Germany has seen a political row erupt over claims Berlin was covering up the scale of offending by dual nationals by recording suspects as German only in police crime statistics…
Bear-proof emergency shelters have become a hit in Japan as the number of attacks reaches a record high with over a dozen people killed. The shelters, known as Kumacon units…
A pair of lovebirds who married in 1943 have been declared Europe's oldest married couple by the European Supercentenarian Organisation. Eduard Cuyvers, 101, and Angeline Haseldonckx, 99, who live in…
This 300-year-old Stradivarius violin is set to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction with an estimated price tag of between USD 12 million and USD 18…
A massive 69-kilogramme emerald the size of a telly is to go under the hammer with an expected sale price of a breathtaking GBP 130 million. The raw uncut stone…
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…
Massive cane toad struggles to fit on the scales as Russian zoo keepers try to check out its weight. The giant toad seems unconcerned as the keepers poke and prod…
A Japanese robot has shattered the world record for cracking a Rubik's Cube by solving the puzzle in the blink of an eye. The bot, created by Mitsubishi Electric, completed…
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…
A long-lost portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has sold for nearly GBP 26 million at auction, considerably less than expected. The auction took place in the Austrian capital Vienna…