A Russian man who fell asleep between train tracks failed to wake up when a 140-tonne cargo train passed over him. Vladimir Rasimov passed out and fell asleep between the tracks... Read more

A man was arrested after choking on tobacco spit from the truck driver he had stolen a lorry from. The thief mistook the truck driver's tobacco-spit cup for a soft drink. The 26... Read more

An Austrian who was kidnaped and held hostage for 13 days was fired by his boss who accuses him of making it all up. The married father of one was taken hostage together with his... Read more

A German driving teacher taught motorists how to drive for 43 years without having a driver's license himself. The Berlin driving instructor has taught over a 1000 motorists how... Read more

A small Polish town on the Baltic coast wants a makeover for its patron mermaid to improve its appearance and make it look more sexy. The towns patron, displayed on the right... Read more

A teenager has been arrested for trying to sell drugs to two police officers. Both police officers had the word 'police' written on their jackets in large letters. The two police... Read more

Tropical fish experts were stunned when they heard of a piranha being fished out of the muddy River Thames in London. A 10 centimetres long piranha, nativly from the Amazon in... Read more

A man was attacked by a small shark and had to swim 300 metres, walk to his car and drive to a local surf club, with the shark still dangling on his leg, to get it off. 22-year... Read more