Weird / Interesting
09 February 2010 [15:09]
These photos, taken by photographer Han Meng, give us a startling look at what those who live well under the poverty line must do to ensure the safety of their children.
09 February 2010 [09:57]
08 February 2010 [15:36]
Nimble-fingered artist Mui-Ling Teh makes her small, but perfectly formed, creations so tiny they can be appreciated only in close-up photographs.
08 February 2010 [12:58]
The most detailed pictures ever taken of Pluto have shown the former planet has a mottled white, orange and charcoal black surface.
08 February 2010 [10:56]
08 February 2010 [09:50]
06 February 2010 [14:05]
In an absurd twist of fate and a rather distinct and unusual statement on the need to recycle, residents of Shanghai got the surprise of their life when earlier this month a major new bridge collapsed, revealing its components to be mostly rubbish and not concrete!
06 February 2010 [13:14]
06 February 2010 [12:38]
Annoyed by people making your carpets all muddy? Really want to emphasise the importance of people wiping their feet? An Indian doormat may have the solution you're looking for - after creating the world's longest doormat, measuring more than 330 feet.
06 February 2010 [10:30]
06 February 2010 [09:40]
Supermodel Miranda Kerr has come to the rescue of the Australian stock broker who was caught looking at racy pictures of her on his computer at work.
05 February 2010 [19:10]
05 February 2010 [16:10]
Sensitive Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has banned buffaloes from being used in widespread street protests against his leadership - because he thinks they're an insult directed at him.
05 February 2010 [15:25]
Peers are calling on the Government to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of a risk to cows, sheep and other livestock.
05 February 2010 [14:49]
A New York City fourth-grader was sent to the principal's office and nearly suspended for bringing a 2-inch toy gun to school.
05 February 2010 [13:13]
For the first time after reunion of Jerusalem after six-day war was suggested the plan of construction united Jewish-Arab block.
05 February 2010 [12:00]
05 February 2010 [11:24]
Tricks with rabbits usually involve them being pulled out of hats – but Oolong used his head and became an internet phenomenon.
05 February 2010 [10:50]
04 February 2010 [19:25]
Scientist in India claim to have created a super tomato that will stay fresh a month after normal ones would have rotted away.
04 February 2010 [17:04]
04 February 2010 [15:15]
04 February 2010 [14:23]
A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
04 February 2010 [12:15]
Nobody wants to die, but it’s a natural part of life. And it’s also the reason we reproduce—so that our humanity lives on through our children, grandchildren, and great-great-great-great grandchildren.
04 February 2010 [11:08]
There's not many animals that give a fully-grown leopard a run for his money.
03 February 2010 [20:44]
Bruce Snowdon, the last of the professional circus sideshow fat men, was honored in a memorial service this weekend.
03 February 2010 [19:15]
Man Who Called Police to complain arrested after being found with machete, 20 other knives.
03 February 2010 [16:48]
You don't want to deny Po the pit viper his regular morning cigarette - he's guaranteed to throw a hissy fit.
03 February 2010 [14:47]
Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and a third by Henri Matisse were among works auctioned off Tuesday at Christie's, including "Jacqueline," a Picasso not seen publicly since 1967.
03 February 2010 [12:34]
Japanese boffins, always hungry for a new invention, have invented a smoke alarm for deaf people that smells of wasabi.
03 February 2010 [11:22]
A cat called Oscar is an omen of impending doom who has predicted the deaths of dozens of patients at a nursing home, according to a doctor who works there.
03 February 2010 [10:34]
An Indonesian tobacco company has agreed to pay the medical expenses of a man who lost six teeth when a cigarette he was smoking exploded.
02 February 2010 [17:25]
Cheryl Cole, Dita Von Teese and President Barack Obama have all been churned into amazing cheese sculptures.
02 February 2010 [16:00]
Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual that itself is slowly dying out.
02 February 2010 [14:55]
A fat, flightless parrot who shot to fame after attempting to have sex with a TV presenter's head has been appointed a 'spokesbird' by the New Zealand government.
