colony trying with its teeth to untie the cord bound around its ankles.
6 February 2016, 06:05 AM

Meet the ‘world’s luckiest passenger’

Delays meant all other passengers had swapped to an earlier flight, leaving one lucky traveller in China to enjoy the "rockstar" trip for the New Year holiday.
4 February 2016, 06:24 AM

Man hooks up with girl on FB, only to find she's his wife

A squabbling couple went their separate ways after a failed marriage, but found each other again under different pseudonyms in Facebook while looking for a new love.
3 February 2016, 11:56 AM

Thais treat 'child angel' dolls like progeny

Mix one part superstition, two parts fashion, a dab of celebrity idolatry and a heap of media frenzy, and what do you get? "Child angel" dolls, the latest craze in Thailand. The dolls occupy a niche somewhere between Buddhist amulets, beloved by gamblers, gangsters and policemen for their reputed magical protective powers, and Furby toys, adored by children for their cuteness.
1 February 2016, 07:03 AM

Woman wakes up to exotic animal caressing her

Imagine waking up in the morning to find an exotic animal caressing your face!Well, this is exactly what happened to an elderly woman in Miami who woke up staring at a kinkajou.
31 January 2016, 06:32 AM

Lebanon returns Israeli vulture cleared of spying

A huge vulture detained in Lebanon on suspicion of spying for Israel has been returned home after UN peacekeepers intervened, Israeli officials says.
30 January 2016, 11:00 AM

[WATCH] Woman believes she's a cat trapped in human body

Nano, a 20-year-old Norwegian woman, is a whole new level of cat lady!
29 January 2016, 12:47 PM

Eritrea ‘appalled’ by hoax forced polygamy story

A satirical story that Eritrean men have been ordered to marry at least two wives, which has been shared across Africa, has upset Eritrean officials.
28 January 2016, 14:36 PM

Dad arrested for taking daughter’s phone as punishment

When Ronald Jackson found a text he thought was rude and inappropriate on his then-12-year-old daughter’s phone in September 2013, he took the cell away. But the child’s mother, Michelle Steppe, balked at his action — and she called the police.
28 January 2016, 07:34 AM

Denmark: Copenhagen gets musical ambulances

Patients in the Danish capital will soon be taken to hospital to the sound of soothing music.
27 January 2016, 13:25 PM

Scientists to adjust ‘Doomsday Clock’ to set new time for our demise

Scientists are set to announce today whether the civilization is any closer or farther from disaster based on a "Doomsday Clock" that measures the likelihood of a global catastrophe.
26 January 2016, 12:48 PM

Man 'forgets' wife, drives 60 miles away

An absent-minded tourist has made the news by leaving his wife stranded at a petrol station and not noticing she was missing for almost 60 miles, reports the Independent.
25 January 2016, 07:55 AM

All you need is the love between this monkey and his adopted puppy

Who does not love puppies? It seems everyone in the animal kingdom loses it over puppies and this monkey is no exception.
24 January 2016, 05:54 AM

[WATCH] Dinosaur tries to shovel snow with its little arms

When big storms hit, similar to the one currently sweeping over the East Coast of the United States, it's important to help your neighbours out.
23 January 2016, 15:31 PM

Bizarre, two-legged fish whose bite is as fast as a speeding bullet

Two New Zealand snorkelers are mystified when coming across a bizarre, all-black, two-legged fish on a white seafloor in a bay near Auckland.
22 January 2016, 07:14 AM

How the death of turtle has rocked Hanoi

Vietnam mourn the shocking death of an ancient turtle revered as a symbol of auspiciousness.
21 January 2016, 04:51 AM