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Endurance swimmer who nearly lost leg conquers shark-infested waters
A swimmer who nearly lost her leg eight years ago has become the first woman to cross a 30-mile, shark-infested stretch from Farallon Islands to the Golden...
North Korea winds back the clock 30 minutes to create its own time zone
North Korea has announced that it is winding its clocks back by 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” — breaking from a time standard...
Passenger sues Emirates after ‘slipping’ on blanket
An Emirates passenger who claims she slipped on a blanket and injured her knee while trying to help a person stuck in a toilet mid-flight is suing the...
Stradivarius violin ‘worth millions’ is recovered - 35 years after it was stolen
A Stradivarius violin which disappeared 35 years ago has been found after it was handed in by the ex-wife of a man suspected of stealing it.
Indian rapper goes viral with toxic waste digs at Unilever
An Indian rapper has gone viral with a music video calling on consumer products giant Unilever to clean up alleged toxic waste from a forested southern...
Hong Kong bra protest after woman jailed for ‘breast assault’
Dozens of activists including men wearing bras staged a protest in Hong Kong on Sunday after a woman was sentenced to three-and-a-half months’ jail...
Bangkok TV chief suspended for texting genital pic to 150 journalists
A Japanese journalist has been suspended after accidentally sending a picture of his genitals to a group of 150 people on a mobile forum.
Scent off: K9 sniffer ‘nearly always finds drugs even when they aren’t there’
Lex the police dog from central Illinois is far from top dog in drug-sniffing skills.
Diner en Blanc: New York leads world’s biggest pop-up picnic
Five thousand people dressed in white got together for the world’s largest popup picnic at a location revealed only at the last moment.
Along came a spider: 25,000 of them in fact, all in the same Australian town
With summer here, spiders are back to instil fear in every arachnophobe who leaves the back door open during the day.
Hunters to pay $24,000 to hunt giant crocs to fund Aboriginal communities
Crocodile trophy hunts could be introduced in northern Australia to raise funds for Aboriginal communities.
‘Mum! There’s stuff moving on your eyelid’: Doctors find lice living in woman’s eye
A woman thought she was just itchy when her eye started giving her grief. After closer inspection, she was shocked to hear she had more than 20 lice living...
Why the police in Beijing had to take on an army of half-naked Spartans
A salad store paraded dozens of half-naked men dressed as Spartans through Beijing as a publicity stunt, causing a stir and drawing a crackdown by police...
Virgin Mary painting filmed ‘praying’ in Australian church
Maronite Catholics in Sydney have filmed a painting of the Virgin Mary moving its lips in prayer, believing a miracle is occurring in their church.
Nepal quake forces ‘living goddess’ to break decades of seclusion
When a massive earthquake struck Nepal in April, Nepal’s longest-serving “living goddess” was forced to do the unthinkable – walk...
Five held over viral clip of couple having sex in clothes shop changing room
Police have detained five people including a young couple over a sex tape shot in a Beijing clothing store that went viral in China, it emerged on Sunday.
Hundreds of sex toys found hanging from powerlines in Portland… yes really
Hundreds of phallic sex toys have been seen hanging in recent days from power lines across Portland, Oregon, provoking laughter, blushing and lots of photos.
Australian woman jailed in Abu Dhabi for posting ‘bad words’ on Facebook
A West Australian woman has been jailed in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates because she wrote ‘bad words on social media’.
Tanked up: Brewer claims world first by turning beer into eco-friendly petrol
A brewery has given a new meaning to the phrase tanked up after becoming the first in the world to use beer as petrol.
Fowl play? Hardly, says pub owner with a new rival for his turkey testicle festival
You would be forgiven for feeling a bit testy. You have run a successful turkey testicle festival for more than 30 years, when someone decides to cash...
McDonald’s swear their Minions Happy Meal toy doesn’t tell you to ‘f*** off’
McDonald’s has been forced to defend the latest toy it is giving away with Happy Meals after some parents complained the talking Minion figurine...
Your number is up: Prisoners hit out at ‘impossible’ Sudoku puzzle
A group of convicts in the U.K. have complained to their local paper after it printed what they deemed was an ‘impossible’ Sudoku puzzle.
Pip, pip, hooray: Hotel chef buys single bunch of 26 grapes for $8,200
A bunch of Japanese grapes has sold for a record one million yen ($8,200), or $315 per berry – no trifling matter even in a country where fruit can...
Watery grave: Undertaker paddles coffin to cemetery - past a hospice
In possibly the most inappropriate use of work tools, an undertaker was spotted paddling on an Australian lake using a coffin.
Dunking and twisting forbidden as ‘sophisticated’ Oreo Thins are launched
Oreos are getting a skinny new look, and its maker says the new cookie is a “sophisticated” snack for grown-ups that isn’t meant to be...
Should I go?: Security guard carries Damon Albarn off stage after five-hour gig
Damon Albarn had to be carried off stage at a festival in Denmark after refusing to end his set which had already lasted five hours.
South Korean violinist wants border concert with North Korea
Violinist Won Hyung Joon wants to bring North and South Korean musicians together next month to perform on each side of the world’s most heavily...
Dog gone: Extreme eating champ chomps through 62 hot dogs to claim title
Matt Stonie shocked the competitive eating world on Saturday by upsetting Joey “Jaws” Chestnut at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest...
Keep it brief: Man writes his own obituary and sums his life up in two words
A North Dakota man’s self-penned, two-word obituary has been published in his local newspaper.
New version of Bubble Wrap won’t have the distinctive ‘pop’
A new version of Bubble Wrap won’t have the one distinctive feature most of us love it for — the “pop.” Sealed Air, its manufacturer,...
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