A British adventurer, who was reportedly inspired by the movie Up, strapped himself to a chair with 100 helium balloons and took flight over South Africa this week. He is part of The Adventurists, a group which said its mission is fighting to make the world less boring.It was a fairly indescribable feeling, wafting across Africa on a cheap camping chair dangling from a load of balloons, said Tom Morgan, 38.
An Asian black bear was saved from a painful illness that caused its tongue to swell to an enormous size thanks to a team from the University of Edinburgh, who traveled to Myanmar to operate on him. The 18-month-old bear, called Nyan htoo, was rescued by a monastery when he was a cub, alongside his brother Kan htoo. Following the rescue, Nyan htoo contracted an infection, which the Edinburgh veterinary team said may have been mosquito-transmitted elephantiasis.
A day after the conclusion of the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, the party unveiled the list of members of its newly-formed Politburo Standing Committee on Oct. 25 at Beijings Great Hall of the People. The committee will comprise seven members, including President Xi Jinping, who was elected the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee for a second term on Tuesday. The seven-man line-up will be the first time no Standing Committee member will have been born before the 1949 Communist revolution.
LeDoux runs an alligator hunting business, where he gives hunters the chance to kill some of the most ferocious beasts on the planet. Despite being condemned by numerous animals rights groups, LeDouxs business is booming, with the 56-year-old charging $2,000 per kill.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistans president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who is keen to recover lost Russian markets for Turkmen gas.
Killer whales joined surfers at the Lofoten Masters semi-finals surfing competition in the Lofoten Islands, Norway, on September 23.
Six instances, where doomsday was speculated to happen, but life just went on as normal, apart from leaving behind a few disappointed people.
The world we all know may be ending on Sept. 23, 2017.
Cygnus the Cat and his brother Arcturus Aldebaran have both been included in the latest Guinness World Records book for being the cat with the longest tail and the worlds tallest cat respectively.
Cygnus the Cat and his brother Arcturus Aldebaran have both been included in the latest Guinness World Records book for being the cat with the longest tail and the worlds tallest cat respectively.
An off-duty police officer in Lakeland, Florida, captured a five-foot long venomous rattlesnake at the Lakeland Electric McIntosh Power Plant on 3 September. Officer Scott Wisneski lifted the rattlesnake with a pair of tongs into a container.
An off-duty police officer in Lakeland, Florida, captured a five-foot long venomous rattlesnake at the Lakeland Electric McIntosh Power Plant on 3 September. Officer Scott Wisneski lifted the rattlesnake with a pair of tongs into a container.
Slimy "brain like" creature found in "sea lagoon" in the Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada.
Reports of frogs falling from the sky have made people remember other such weird incidents that have happened around the world.
While NASA specifically warned people not to look directly at the sun.
