A famous "black Christ" statue has turned out to actually be white following its restoration in Spain. The Holy Christ of Lepanto - Barcelona Cathedral's most venerated image - was…
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.…
A famous Indonesian snake handler has died after being bitten by a king cobra while demonstrating how to handle it safely. Aji Rachmat Purwanto, whose age was not given, shot…
A pair of much beloved bald eagles have built a new nest at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the one they had used for the best part of…
A freak low tide in the waterways of Venice has stranded the city's world-famous gondolas and water taxis in a sea of mud. The colourful boats sit abandoned in their…
Forensic experts have said that the Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner Pablo Neruda was poisoned, according to one of his family members, who blamed the authorities of the time.…
Revealing bikinis have been banned at a film location made famous by the hit TV series Game of Thrones. City leaders in Split, Croatia - which doubled as the slave…
A bear made famous after he broke into a bakery to steal biscuits has been run down and killed in a car crash. Heartbreaking video footage shows the rare Marsican…
This adorable looking French bulldog looks like butter would not melt in his mouth. But - according to the animal shelter seeking a new home for him - that is…
New Forest pony gets to the bottom of a niggling itch with the help of a tree trunk. The footage - filmed by wildlife fan Linda Prigarska - shows one…