The last of the famous Old Believers family, Agafya Lykova, still lives in complete isolation in the National Park of the Western Sayan Mountains, deep in Siberian Taiga. The 74-year old hadn't seen anyone except her family for the first 35 years ...

Designer Dou Xiaogang turned heads as he showed off his self-made and environmentally-friendly costumes in Meishan city, in China's southwestern Chengdu Province. The 38-year-old farmer and part-time designer collects an array of used materials to...

Archaeologists announced the discovery of a 4,400-year-old tomb belonging to a supervisor of the royal palace of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, at the archaeological site of Sacred Animal Necropolis in Saqqara. The owner of the tomb was a royal purification...

Chinese-American artist Ada Chen is challenging stereotypes faced by the Asian community through her jewellery, displayed at her Brooklyn studio in New York City. One of her creations called 'Chink Eyepiece' is bookended with heart-shaped crystals...

Twenty-nine temple elephants from across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry arrived at Thekkamapatti's rejuvenation camp for a 48-day all-inclusive wellness retreat. The group of elephants arrived for the ina...

Bakers of all ages and levels of expertise were invited to craft their own delectable dwellings at a gingerbread house contest in Stockholm. There were 153 entries into the competition, with winners being selected in four categories including chil...

In an effort to attract more customers, Yigen Mian (Single-strand noodle), a noodle restaurant in Huanglongxi Ancient Town in Sichuan City created an enchanting noodle dance their employees perform as they hand make the noodles.

A bus driver Tagir Magomedov and his colleague Aydemir Kulduev managed to catch a child falling from a fifth floor apartment window. They tried to catch the five-year old and successfully cushioned the fall. The girl did sustain any serious injuri...

Eighteen-year-old Ahmed Mortada from the Yemeni city Taiz spends most of his time inventing new machines and tools out of cardboards and plastic. Mortada currently works at a cafe to help his family financially, but the young Yemeni has bigger dre...

Welcome to a Soviet ship cemetery. It’s home to what used to be the second largest group of riverboats in the Soviet Union, the Perm fleet. Today, however, they have been left to rust on a river bank next to Perm.

Cleveland father-son duo Michael and Kyle Sherwood make a living by preserving and framing tattoos of the deceased for their families to cherish after their demise, in their 'Save My Ink Forever' business.

An unusual Nativity scene was unveiled in the small Southern Italian town of Acquaviva delle Fonti which depicted the Holy Family as migrants drowning in a sea of plastic.

The German town of Friedberg has installed three pedestrian traffic lights incorporating images of the late King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley, around the city's Elvis Presley Square.

This water-bound 'Plague Fort' also known as Fort Alexander I was built on an artificial island near St. Petersburg. It used to be a research laboratory to develop a vaccine against the plague in the late 19th and early 20th century. During the 19...

Two rare Diego Armando Maradona shirts from his time at Napoli are being put up for an football fan auction. One of T-shirts is from the 1986-1987 season when he helped S.S.C. Napoli win their first Scudetto, while the other is from the 1989–1990 ...

The traditional Krampus Run took place at Munich Christmas market, as the feared devil-like masked creatures known as Krumpus roamed the streets scaring children and passers-by alike.

Fragments of the historic 'Gypsy Girl' mosaic went on display at an exhibition in Gaziantep, after they were returned to Turkey from the US.

A young Afghan boy who shot to fame for wearing a homemade Lionel Messi shirt created out of a plastic bag - has been forced to flee his home for a second time. Murtaza Ahmadi, aged seven, retold his tragic story in the safer surroundings of Kabul.

Despite intense cold and snow, Sherry the dog has been waiting for more than two weeks outside of a hospital, dutifully waiting for her owner who is sick. Dmitry’s wife, Svetlana, attempted to take the dog home, but Sherry ran back to the hospital...

Russian powerlifting champion Oksana Kosheleva has found the strength to look for her parents, who she hasn’t seen since she was two. Allegedly they tried to kill her, throwing her into the Lena river after they ran away from a murder they had com...

Cubans were spotted glued to their smartphones as 3G internet became available in the country for the first time. Cuban state provider ETECSA is selling mobile data packages, starting from $7 for 600MB and 4GB for $30. Before that, Cubans were onl...

A bakery in the Parisian suburb of Poissy showed their solidarity with the 'Yellow Vests' movement in the most delicious way: with pastry! The 'Yellow Vests' pastries take the base of a sambo cake and add yellow frosting, cream, eyes, and bright s...

