Weird / Interesting
31 July 2010 [13:15]
31 July 2010 [12:45]
A naked couple who clambered to the top of a building triggered a full-scale rescue by the emergency services after the woman plunged through the roof.
31 July 2010 [12:15]
30 July 2010 [17:10]
30 July 2010 [14:53]
A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed.
30 July 2010 [14:25]
30 July 2010 [14:09]
30 July 2010 [12:15]
A crime-fighting parrot saved his owner from a house robbery by frightening off the intruders with his all-mighty squawk.
29 July 2010 [18:25]
29 July 2010 [15:45]
29 July 2010 [15:07]
29 July 2010 [14:33]
29 July 2010 [13:29]
Popular people with lots of friends and a loving family live longer lives, according to new research.
28 July 2010 [13:45]
People with severe paralysis may soon be able to surf the internet or drive a wheelchair simply by breathing, according to scientists in Israel.
28 July 2010 [13:38]
A quarrel between neighbours in Nakhchivan Street of Shirvan region of Azerbaijan had fatal consequences.
28 July 2010 [11:45]
An Icelandic football team have become an internet sensation for celebrating their winning goals in a somewhat unique style.
28 July 2010 [11:25]
Tennessee’s current lieutenant governor said he had reservations about whether the American Constitution, which guarantees “freedom of religion”, applied to followers of the world’s second largest faith.
28 July 2010 [09:55]
27 July 2010 [18:15]
A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived with minor injuries after falling 16-storeys from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor, New Zealand media reported.
27 July 2010 [17:55]
A boat made out of 12,500 recycled plastic bottles has reached dry land after sailing across the Pacific Ocean.
27 July 2010 [17:38]
27 July 2010 [17:22]
Being lavished with affection by your mum as a young child makes you better able to cope with the stresses and strains of adult life, say researchers.
27 July 2010 [16:54]
An order of Benedictine nuns which is cut off from the outside world has signed a major record deal with the company behind U2 and Lady Gaga.
27 July 2010 [16:35]
A man has robbed a bank wearing a woman's blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.
27 July 2010 [14:25]
Two cricket fans got more than they bargained for while watching a match over the weekend and ended up being hit by a meteor strike.
27 July 2010 [12:16]
27 July 2010 [11:25]
In a country where racism is entrenched and often violent, an ‘Afro-Russian’ becomes the first black to be elected to office. Jean Gregoire Sagbo, of Benin descent, says he feels no racism in his town, where he is viewed as a Russian who cares about his hometown.
26 July 2010 [17:45]
26 July 2010 [17:09]
26 July 2010 [16:10]
Japanese women held the world's longest life expectancy for the 25th year in row in 2009, with their average life-span hitting a record high of 86.44 years, the government said Monday.
26 July 2010 [13:40]
A bronze surfer statue near San Diego has been the target of many gags, but never one this big and scary.
26 July 2010 [13:15]
Education helps the brain stave off the effects of dementia, a new study claims.
24 July 2010 [13:08]
A man has claimed to be a victim of alien attacks after his home was repeatedly hit by meteorites over a three-year period.
24 July 2010 [12:45]
Quantum physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe it is possible to create a time machine which could affect the past without creating a "grandfather paradox".
24 July 2010 [11:45]
The Force was with a man when he robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape.
24 July 2010 [11:27]
Two fugitive nuns in their 80s have gone on the run in France to escape being sent to a retirement home by their Mother Superior.
24 July 2010 [10:55]
Maria Rizzo, 34, stopped to admire the spectacular view from the street above the house in Alassio in northern Italy.
23 July 2010 [17:35]
23 July 2010 [16:55]
Women who are overweight or obese when pregnant are one third more likely to give birth early, researchers have warned.
23 July 2010 [16:09]
Robot surgeons that can operate without human assistance may one day be able carry out routine procedures on real patients.
23 July 2010 [15:36]
Parents of new babies miss out on six months worth of sleep in the first two years of their child's life, according to a study.
23 July 2010 [14:35]
An ancient ceremonial ground used by a Pre-Columbian civilisation for human sacrifices has been uncovered on Peru's northern coast, archaeologists said on Thursday.
23 July 2010 [14:16]
Brain scans may be able to help people choose their careers, scientists claim.
23 July 2010 [13:58]
23 July 2010 [13:43]
23 July 2010 [13:15]
Researchers have found that people who feel insecure or anxious about their lovers are nearly 50% more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those happy with their partner.
23 July 2010 [12:55]
23 July 2010 [12:25]
23 July 2010 [11:55]
23 July 2010 [11:15]
Plainclothes police severely beat the wife of a provincial official, mistaking her for one of many Chinese who petition government offices in the hope of redressing wrongs, the China Daily reported.
23 July 2010 [10:25]
Archaeologists have found Stonehenge's lost "twin" - described as the most important discovery at the world famous site for 50 years.
22 July 2010 [16:30]
22 July 2010 [15:17]
22 July 2010 [13:55]
22 July 2010 [13:22]
22 July 2010 [10:25]
Social networking site Facebook officially has 500 million users, the company announced Wednesday, dpa reported.
21 July 2010 [15:15]
21 July 2010 [11:25]
20 July 2010 [14:35]
This is the black couple who have amazed medical experts after their baby daughter was born with white skin, blue eyes and blonde hair.
20 July 2010 [11:25]
19 July 2010 [15:48]
19 July 2010 [15:23]
The German government set up a hotline Monday aimed at helping Muslims who feel pressured into espousing extremist ideas, the federal constitutional protection office said, DPA reported.
16 July 2010 [17:35]
Archaeologists working at the World Trade Centre site in New York have found the remains of a wooden ship apparently buried there more than 200 years ago.
16 July 2010 [17:07]
The operation to separate the Siamese twins from the Iraqi city of Najaf, Zainab and Roqiah, began here today at King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guardç according to SPA.
16 July 2010 [12:15]
15 July 2010 [17:35]
Dole Food Company, an American-based food distributor, has plans on setting up banana vending machines in Japan.
15 July 2010 [16:23]
13 July 2010 [11:25]
A New Zealand man was shot in the backside by a dog that jumped onto a loaded rifle, a news report said Tuesday, dpa reported.
10 July 2010 [13:25]
10 July 2010 [13:10]
An angler was left with a nasty surprise when he caught a giant turtle in a Midlands reservoir.
10 July 2010 [12:45]
Drivers in Italy have reportedly stolen thousands of euros after a lorry carrying ?2 million (£1.67 million) overturned on a motorway in southern Italy.
10 July 2010 [12:25]
10 July 2010 [11:55]
10 July 2010 [11:35]
10 July 2010 [11:07]
Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90% of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory, and have demonstrated how one of these disease-fighting proteins accomplishes this feat.