Trump 'looking strongly' at problem toilets that need '10 to 15 flushes'
President Donald Trump told a White House gathering Friday that he's taking aim at the problem of US toilets that require flushing “10 times, 15 times.”
The wacky, monied world of social media pet influencers
They have millions of followers on Instagram. They generate major profits for their owners. They are... pet influencers.
New York considers 'virginity test' ban after rapper sparks uproar
New York State is considering banning so-called virginity tests after an American rapper sparked outcry by saying he takes his daughter to a gynecologist every year to check her hymen is still intact.
Japanese man, 71, arrested for 'making 24,000 complaint calls'
A Japanese pensioner has been arrested after ringing a phone company 24,000 times to complain they had violated his contract, police and local media reported.
'One Team,' '#KuToo' top the list of buzzwords for 2019 in Japan
Japan rugby team's slogan “One Team,” the “#KuToo” campaign against a de facto requirement to wear heels at work, and the new imperial era name “Reiwa” were chosen Monday as the most memorable 2019 buzzwords.
End of an error: full stop for UK Apostrophe Protection Society
Britain's Apostrophe Protection Society is closing down, its founder has announced, saying it had sadly lost the fight against “ignorance and laziness.”
Burglars hit former East German secret police museum in Berlin
Burglars broke into Berlin's Stasi Museum, which showcases items of former East Germany's secret police, making off with collectible medals and gold jewelry, authorities said Sunday, days after a spectacular diamond heist in Dresden.
Fury over Charlie Hebdo cartoons on French army deaths
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Sunday defended itself following outrage over cartoons about a deadly military helicopter crash in Mali.
Rescued tigers leave Poland for Spain
Five of nine tigers that narrowly survived a gruelling journey across Europe set off on Saturday for their new home at a Spanish animal refuge after weeks of recovery at a Polish zoo.
Penguins watch tourists frigid dip
“It's like getting stabbed,” a tourist exclaims, as he plunges into the 3C water, all under the intrigued gaze of a group of penguins.
Riding high on Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels
Aung careers towards the ground, hanging from one arm on the basket of one of Myanmar's human-powered Ferris wheels, reliant on gravity-defying agility and split-second coordination honed since the age of nine.
Dutch supermarket drops staff underwear photo request
The Netherlands' top supermarket chain said Tuesday it has ditched plans to ask staff to upload photos of themselves in their underwear to work out sizes for new uniforms.
Western Austrian cops probe theft of truck carrying tons of chocolate
Austrian police said Friday they were looking for a stolen truck carrying 20 tons of chocolate worth 50,000 euros ($55,120) from a Milka factory.
French ducks allowed to keep quacking... for now
A French court has allowed a group of ducks in the southwest of the country to keep on quacking after complaints from neighbors over their noisy behavior.
French zoo finds runaway red panda
A zoo in central France said it found a runaway red panda on Saturday, a week after it escaped by scaling branches broken by snowfall.
No party near sleeping bear cave
Do not poke the bear. A Polish TV channel learned the truth of the saying on Friday, being forced to abandon plans to hold its noisy New Year's Eve party near bear caves.
Who's leaving bundles of cash in plain sight on British village street?
Blackhall Colliery has one claim to fame - its beach featured in the climax of the Michael Caine film "Get Carter." Apart from that, it is like many struggling former mining villages in northeast England.
Tomb it may concern: Funeral bureaucracy sparks S.African fury
Angered by foot-dragging by an insurance company in paying out for a burial policy, a family in South Africa took matters into their own hands - they hauled the corpse to the company's offices.