France Who's the most gull-able? Seaside town holds bird-imitating contest A competition to find the best seagull impersonator has taken place in Dunkirk, France. 07/03/2019
Russia Black snow blamed on Russian coal industry Coal dust is being blamed for turning snow black in Russia's largest mining region in Siberia 17/02/2019
no comment Daredevil base jumper performs outrageous leaps on Scottish mountains Tim Howell, a mountain athlete, completed a series of never-jumped base exits from a number of iconic Scottish mountain locations. 13/02/2019
no comment Japanese spa offers chocolate bath as Valentine's Day treat The operator of the spa in the resort town, southwest of Tokyo, is using bathing powder made from cacao seeds for the unusual bath. 07/02/2019
no comment Video shows train leave with baby on board but not dad A surveillance video released by a transit authority in the US city of Cleveland shows a man stepping off a train to smoke a cigarette and then frantically chase after it when it leaves the station with his baby on board. 07/02/2019
no comment 'French Spiderman' arrested for climbing 217-metre-tall GT Tower in Ph French climber Alain Robert, also known as the French 'Spiderman', climbed Manila's 47-storey GT Tower on Tuesday. 29/01/2019
no comment Bavarians compete in annual horn sledge race Thirty two racers dressed in colourful outfits took part in Gaissach's annual horn sledge race on Sunday (January 27), a popular event that attracts hundreds of people from all over Bavaria. 27/01/2019
no comment Rock and roll nuns hope to make the Pope dance in Panama With millions of YouTube views and hits on Spotify and iTunes, a group of young nun rockers play one of their biggest gigs next week, and thousands of Catholics, including the pope himself, will be there to watch. 17/01/2019
no comment Finns train as mermaids and mermen to live their childhood dream Want to swim like a fantasy sea creature? At 'mermaiding' classes in Finland, adult women and men swim wearing a garment that combines a monofin flipper with fabric from the waist down to create a distinctive mermaid tail. 14/01/2019
Finland Flippin' brilliant: the Finns learning to be mermaids Maija Mottonen, Finland's first professional mermaid instructor, is giving lessons at a pool near Helsinki 14/01/2019
no comment Have a smashing time in Beijing's anger room Ever wanted to vent your anger by smashing something but was prohibited from doing so? Now you can in Beijing's anger room. 13/01/2019
Sweden Quiz: can you spot the real failure? Play our quiz on which items are genuine exhibits at the Museum of Failure in Sweden 09/01/2019
no comment Moose on the loose in Alaska hospital building A moose wandered into an Alaska hospital building, ate some plants and exited using a motion-activated door that was stuck open because of the cold. 08/01/2019
no comment Italian band performs in igloo with instruments made of ice The Ice Music festival began on Saturday evening in Italy's Val di Sole ski resort. 08/01/2019
no comment New Year revellers trapped for hours on fair ride in France Eight people were rescued after being stuck on a fair ride for several hours on New Year's Eve in France, local media reported on Tuesday (January 1) 02/01/2019
no comment Firefighters rescue Christmas present from burning vehicle Firefighters responding to a burning car in Florida on Christmas Eve made an important rescue before handling the blaze — one large, wrapped Christmas gift. 31/12/2018
no comment Divers put Christmas tree at bottom of lake in Russia A group of divers on Sunday placed a Christmas tree on the bottom of a lake in Russia's Kazan region at near-freezing water temperatures, swimming around it in circles and toasting with champagne underwater. 30/12/2018
no comment Zebra races through German city after escaping from circus Four zebras escaped from a Christmas circus and were seen racing through Dresden, Germany on Monday (December 17) before being caught by police, German media reported. 18/12/2018
no comment Shipwreck Christmas Tree: divers bring holiday spirit to Cyprus coast Divers brought some Christmas spirit to a popular shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus. A white Christmas tree was decorated with non-toxic ornaments as 'Santa' divers posed in front of fish, 42 metres beneath the surface 18/12/2018
no comment Santa rappels down skyscraper delivering gifts to Berlin children Santa Claus ditched the traditional chimney and rappelled down a high-rise tower on a downtown public square in Berlin on Sunday (December 16) to deliver gifts to all the good boys and girls. 17/12/2018
no comment Father Christmas swims with sharks at Malta aquarium Christmas came early for fish and sharks at an aquarium in Malta this week, when Santa Claus took a dive to hand out treats. 14/12/2018
Germany Watch: Theresa May struggles to ... get out of a car British prime minister suffered an embarrassing malfunction during trip to Berlin. 12/12/2018
Netherlands Noah way! Builder of life-size Ark plans to sail boat to Israel Noah way! The gigantic vessel has no motor so tugboats need to be hired. Cost? More than €1 million. 29/11/2018
India Watch: Baby’s remarkable survival after being 'run over' by train This is a baby’s incredible scrape with death in India. 22/11/2018
Destinations The world's first underground hotel just opened its doors This new luxury hotel near Shanghai has been built in a former deep pit mine. 22/11/2018
no comment Downing Street cat alone in the rain Police officer knocks on No 10 door so Downing Street cat can be let in 20/11/2018
