Four Notre Dame cathedral sculptures that survived the French Revolution of the 1790s, were showcased at Turin's Palazzo Madama palace. The statues, which were displayed in collaboration with the Cluny museum in Paris, would have been damaged in t...

Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head when police arrived to his home in Lima to arrest him in connection with the ongoing 'Odebrecht' investigation. He was rushed to hospital but died a few hours later. He was to be the t...

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg met Pope Francis in Vatican City as as she continues to make waves across the world with her climate change campaign. Thunberg, whose speech went viral at the World Economic Forum, has been attending...

After years of conflict Syria's Russian community visited the ancient Orthodox Monastery of Saint Thecla in Maaloula before Easter. Maaloula is known as one of the last three settlements in the world where Jesus Christ language - Aramaic is still ...

Clashes erupted between protesters supporting WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange in Quito. Hundreds of protesters slammed Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno for ending Assange’s 7-year asylum status, and criticised him over allegations of corruption ...

Drone footage captured the visible damage done to the roof of Notre Dame, after the world-famous cathedral went up in flames. The cause of the blaze is not yet known, although there are indications that it may be linked to restoration work that wa...

A company in Argentina released a new product that seeks to clear up issues surrounding sexual consent with their new "consent pack”. The company, Tulipan, said it is the first prophylactic marketed as needing "four hands" to open, and it aims to ...

A Dominican carpenter who built a wooden Volkswagen Beetle after promising it to his daughter for her 15th birthday is driving it from Lima to New York. Bienvenido Ortega created the wooden car to fulfil his promise to his daughter, now 20, befor...

Flames have engulfed Paris's world-renowned Notre Dame Cathedral. The spire and part of the roof has collapsed, after the fire rapidly spread though the building. It took 400 firefighters four hours to bring the blaze under control. The cause of t...

Corgi Shanghai has been operating since 2013 and lets owners bring their beloved corgis to see the world from a bird’s eye view in Wuxi, close to Shanghai. Ponpon, organiser of Corgi Shanghai, explained how the unique experience can bring owner an...

Egypt unveiled a 4,400-year-old tomb. The site was discovered in early April in the Saqqara burial site in the Giza Governorate. The tomb belonged to a Fifth Dynasty nobleman named Khuwy and consisted of chambers and sub- chambers decorated in co...

The plucky and the unlucky tried to wolf down as many Carolina Reaper peppers - the spiciest in the world - as they could in a minute at a food-eating contest in New York. Wayne Algenio was declared the eventual winner, after managing to eat 96 gr...

The spirit of Franco lives on at a Madrid bar run by Chinese migrant Xianwei Chen. At Xianwei Chen's Bar Oliva, the image of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco endures in posters, magnets, fascist flags, labels of wine bottles and military uniforms...

Upon hearing the news that Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has an additional three children in Cuba, custom toymaker Ieie Milonga saw an opportunity to make a quick buck selling Maradona's ‘sperm’.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was removed from the Ecuadorian embassy, bringing to an end his 7-year long stay in the building and his asylum status. The Met Police has said that he was arrested for failing to surrender to the court. According ...

At 99 years of age, Eusebia Leonor Cordal has decided to go back to school. Leonor had to give up education when she was young because of family issues. Now she has started to attend the Laprida's Primary School for Adults and hasn’t missed a day ...

An agreement to release the beluga and orca whales from the Centre for the Adaptation of Marine Mammals in Russia's Far East. The centre was meant to hold the whales for research and scientific purposes, however, activists alleged that they were b...

Drone footage shows an adrenaline junkie walking along 1km high slackline between two cliffs in Kjerag, Norway. As the footage shows, the unidentified man loses his balance while on the slackline. He almost falls down but a safety rope saves his l...

With the official start of the cherry blossom season in Tokyo, a Sakura-themed bar has invited eager patrons to take a pink plunge in its pool of petals and enjoy its signature sake assortments. Patrons are invited to try one of the 23 types of sa...

A warplane has attacked the only functioning airport in Tripoli, sparking intensified fighting between the UN-backed Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army.

The largest indoor water stage in Europe is set to make waves after it opened its doors in Brussels to film companies from around the world. The studio was built by film equipment rental company Lites. Its water stage boasts a surface area of 1450...

Cars are literally piling up in a parking lot in Chongqing Municipality, southwestern China, where authorities have come up with a way to increase parking spots by nearly 70 per cent. Upon entering the futuristic parking lot, drivers park their ca...

After losing his eye to cancer, ’Bayern Ryan’, a huge supporter of the FC Munich Bayern football team, had a prosthetic replacement featuring a hand-drawn logo of the club.

Bonn's cherry blossom season reached its peak this weekend, with tourists visiting the city's Old Town to see cherry trees in full bloom.

