Animal protection authorities in the USA have offered a USD 2,000 reward after several beheaded chickens, a white dove, and a rooster used for a religious ritual were discovered in…
Brazilian police have seized a cruel pet owner on suspicion of killing threatened jaguars to feed to his dogs. The 44-year-old suspect was arrested in Paranaita, Mato Grosso state, on…
Authorities in Austria have faced sharp criticism after offering festivalgoers a free nationwide public transport ticket in exchange for a tattoo. Austrian officials reportedly placed pop-up tattoo shops at the…
The Swiss authorities have begun charging tourists to take selfies at an idyllic lake beauty spot featured in a popular South Korean Netflix show after thousands of people started visiting…
A wallaby on the loose that has troubled authorities in Austria for more than a week has again escaped fire department crews when they tried to catch it. The marsupial…
An anesthesiologist is facing possible manslaughter charges after a young girl turned up with a broken tooth and later died, with several other kids also taken ill. German authorities opened…
Two Russians have flown over the Arctic in a hot air balloon and claim to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop flight distance in a thermal balloon.…
Nine Belgian citizens who collaborated with the Nazis still get their pension from Germany for "services to the Third Reich". The nine citizens, who are convicted of collaborating with the…
Wildlife conservation authorities in the USA are looking for a professional bear hugger. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) offered interested candidates "the experience of a lifetime"…
US authorities have repatriated a 2,700-year-old artefact stolen from a museum in Iraq 20 years ago. The Iron Age artefact, named 'Furniture Fitting with Sphinx Trampling a Youth', was reportedly…