A 107-year-old Italian World War II veteran who fought the Nazis as a resistance fighter and ended up in a Nazi concentration camp has died. Pasquale Gissi, known to locals…
A woman said to be the oldest person ever in the world by officials in Brazil has celebrated her amazing 124th birthday. Amantina dos Santos Duvirgem, also known as Dona…
An elderly man who just celebrated his 116th birthday is a little over a month away from becoming the world's oldest living man with his stunned family saying he is…
The workmates of the world's oldest salesman spring a surprise party to celebrate his 102nd birthday. Walter Orthmann is down in the Guinness World Records book as the employee with…
Two twin sisters born in 1924 have celebrated their 100th birthday together. Cachita and Carlota had a huge party in the town of Rio de los Sauces, where they were…
A man said to be the oldest person in the world has just celebrated his incredible 123rd birthday in Brazil. Sprightly Andrelino Vieira da Silva was born on 3rd February…
An endangered tiger has died at a cash-strapped Indonesian zoo a month before its birthday. The male Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) named Wesa is the fourth tiger to die…
Archaeology experts who painted over 2,000-year-old Amazonian tribal rock carvings for birthday selfies have been censured by antiquities officials in Brazil. The academics, named in local media as Professor Gisella…
An animal conservation centre in the USA will hold a birthday party for a two-headed western rat snake that was rescued six years ago. Birthday festivities for the five-foot-long female…
An elderly woman born in 1906 has celebrated her 117th birthday with her 107-year-old 'little' sister and says the secret to a long and happy life is to put your…