A meteor lit up the sky in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk leaving commuters awestruck, dashcam footage reveals.

The Saint James Brewery of Long Island used the yeast retrieved from an old shipwreck to brew their Deep Ascent Pale Ale. The fermenting agent was taken from the SS Oregon, a British passenger liner which sank some 18 miles (28km) off the coast o...

The football match with Marco Materazzi took place on the field of recycled plastic cups used during the 2018 World Cup. 50,000 glasses or 2.5 tons of plastic were needed to make the field.

Berlin’s Tierpark Zoo unveiled its new baby polar bear to the public. After receiving more than 5,300 name suggestions, the three-month-old cub was named Hertha, after local German Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.

At the Sister Maria Ludovica Children's Hospital in La Plata, kids who are supposed to undergo surgery are no longer being rolled in operating room on a stretcher - they enter the operating room on their own by driving toy cars.

Head of the Luoyang City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute Jiazhen Shi spoke about the discovery of 3.5 litres (7.3 pints) of what is known as 'the Elixir of Immortality', in Luoyang.

Adorable little monks, between six and seven years old, showed off amazing moves, exhibiting their precise balance and insane flexibility, as part of their Kung Fu training at the Shaolin school of Buddhism in Dengfeng County, Henan Province.

Yuki and Mohan, the two massive but gentle wolfdog ambassadors for the Shy Wolf Sanctuary, were being fed at the volunteering shelter in Naples, Florida. Founded in 2001 by Nancy Smith, the non-profit aims to provide sanctuary, rehabilitation, car...

Yang Xinmin is not your typical Chinese septuagenarian, as shown in footage of him working out in Sanya, Hainan Island. Taking inspiration from the movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1980s, he became one of China's first bodybuilders. Now, 35...

Los Angeles-based artist Cosimo Cavallaro is building wall along the US-Mexican border using only solid blocks of cheese (made from expired milk!) as bricks in Tecate, California. The project is a criticism of the increasing public spending in phy...

An exhibition entitled "Michael Jackson on the Wall" is open to visitors at the Bundeskunsthalle Museum in Bonn.

Midlands Beer Garden teamed up with Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Washington D.C. on Saturday, March 24, for a 'pup-up' bar, featuring dog bartenders. The 'puptenders', outfitted with beer-holding vests, delivered cans of beer and were assis...

Russia's first ever men's slapping tournament took place in Krasnoyarsk, on Thursday, March 17, shortly after the Winter Universiade came to an end.

Artem Biriukov from the Novosibirsk region does not have a home, money or family. On his YT channel he is sharing his experience; where it’s possible to spend a night, get hot water and to how to find a warm place to stay.

Hundreds gathered to commemorate the 60 people who were killed in the Kemerovo shopping centre blaze one year ago, in the Siberian city. People laid flowers, toys and candles at the scene of the fire, where a memorial stone has been erected, voici...

A six-year-old boy from Chechen Republic showed his amazing physical skills and set up a new record for his age category by doing 330 push-ups in a row. His achievement is also registered in the Russian Book of Records.

Mixed martial artist 24-year-old Liana Jojua is the latest Russian fighter to join the sport’s biggest organisation, signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) last week. Lojua is trained by the Akhmat Fight Club in Moscow, a...

Russian artist Artem Sadkov built a mini-town, giving bamboo sticks from serving mats a second life. He already spent five years implementing his dream city in a ‘futuristic past’ style. Besides his major project, he also creates miniature copies ...

Thousands of Buddhists participated in the annual tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra, a large Buddhist temple near Bangkok which takes place in the month of March. Captured in a trance-like state, the devotees impersonate animals, screaming, crawlin...

Voronezh local rescues bats by helping them to survive during winter. Elena has three special fridges at home, which are kept at the optimal temperature for bats to sleep in. The bats, who insist on staying awake, fly around Elena’s flat asking fo...

Showing nerves of steel, Stavropol local Oleg Kolvakh brought extreme to a whole new level, performing pole dancing tricks while being suspended beneath a hot air balloon. According to the daredevil himself, the stunt was inspired by his mom, who...

A theme park based on the world of Finland's Moomin fairytale characters has opened in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. Moominvalley Park features buildings and attractions inspired by the Moomin stories, a series created and published by Finnish no...

Italian food company Galbani set the new record for the world's longest tiramisu in Milan. At 273.5 metres [895 feet] long and amounting to approximately 15,000 servings, the dessert was made from 50,000 sponge fingers, 300 litres of coffee and 50...

Extreme stunt performer from Rostov-on-Don Yevgeny Chebotarev, whose videos over the past year have gained popularity on the Internet, decided on another dangerous trick. In the footage you can see how Chebotarev stands on the top step of a wood...