Red-faced government officials have become a laughing stock after admitting they are paying a EUR 500 climate bonus to 18,000 dead people. The payments - made in Austria this month…
Five hundred and thirty rare knuckle bones that were engraved with the names of gods and used for divination have been discovered in the ancient city of Maresha. Known as…
A German court has ended its 77-year manhunt for a wanted Nazi war criminal who had been on the run since 1945. Alois Brunner - an Austrian member of the…
An allegedly 121-year-old woman has been 'discovered' after medics were called in to treat her - and it is now believed she may be the world's oldest living person. Elderly…
A mother of eight has been arrested in Italy for keeping one of her daughters chained and locked up at home. The 47-year-old mum - not named in local media…
A young girl has had a 10-centimetre section of her intestine removed by doctors after swallowing five magnets while playing with her brother at home. Nurdan and Ali Guler, who…
Two brothers aged 6 and 8 who disappeared nearly a month ago after going into the Amazon rainforest to hunt birds have been found alive despite being all skin and…
An exasperated father who had resorted to using a scrambler to try to get his children off their devices is being prosecuted for having accidentally shut off the Internet for…
Archaeologists working on a 16th-century hospital in Mexico have discovered several human remains including pregnant women, their unborn children and at least one man who met a violent death. Archaeologists…
Meet Fritzi the racoon, who has become an online sensation after being rescued by a Berlin vet as a young kit. Female racoon Fritzi has been living with veterinarian Dr…