Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure
Shocked doctors had to perform emergency surgery on a man in the Australian capital Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimetre (four-inch) steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure.
Twitter plea for pot costs Canadian his job
A Toronto area mechanic who posted a Twitter message seeking marijuana to alleviate boredom at work this week got an unexpected reply -- from police with an apparent sense of humour.
Rifles and swards discovered in parcels from U.S. and Netherlands in Almaty airport
The customs service of Almaty airport has discovered rifles and swords in parcels from the United States and the Netherlands.
Light cast on NY subway's dead shark mystery
Beachgoers came forward Thursday with a plausible explanation for why a dead shark turned up in a New York subway train two days before.
Correctional camp for gilded youth opens near Astana
A camp for correctional education of Kazakhstan's gilded youth has opened up in some depressed village in Akmola oblast.
Paraguay watches odd urban gold rush
They appeared out of nowhere, making a mess, operating without a permit and disrupting the football season by luring gawkers.
US Arts Academy chief quits over false resume
The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv.
Strange lake creature brought to South Kazakhstan rescuers
An unusual creature that looks like a tadpole shrimp of Branchiopoda class was found in one of the lakes of South Kazakhstan.
Did a 'dead' man win election in Mexico town?
A man who was allegedly certified as dead almost three years ago has won a race for mayor in the southern state of Oaxaca.
What's in a name? More than you think, experts say
A name can influence everything from your school grades and career choice to who you marry and where you live.
Bats could help fight mosquitos in Astana
Kazakhstan naturalist Atygai Yesenkulov offered to supply bats to Astana city to help it harness the mosquito population.
Man drives bath tub in Almaty
Almaty drivers took a video of a man with soaped head and a towel over his back driving a portable bath tub down Abay street.
Brief encounter for porn film at China railway station
A maintenance worker surprised passers-by near a Chinese railway station when he started watching a banned porn film, not realising his computer was connected to a giant screen
Drunk Aussie lets seven-year-old drive him home
Police on Friday charged a drunk man after pulling over a car on Australia's Gold Coast to allegedly find a seven-year-old boy driving him home at 3:00 am.
Briton admits he's an 'idiot' after N.Z. plunge
A British man who miraculously survived a fall from a 15th-storey balcony in New Zealand while drunkenly trying to break into his apartment has labelled himself an "idiot".
Two dead, two critically ill from Australian homebrew
Two men are dead and two others critically ill after reportedly drinking home-brewed alcohol in Australia's Queensland state.
Dad dresses as Nazi for court hearing over infant son
A man who gave his children Nazi-inspired names dressed up in full fascist regalia on Monday as he appeared in a US court seeking to secure visitation rights to his youngest son.
Storm in a tea kettle? Hitler row boils over online
A tea kettle which some think resembles Adolf Hitler has soared in price to over $200 on eBay, after it sold out online following protests over a billboard promoting the otherwise innocent product.
Kostanay citizen wears Looking for a Wife sign with phone number on his back
One can often see a young man named Sergey in the center of Kostanay. He is trying to find a wife using an unusual method.
School in South Kazakhstan has 22 twins studying
22 twins go to Baitursynov school No.83 in South-Kazakhstan oblast.