Gunslinger Anna Yants, often compared to the swashbuckling video game character Lara Croft, is champion of Kazakhstan in practical shooting and currently works as an instructor at the Russian Special Forces University in the Chechen Republic.

In the isolated northern Syrian village of Jinwar Kurdish women have set up a sustainable women's-only commune where men can visit but are not allowed to stay. The village was set up to offer Kurdish women an alternative social structure that prom...

The world's tallest Christmas tree made of bottle crates was undergoing its finishing tweaks in Gera. It took a total of 2790 crates to build the Christmas tree, which reached a height of 58,6 feet upon completion, managing to beat the record Chri...

Hundreds of swans left their home in the Yamalo-Nenets region of Russia and moved to Altai region on the Svetloe lake for the winter. It's estimated that up to 750 birds have been living there. After conducting some tests on the swans’ feathers, l...

Grab yourself a handful of the most voluptuous bread you've ever seen at the Kuppel bakery in Tokyo, where a Japanese baker specialises in breast-shaped buns.

A Chinese start-up technology firm unveiled a self-checkout system to be used in catering based on AI image recognition technology. The system can automatically provide the price and nutritional value of food scanned by its high definition camera ...

Robot waiters controlled from afar by people with disabilities are opening up a world of opportunities at a new cafe in Tokyo. The initiative is aimed to reduce isolation and offer new work opportunities for those who are housebound with severe ph...

Dozens of couples danced the tango on the the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked on November 25. The date relates to the murder of three political activists, sisters Mirabal, Patria, Minerva, Maria Te...

Eyewitnesses in Moscow filmed two Mi-8 helicopters taking off from the Kremlin with some rather out-of-the-ordinary cargo. One of the helicopters appears to have a grid attached to it in which four armed men dressed in military gear can be seen. T...

Scientists at Zhengzhou University in China's Henan Province, have developed a wearable, washable nanogenerator than can convert energy from body movements into power for electronic devices.

A long-lost screenplay penned by legendary director Stanley Kubrick is being auctioned at the Bonhams auction house in New York City.

Inventor Shuai Geng is local celebrity in his native Baoding, for creating inventions that many deem useless. He has gained over three million followers on social media, making him an internet star.

Two brothers living in the town of Ranya in the Sulaymaniyah Governate of Iraqi Kurdistan, have built their own custom Lamborghini as well as other luxury cars.

Guojian Lin is a 65-year-old grandfather from the city of Guangzhou still in touch with his inner-child and is a fanatic when it comes to model aircraft, which he produces himself.

Argentinian cooks managed to set a new Guinness World Record, producing 11,000 pizzas in 12 hours. During the event, the team of cooks also set a new record for the highest numbers of empanadas, producing 11,000 pastries in less than eight hours. ...

Unique photo of Hitler hugging Jewish girl goes up for auction

With Chinese model Kina Shen it's often difficult to tell if you're looking at an actual human being or a porcelain doll come to life, due to her perfect facial features, flawless skin and motionless postures.

Meet Xiao Lung Wang from China’s Zhuhai who set a new Guinness world record for the "highest vocal note by a male" with his sound of an E in the 8th octave which has an audio frequency of 5,243 hertz. Wang surpassed the previous record holder Aust...

Shanghai’s new restaurant "Robot". He is offering a new dining experience to its visitors, where all the dishes are served by robots. Customers can use a QR-code system to order through their smartphones. According to the manager of the creation d...

Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy F foldable phone at its annual developer conference in San Francisco.

Nepalese police dogs honoured for their duty in annual festival

A vast array of items from the life of the first astronaut to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, which will be put up for auction in Dallas.

Chocolatiers and fashion designers gathered for the opening night of the Salon du Chocolat Paris 2018 to see amazing gowns, decorated with real chocolate.

Venice has been hit by a series of devastating floods leaving 75% of the city underwater. Tourists and locals alike donned wellies. While public water transport services have been halted across the city.

Gorillas and monkeys at London Zoo were treated to a special Halloween themed feast, which included pumpkins engraved with Trump's face

A huge swarm of birds were seen swirling above the sky of Nekrasovakaya, a village in Russia's Krasnodar Region. The astonishing display was produced by a swooping mass of starlings performing 'murmuration', an act of migration through shape-shift...