02 February 2010 [14:35]
02 February 2010 [13:24]
Another unusual case has happened in Turkey.
02 February 2010 [11:37]
Peru may well hold the world record for “youngest mother,” but China is definitely in the running as a nine-year old in northeast China has given birth to a healthy child.
01 February 2010 [14:13]
01 February 2010 [13:20]
As a man in the Wuxi province of China learned, if you’re going to hang an IV bag from your rear view mirror, it might be a good idea to disguise it as an air freshener.
01 February 2010 [11:58]
01 February 2010 [11:26]
Police found him wielding a loaded revolver in a ‘highly intoxicated’ state wandering around inside the Litchfield Bancorp in Salisbury, Connecticut.
30 January 2010 [14:28]
30 January 2010 [13:51]
If Phil the groundhog's shadow does not appear on February 2nd then winter will cease and joy will spread throughout a small corner of America. But now his standing is under threat from a robot...
30 January 2010 [13:07]
Confused drivers could be forgiven for thinking they were in Berlin rather than Birmingham after a car park machine started issuing instructions in German.
30 January 2010 [11:53]
‘He finds golf balls like truffles,’ says owner of black Labrador Oscar.
30 January 2010 [10:42]
29 January 2010 [18:05]
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a giant flying condom!
29 January 2010 [16:53]
An artist's rendering shows two Sinosauropteryx, sporting their orange and white striped tails.
29 January 2010 [15:08]
29 January 2010 [11:55]
28 January 2010 [17:00]
Ha Mok-min is feeling like a gunslinger these days. At the English-language cram school she attends during the winter break, students jealous of her international bragging rights line up to duel with her.
28 January 2010 [11:26]
Anybody want to share a bottle of red? A group of Chinese winemakers have claimed the new world record for the world's biggest ever bottle of wine.
27 January 2010 [18:42]
From world leaders on the White House lawn to chaps at the bus stop, the common handshake is the universal greeting of peace and goodwill.
27 January 2010 [18:10]
27 January 2010 [14:50]
27 January 2010 [11:17]
26 January 2010 [20:10]
It's not every day you see a sculpture of a man with his head stuck up a cow's bottom along the roadside - but that's just what you'll get in Cumnock, Australia, thanks to the longest sculpture installation in the world.
26 January 2010 [17:14]
Extinction threat for world's ugliest animal - the blobfish
No wonder he looks so miserable... the world's most unattractive creature, the inedible blobfish, is in danger of being wiped out.
26 January 2010 [15:42]
26 January 2010 [14:50]
26 January 2010 [14:21]
Twitter has rocketed into outer space, thanks to a Nasa software upgrade on the international space station that allows astronauts to update their feeds themselves.
26 January 2010 [12:49]
25 January 2010 [15:53]
What's better than a beautiful woman in a slinky dress? Try a beautiful woman in a slinky, edible chocolate dress.
25 January 2010 [12:15]
25 January 2010 [10:20]
Got some change in your pocket? Want to buy a castle steeped in Oscar-winning glory? Here's your chance - the only downside it, you’ll still need to be a millionaire.
23 January 2010 [15:56]
23 January 2010 [10:13]
Although marriage isn’t as popular nowadays as it used to be, there still remain billions of lovers worldwide who desire nothing more than to get hitched to their beau.
22 January 2010 [18:53]
22 January 2010 [17:39]
Police in Michigan say a dispute between two sisters turned into a Mike Tyson title fight... no one lost an ear, but 27-year-old Bobbie J. Smith is accused of chomping off her sister's nose.
22 January 2010 [16:10]
Azerbaijani Parliament hosts meeting of Asian Parliamentary Assembly
Turkiye sees solution of Azerbaijan-Armenia peace issue within framework of regional states
What is West's stance on situation in Garabagh? - Analysis
North Macedonian FM to hold meeting with his Azerbaijani, Armenian counterparts
Wabtec could invest $1 bln in Kazakhstan's transport and logistics sector
Situation in Garabagh showcases true position of anti-Azerbaijan parties
EU countries boost gas imports from Azerbaijan 6% in Jan-July totaling 3.9 bln euros