Residents of Dull hope for link with Boring
Residents of a small Scottish village called Dull are confident they will become a "sister community" with the US town of Boring.
Woman, 83, trapped in deckchair for six hours
An 83-year-old British woman was trapped in her deckchair for nearly six hours before being rescued by firefighters.
'Dead' man wakes up at his own funeral
The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.
Cheetahs attack woman at safari park
Woman left bleeding after being attacked in wildlife park as husband took pictures.
Thieves steal 10-tonne bridge
Thieves in the Czech Republic have made away with a 10-tonne steel pedestrian bridge in the latest case of scrap metal heists plaguing the country, police said.
Governor forgets threat of bears in the woods
A late-night encounter with four bears trying to snack from backyard bird feeders has given the governor of the US state of Vermont a lesson in what not to do in bear country.
Exhausted man calls police after woman demands too much sex
An exhausted 43-year-old man took refuge on an apartment balcony from a woman demanding repeated sex, German police say.
US town with one resident sells at auction
A town advertised as the smallest in the United States has sold at auction for $US900,000 ($880,000).
Indonesian boy, 8, smokes two packs a day
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smokes two packets of cigarettes a day has highlighted the government's failure to regulate the tobacco industry, the country's Child Protection Commission says.
Smoking children burn down castle
Two Slovak children were suspected of burning down a large gothic castle in eastern Slovakia when their experimentation with smoking went wrong, police said on Sunday.
Europe's most popular newspaper drops page one nudes
Kate Connolly BERLIN: After 28 years and 5000 semi-clad and sometimes completely naked women, Bild, Europe's most popular newspaper, is dropping its page one girl.
For Finns, a sauna is one of life's bare necessities
Jon Henley When European finance commissioner, Olli Rehn, holds briefings in a sauna, there's nothing to get steamed up about.
Buried alive: man dies during world record attempt
A Sri Lankan man has died while trying to set a record for the longest time spent buried alive.
Man bursts into flames after drinking petrol then sparking up cigarette
A US man died after he accidentally drank from a jar of petrol and then smoked a cigarette, North Carolina police say.
Baffled Russians ban unruly toys
Kevin O'Flynn MOSCOW: There hadn't been any rallies like it before in Russia. Last month there were dozens of toys, from teddy bears to Lego figurines, standing in the snow of a Siberian city with banners complaining about corruption and electoral malpractice.
Pair were just 'Valentine's Day role-playing' as nine police cars hunt down woman seen naked and bound in car
Nine US police cars took part in a search for a woman reportedly seen naked and bound in a car ... before being told it was just "Valentine's Day role-playing".
No joke
Customer has heart attack at Heart Attack restaurant
A man has had a heart attack ... while eating at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas.
Naked cowgirl leads police on car chase
US police have arrested an 18-year-old woman wearing only cowboy boots who led them on a low-speed car chase.
Legal twist: boyfriend adopts his girlfriend
A Florida polo club founder has adopted his long-term adult girlfriend in a bizarre measure to protect his finances in a court case.
'Parasitic twin' found inside three-year-old boy
Doctors in Peru have found a "parasitic twin" in the stomach of a three-year-old boy, and plan to surgically remove the tissue.
Driver banned as four children found in boot
A British motorist has been fined almost $2000 and banned from driving for a year after he was caught travelling with four children in the boot of his car.
Faking his death: man pretends to be dead brother
A Japanese man has faked his own death by claiming his late brother's body was his own.
Boy, 10, takes father's car after missing school bus
A 10-year-old French boy has been apprehended by police after taking his father's car and trying to drive it to school when he missed the bus.
Driver spends one week stuck in rental car
A US woman spent up to a week in a rental car because she'd been told not to leave her vehicle if she became stranded.
Pizza-loving dog sets fire to house
A dog set fire to its owner's home in Britain after sniffing out a pizza which had been left on top of a stove.
Dentist uses paper clips in root canals
A former US dentist has pleaded guilty to fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.
Dorothea, 85, stops moose stomping on husband
An 85-year-old Alaskan woman has used a grain shovel to fend off an agitated moose that was stomping on her husband.
'It's amazing, a miracle': man unknowingly shoots nail into his skull
Gail Glaenzer still can't believe that her fiance unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on Facebook during his ambulance ride between hospitals for surgery.
Employee given suspended jail sentence for filling boss's bottle with toilet water
A gravestone designer from the British town of Waterlooville has faced court for filling his manager's water bottle up with water from the toilet after she criticised his work.
Son takes dead mother on bus
A son took his mother's dead body on a 50km bus journey after she died as they enjoyed a day out together.
Want to live to 100? Take a test late in life
SCIENTISTS claim they can predict whether someone will live to 100 with up to 85 per cent accuracy after developing a genetic test for healthy ageing.
Heated row: woman fractures skull after cat lands on head
An elderly woman in Argentina is fighting for her life after a cat thrown out of a fourth-floor apartment during a heated argument landed on her head, local media reports.
Zopittybop-Bop-Bop has cops in a knot
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop's rocking around the clock has his US neighbours in a knot.
Crack critic
$30m painting damaged after woman rubs her buttocks on it: police
A US woman is accused of causing $US10,000 ($9700) worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than $US30 million, police say.
Billionaire tycoon dead after cat meat stew poisoned: police
The sudden death of a billionaire in southern China is causing police to ask: was it murder by cat meat?
Nephew gouges uncle's eyes in fight over TV remote
A US man allegedly gouged his uncle's eyes in a fight over a TV remote control, authorities said.
Mother opts for home schooling after son put in bag by teacher
The US mother of an autistic boy who says he was stuffed in a duffle bag for misbehaving in class has pulled her son out of his Kentucky school.
Cat missing for four years comes home
The owners of a cat that went missing four years ago got a late surprise Christmas present when they were reunited with her the day after Boxing Day.
Thousands of dead blackbirds rain down on town
Thousands of dead blackbirds rained down on a town in central Arkansas last New Year's Eve after revellers set off fireworks that spooked them from their roost.
Pensioner misses Christmas to queue for $15 item
A British pensioner spent her entire Christmas camped outside a furniture shop so she could buy a chest of drawers for just £10 ($15) when it opened for the sales.