Read more about the article Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism
Picture shows a Buddha statue, under construction, in Phsar Leu Village Cambodia, undated. It was was widely criticized for having an oddly proportioned face. (Newsflash)

Giant Buddha Statue To Get A Facelift After Criticism

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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.…

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Read more about the article Giant Panda Celebrates 23rd Birthday At China Zoo After Living In The US For The Past 20 Years
Photo shows preparations for the panda Ya-Ya's 23rd birthday celebration at Beijing Zoo, China, undated. Keepers presented a birthday feast and decorated her living space. (Beijing Zoo/AsiaWire)

Giant Panda Celebrates 23rd Birthday At China Zoo After Living In The US For The Past 20 Years

A beloved giant panda celebrated her 23rd birthday with a special feast and birthday treats organised by zoo staff. It was also the first birthday that the panda, named Ya-ya,…

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Read more about the article Astonishing Sight Of Giant Iceberg Off Canadian Coast
Photo shows a giant iceberg near the shore of the Canadian island of Newfoundland, undated. Around 90% of the world's icebergs are old parts of Greenlands glaciers, while the rest come from Canadas Arctic. (@emoinuoinam/CEN)

Astonishing Sight Of Giant Iceberg Off Canadian Coast

This is the amazing nature moment when a giant iceberg the size of an ocean liner floats up to Canada's eastern coastline. The iceberg appeared off the shores of Newfoundland…

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Read more about the article Giant Panda Hides In Shame After Falling Off Bamboo Chair
A giant panda accidentally rolls over while sitting on a chair in Tianjin, China, undated. The panda lost balance and fell to the ground. (bingbing7719/AsiaWire)

Giant Panda Hides In Shame After Falling Off Bamboo Chair

Giant panda realises that it may have been a tad too heavy for its chair as it gets flipped over on its back. The footage, filmed by an unnamed zoogoer,…

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Read more about the article Conservation Win As 86 Giant Tortoises Introduced On Galapagos Island
Picture shows some of the released tortoises (Chelonidis hoodensis) in Galapagos, Ecuador, undated. Eighty-six tortoises part captive breeding program, closed in 2021 reached the conditions of ideal morphometric measures to incorporate into their natural habitat. (Parque Nacional Galapagos/Newsflash)

Conservation Win As 86 Giant Tortoises Introduced On Galapagos Island

This heartwarming footage shows how conservationists released 86 young giant tortoises bred in captivity into their natural habitat in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) is the…

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Read more about the article Audi Boss Offered No Jail For Confession In Diesel Fraud Case
Image shows ex Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, aged 60, undated photo. He is likely to become the first top executive to be convicted in the diesel emissions scandal, by a court in the city of Munich, Germany. (Newsflash)

Audi Boss Offered No Jail For Confession In Diesel Fraud Case

Car giant Audi's former CEO Rupert Stadler has been offered a no-jail deal by prosecutors if he confesses to fraud charges over faked diesel emissions. Court officials in the city…

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Read more about the article House Swallowed By Giant Sinkhole
House collapses after a deep pit appeared on the edge of a fish pond in Wenxing Village, Chongqing in China, undated. A man discovered his fishes and water are all gone. (32363256180/AsiaWire)

House Swallowed By Giant Sinkhole

This is the baffling moment an entire house is swallowed by a deep sinkhole that suddenly appeared at the edge of a fish pond in south-western China. The disappearing act…

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Read more about the article Neanderthals Were Expert Giant Elephant Hunters, Says Study
Professor Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser, poses in undated photo. She was standing next to a life-size reconstruction of an adult male European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) in the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany. (Lutz Kindler, LEIZA/Newsflash)

Neanderthals Were Expert Giant Elephant Hunters, Says Study

Primitive human ancestors were skilled hunters tracking down and killing giant elephants for food 125,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. The study of a pit containing animal remains…

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