An escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing Internet fan base from his Facebook profile, mocking authorities for failing to find him and openly musing about moving across the Atlantic.
An American couple letting their sport utility vehicle's navigation system guide them through the high desert of the state of Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.
An Australian man has embraced the spirit of the season, taking on the role of a real-life Santa and giving away his possessions as gifts for the second Christmas in a row.
Prosecutors will review the case of a woman authorities claim has called 911 30 times over six months for non-emergency reasons, including a call to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner.
Down two legs, and who knows how many lives, a Florida cat missing 11 days somehow arrived home.
Police arrested two men after they stole a lizard from an animal hospital and tried to pawn it for alcohol.
A 52-year-old man complained only about the cold weather before walking into a diner with a five-inch knife sticking out of his chest.
If your drawers are packed with the ghosts of Christmases past in the shape of unwanted gifts, a new Slovenian shop may be just the thing for you this year.
Freezing weather may have brought misery to Europe, but for Kazakhstan it is a selling point.
A 30-year-old Nepali director is on a cultural campaign to tell the story of Khagendra Thapa Magar, a 17-year-old boy who is readying to claim the title of the world' s shortest person next year, and of dozens of other vertically challenged men and women who have to struggle to have a normal life.
An ad for a TV dating show has been banned for suggesting that redheads are unattractive, Britain's advertising watchdog said on Wednesday.
A Colorado mom with a nose for trouble marched her son into the principal's office and said he was planning to set off a stink bomb at the school.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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