A zoo in Germany has scrapped its plans to break up homosexual penguin couples after gay rights groups protested against it. The Bremerhaven Zoo had noticed that three penguin... Read more

An Australian 3-year-old was hailed as a hero after saving his mum from an almost certain death by calling emergency services after she collapsed due to an epileptic seizure.... Read more

A pigeon from the British Royal Air Force which delivered the first news of success for the allies on D-day is to be celebrated as the greatest pigeon to have served its country.... Read more

Mitch Maddox, a man from Dallas, Texas who legally changed his name to Mitch DotComGuy, will sell his trademark last name in an auction this month. On January 1, 2000, at the... Read more

A heartbroken Chinese cat, originally from Bejing, was given away by its owner. The homesick cat returned home after having walked 40 days and 100 km. The 3-year-old cat ran away... Read more

A parking space in central London is for sale for $187,500! The space is available in the Knightsbridge underground car park near the luxury department-store Harrods. It is thought... Read more

Madison, Wisconsin - A great horned owl found starving in the wild because it had gone blind could be released this spring after having new eye lenses implanted. The owl, named... 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

A pair of thieves who seized a van loaded with pricey designer goods near Paris on Wednesday took a two-hour detour so they could drive the owner home for his Christmas Eve dinner,... Read more