A geologist sitting on a bush toilet in a remote part of the Northern Territory has discovered a potentially lucrative mineral deposit.

A castle that boasts of being the original home of Tom Fool is seeking a modern-day jester for its festivities.

A venomous Egyptian cobra which went missing from the Bronx Zoo in New York has been found after six days, zoo officials say.

Coyotes have been known to snatch house pets, but rarely do they offer such a front-row seat to their brazen attack.

Coyotes have been known to snatch house pets, but rarely do they offer such a front-row seat to their brazen attack.

AN elderly disabled woman allowed her dog to walk without a leash and "wreak havoc" while she drove behind in a car.

A group that advises the Kremlin on human rights has recommended to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that Vladimir Lenin’s body be buried, Kommersant business daily has reported.

Two Texas high school students have been kicked off their baseball team for allegedly sacrificing chickens, a local newspaper is reporting.

An excavation of catacomb under the Egyptian desert has revealed the remains of millions of mummified dogs and jackals, British researchers say.

An airline stewardess struggling to lift her bag at a German airport led to the discovery of a 6-million euro ($8.4 million) coin fraud.

ZURICH (Reuters) – Thieves stole four diamonds worth several million dollars from a trader’s stand at the world’s biggest watch and jewelry fair in Basel on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – An airline stewardess struggling to lift her bag at a German airport led to the discovery of a 6-million euro ($8.4 million) coin fraud.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Men have gone to sea in search of adventure since history began but few have searched for toy ducks and then written a book on the environment, the commercialization of childhood and consumer society.

Mourning over Berlin Zoo’s superstar polar bear Knut, who died suddenly aged just four on March 19, is slowly but surely being replaced with a growing wave of anger – and confusion.

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a New Jersey jail on the pages of a children’s coloring book, authorities said on Tuesday.

The latest creations from Terry Border: inanimate objects in bizarre positions