A group of villagers have invoked the wrath of the locals after they vandalised two 1,400-old Buddha statues by painting them with vivid colours claiming it was for religious offerings.…
Italy's other leaning tower is at risk of collapse after scientists listening for cracking sounds in the stonework declared it potentially unsafe. Bologna's Garisenda Tower, one of a pair built…
Climbing enthusiasts in China have criticised the building of an escalator complete with cooling mist that allows visitors to reach the mountaintop in minutes without breaking a sweat. The 1,100-ft-long…
Woman discovers that her wooden bathtub is overgrown with fungi, that she later coops up into a tasty stew. The intriguing discovery recently unfolded in a quaint home located in…
Officials who were widely criticised after unveiling what was described as the most badly built Buddha statue in the world have appealed for donations in order to put things right.…
A giant Christ statue in Brazil has started to crumble, sending a huge piece of concrete plunging 100 feet to the ground below. Images show how part of the outstretched…
A Brazilian city with fewer than 67,000 inhabitants is building a replica of Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower. The replica - which is currently under construction in Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais…
A billionaire is to build the world's biggest statue of Buddha on a remote Cambodian mountain. The 330ft high (100m) statue -to be built by wealthy tourism tycoon Sok Kong…
Stranded villagers in an Italian Alpine hamlet have asked Switzerland to annex them after four years of bungling by local politicians. The village's gondola lift has been out of action…
Plans to renovate the house where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born are set to cost the taxpayer over EUR 11 million. The Ministry of the Interior in Austria confirmed…