Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out. An Edeka store in the southwest German... Read more

The US army is investigating a picture of a 'US marine' who supposedly has been taken hostage in Iraq. They believe it might actually just be an action man doll. An Iraqi... 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 man who once weighed 482 kg (1062 lb.) has lost 144 kg (317 lb.) under the care of a team of doctors. He hopes to lose another 203 kg (448 lb.). 42-year-old Patrick Deuel who... Read more

A couple from Germany went to a fertility clinic to find out why - after eight years of marriage - they were still childless. The cause of their trouble conceiving was an unexpected... Read more

An anonymously donated chocolate cake at a German school was at first much appreciated by the teachers; at least until they got 'sick' from it not knowing they were actually high on... Read more

A 30-year-old Chinese man has won this years 'Mr Ugly' contest in the province Hubei, in central China. The man will undergo 3 months of plastic surgery to make him look like the... Read more

A Czech woman slept every night for almost two years next to her dead husband because she could not accept his death. Czech police said the 67-year-old widow had climbed into... Read more