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Dachshund Dennis becomes a proper sausage dog by cutting out the burgers
Once a wanton wiener dog, Dennis went on a diet and is now a happy shadow of his former self after losing more than 75% of his body weight. Less than...
Secret Service agents investigated for crash outside White House
The Homeland Security Department is investigating two senior Secret Service agents accused of crashing a car into a White House security barrier on March...
Buyer beware: House for sale in Indonesia comes with wife
An online advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra – her hand in marriage.
London rail work unearths 3,000 plague-era skeletons from Bedlam
A team of 60 researchers will work in shifts six days a week over the next month to remove 3,000 skeletons from a burial ground that will become a new...
When in Rome, don’t do this: U.S. tourists vandalize Colosseum for selfie
Two female tourists from California have been cited by police in Rome for carving their initials into a wall at the city’s ancient Colosseum and...
U.S tourists vandalized Rome’s Colosseum, took selfie: Italian media
Two female tourists from California have been cited by police in Rome for carving their initials into a wall at the city’s ancient Colosseum and...
You couldn’t make it up: ‘Feminist’ Kim Jong-Un hands out cosmetics
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has been attempting to show off his feminist credentials - by handing out make-up during an airbase visit on International...
Ten husbands in dock as Iranian woman charged for alleged marriage con
A young Iranian woman accused of marrying and divorcing 10 men in less than two years as part of an elaborate con has been charged with fraud, Iranian...
Sweetening gloomy Russia, one sugary chocolate bar at a time
When days are dark, friends are few and the state of your bank account makes you want to weep, there is only one thing you can do in bleak, crisis-hit...
Jewish cemetery in U.S. sued for throwing out human remains
One of the U.S.’s largest Jewish cemeteries and the resting place of notables including Groucho Marx has been sued for allegedly breaking vaults...
Pope Francis assists in notorious Italy murder investigation
Pope Francis is breaking decades of Vatican silence to help Italy shed light on one of its most notorious crimes: the 1970’s murder of former premier...
Sett in his ways: Angry badger brings Stockholm hotel to a standstill
A luxury hotel in central Stockholm came under siege early today by an ill-tempered badger that refused to allow any guests in or out, forcing police to...
Zut alors: Baguette being replaced by burger as France’s favourite fast food
It’s enough to make any self-respecting French gourmet spit out his lunch with disgust: A new report published has showed the French are chomping...
Japanese ‘pear fairy’ Funassyi plots world domination
From the country that brought you Godzilla, Hello Kitty and Pokemon, comes a hyperactive “pear fairy” with a love for heavy metal that has...
Mon dieu! Burger hot on ham baguette in France
It’s enough to make any self-respecting French gourmet spit out his lunch with disgust: a new report published Thursday showed the French are chomping...
Status of stupidity: Robber caught after revealing his crime on social media
An armed robber in the UK bragged about his plans to steal cash from a supermarket just minutes before he was picked up by police. Andrew Hennells posted...
World’s oldest person turns 117, wonders about the secret to longevity
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
World’s oldest person turns 117 — wonders about the secret to longevity too
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
World’s oldest person turns 117, and wonders about the secret to longevity too
The world’s oldest person says 117 years doesn’t seem like such a long time.
'Your room is ready': Sheriff turns to social media to catch robbery suspect
The sheriff of Butler County, Ohio, called out Andrew Dale Marcum, a 21-year-old suspect wanted for burglary, abduction, assault and domestic violence,...
Everyday is Caturday: Tiny Japanese island has been overrun by feral cats
An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with...
'Compulsive' French postman found guilty of stealing 13,000 letters
A French court has delivered a six-month suspended sentence to a “compulsive” postman who stole some 13,000 letters and stored them secretly...
Hoarders: ‘Compulsive’ French postman guilty of stealing 13,000 letters
A French court on Tuesday delivered a six-month suspended sentence to a “compulsive” postman who stole some 13,000 letters and stored them...
3,800 Unification Church couples wed in mass ceremony
Thousands of couples took part in a mass wedding on Tuesday at the South Korean headquarters of the Unification Church - the third such event since the...
Artpopsicle: Lady Gaga takes polar plunge to help raise $1 million for charity
Lady Gaga and Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn braved the freezing waters of Chicago’s Lake Michigan to raise money for charity. The stars were among...
Dirty, I scream: Lady Gaga takes polar plunge to help raise $1m for charity
Lady Gaga and Hollywood actor Vince Vaughn braved the freezing waters of Chicago’s Lake Michigan to raise money for charity. The stars were among...
Last refuge: Study finds how penguins hid from ice age for thousands of years
A climate change study has located what was likely to have been the refuge for one of only three populations of emperor penguins which survived the last...
Potty for Potter: Mexican has largest collection of boy wizard memorabilia
Menahem Asher Silva Vargas (pictured, left) started collecting Harry Potter items 15 years ago, when he was 12.
#TheDress company: White-and-gold version now in the works
#TheDress conversations continued into the weekend over the photo of a dress that look blue and black to some people and white and gold to others.
Hungarian village for rent for £480 per day - and you get to be deputy mayor
If “king for a day” sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days.
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