Weird / Interesting
15 February 2010 [14:55]
“New World Records” is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [14:08]
A leopard cub has become the talk of the town in northern India after appearing out of nowhere in the early morning and wandering onto a family's doorstep.
15 February 2010 [13:05]
In what will most likely go down as one of the biggest wastes of time in history, a Chinese artist has created the world’s largest paint brush.
15 February 2010 [10:53]
In life you only get one first time… or do you?
13 February 2010 [15:05]
13 February 2010 [14:29]
Police have made their first arrest using a remote-controlled hover drone complete with thermal-imaging equipment.
13 February 2010 [13:05]
13 February 2010 [01:56]
Hilary Taylor was left a rather unusual part of her uncle’s estate when he died – 3,000 watering cans.
13 February 2010 [01:50]
Several employees of the Chilean mint, including its general manager, have been sacked, after it was revealed that the country had spelled its own name wrong on thousands of coins.
12 February 2010 [17:08]
Murder squad detectives have appealed for help following the discovery of a perfect skeleton made up of five different bodies.The bones were found in a wasteland.
12 February 2010 [15:00]
An Arab ambassador called off his imminent wedding celebrations and had his marriage contract annulled after he discovered that, underneath her niqab, his fiancée was a cross-eyed bearded lady.
12 February 2010 [13:40]
A shopkeeper in America faced down an armed robber and sent him running from her store - by invoking the name of Jesus.
12 February 2010 [12:40]
11 February 2010 [20:25]
11 February 2010 [16:47]
A drunk man allegedly got a bit more than he bargained for when he went on a drunken joyride - because he stole an ambulance with a patient and paramedics still inside it.
11 February 2010 [15:03]
California Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Buy Boys' Urine At Elementary School.
11 February 2010 [14:25]
Joey, an Alsatian-Collie crossbreed, gets a nasty rash if he eats meat or chases a cat. His allergy is also brought out by activities as diverse as running through grass or jumping into water.
11 February 2010 [12:53]
A week before Valentine's Day, a consignment of cocaine was found hidden among 20,000 roses from Latin America at Amsterdam airport, Dutch authorities said Wednesday.
10 February 2010 [19:23]
Nothing much usually happens in workings men’s clubs. The odd raised voice over a game of dominoes, perhaps. Maybe a shout of glee at a bull check-out at darts.
10 February 2010 [17:25]
10 February 2010 [14:15]
A girl of 12 is fighting to divorce her 80-year-old husband in a landmark test case in Saudi Arabia.
10 February 2010 [13:25]
A thief in Germany robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday.
10 February 2010 [10:43]
09 February 2010 [16:08]
A wealthy couple have been left with a hefty bill after their £1m home was trashed in a party that was advertised on Facebook.
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]
Dashnaks Influencing the European Parliament and Threatening EU Leadership
Donald Trump's victory, Macron's hypocrisy and President Ilham Aliyev's indisputable arguments
Armenia Challenges the West's Influence
Azerbaijani carpet expert awarded in South Korea
Kazakhstan makes up over half of China's trade turnover with Central Asia
Export growth rate accelerates, breaking record in past month
President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Donald Trump on his reelection as President of US