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

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 mobile telephone number in Bahrain is on sale for $19,000. This mobile telephone number has become the most expensive in the history of the local market, for no reason other than... Read more

A police officer's son stole his dad's police cruiser in the middle of the night and used it to pull over his former girlfriend. Richard Melius, the 20-year-old son of Sgt.... Read more

An elderly Taiwanese man can call himself lucky after surviving a 12-storey fall suffering only minor bruises. The 68-year-old was changing a lightbulb on his apartment balcony... Read more

A man who sold everything he owned to risk it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel in the Plaza Hotel and Casino has left Las Vegas twice as rich. 32-year-old Ashley... Read more

A 32-year-old man from The Netherlands who refused to use a shopping basket in his local supermarket was convicted for his "crime" today. Carst Kijlstra was carrying two pieces... Read more

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon caused a stir in his debut as royal host by placing Portugal on the Mediterranean Sea in a speech delivered in honour of that country's visiting... Read more

San Francisco - Researchers found a gene responsible for drunkenness in worms after plying thousands of the tiny creatures with booze, a discovery that could boost the fight against... Read more