Police investigating a possible break-in at a business got more than they bargained for when they found an apparently intoxicated worker catching up on tasks over the weekend – while stark naked. Fort Worth police were checking on an open door at the Regal Plastics warehouse and discovered Kenneth Clyde Jackson,...

FANS worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a lawbreaker in Colombia gets top prize for most original material – cocaine. Airports anti-drug chief Colonel Jose Piedrahita says Colombian authorities found the unusual statue during a routine security check...

A toddler’s attempts to get a toy prize has landed him a heap of trouble. The boy had to be rescued from the vending machine full of stuffed toys after he climbed through the prize chute, and got stuck inside. Witnesses say while the boy’s worried mother stood outside the...

UK budget airline Ryanair, is looking to offer $7 to $14 discounted tickets for passengers willing to stand on flights. You read that right. The plan depends on approval of a new seating configuration. You’d be excused in thinking this is an Irish joke, but the Irish airline’s chief executive,...

Victorian Police in Australia couldn’t believe what they saw when a Shepparton motorist, who declined to pay a $50 delivery fee to have newly purchased furniture transported to his home, was yesterday slapped with a $478 fine by a police officer, left stunned by the driver’s actions. Shepparton Police Inspector...

When I was young, it was common to have ‘marble thumb’ , specially if you liked to play with the big ‘tom thumb’ marble. Most of my school mates developed marble thumb during the latter half of the school year, when ‘dibs’ started getting serious, and the cats eyes marble was...

A French exotic dancer has put on a strip show on top of Australia’s most sacred rock as a “tribute” to Aborigines and their culture and to fulfill a lifelong dream But the performance by Alizee Sery, 25, is likely to anger traditional owners who see Uluru as the...

Her Majesty’s Prison The Verne in southwestern England is experiencing an invasion of unwelcome visitors. Snakes, not just any snake, they are Britains only poisonous snake, the adder. According to local newspaper reports, the snakes are scaling the walls to soak up some of the recent sun. The 600 inmates have been warned to...

Looking for a unique home? Why not buy a whole village in New Zealand for the same price as a city mansion? The tiny town of Otira, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, is on the market for $NZ1 million ($817,060). The village’s owners, Bill and Christine Hennah, made...