Alain de Botton, writer of a number of best-selling books on love, travel, architecture and literature settles in Britain's busiest airport Terminal 5 for one week as a writer-in-residence with an aim to produce a ...   more »

Twitter your prayers to God, cute lion cubs, baby sea turtles, Elvis impersonators, splash diving championships, marble smashing, and pedal boating feat.

And Finally, Your weekly wrap-up around the world of weird. You're never gonna ...   more »

Sex toys gain popularity among Chinese people, whose perspective towards sex has changed dramatically along with their country over the past 60 years.

BEIJING, CHINA (AUGUST 14, 2009) REUTERS - China has seen more than ...   more »

The lawyer for Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs releases video showing the sick and just released ex-prisoner celebrating his 80th birthday.

Biggs, Britain's "Great Train Robber", who stole the equivalent of $50 million 46 years ...   more »

Gorilla Gana gives birth to a baby at Muenster zoo, a year after she lost her three-month-old son and refused to let go of his body.

Gorilla mum Gana is enjoying the first few days ...   more »

Anglers mourn the death of Benson - Britain's 64 pound celebrity carp.

For more than 25 years, anglers have been competing to hook this 64 pound carp - believed to be Britain's biggest.

Nicknamed 'Benson', ...   more »