1 year-old baby girl has 12 fingers, 14 toes

2011-02-08 10:05:20

A Myanmar child has claimed the Guinness world record for having more fingers and toes, the local weekly Messenger News reported Monday.

85 tribal Muslim and Hindu couples tie knot

2011-02-07 16:03:20

A total of 85 tribal Muslim and Hindu couples from various villages across the state took their wedding vows on Sunday during the day-long mass marriage ceremony organised by a non-governmental organisation

Boyfriends: Girl with girl cheating OK

2011-01-31 10:10:39

Half of men would forgive their female partner's infidelity, as long as it was with another woman, according to a new study on cheating.

Baby black rhinoceros born at St. Louis zoo

2011-01-26 17:46:05

The calf was born to first-time parents, mother Kati Rain and father Ajabu, at the Saint Louis Zoo on Jan 14, 2011. Weighing 120-1/2 pounds, the little male is nursing well and being cared for by his mother.

'Spiderman' climbs 137-meter-high building in HK

2011-01-26 16:12:53

French "Spiderman" Alain Robert climbs the 137-metres-high (about 450 feet) Hang Seng Bank headquarters at Hong Kong's financial Central district Jan 26, 2011.

Oprah discovers her half-sister

2011-01-26 08:04:21

Oprah Winfrey has discovered she has a half-sister - a Milwaukee woman who was given up for adoption by Winfrey's mother nearly 50 years ago, when the TV talk show host was eight years old.

Pig poo a pollution problem? Potty train a porker

2011-01-25 10:39:04

Taiwan has been experimenting with a simple solution to the perennial problems of pollution, smell and excessive water use on pig farms: train the pigs to use a toilet.

Japanese monkey captured after daring cage break

2011-01-25 10:00:09

A marauding monkey that terrorized resort towns in central Japan by biting nearly 120 people was captured Jan 25 after briefly escaping captivity.

Police: US woman kills dog because it chewed Bible

2011-01-25 09:31:41

Authorities have charged a US woman with felony animal cruelty, saying she hanged her nephew's pit bull from a tree with an electrical cord and burned its body because the dog chewed on her Bible.

Giant crayfish found in Tennessee is new species

2011-01-20 10:37:08

A new species of giant crayfish literally crawled out from under a rock in Tennessee, proving that large new species of animals can be found in highly populated and well-explored places, researchers said on Wednesday.

NY: Feared letter bomb is but a greeting card

2011-01-20 09:26:10

New York City police say a suspicious letter sent to a midtown Manhattan bank turned out to be a greeting card from a headhunting firm.

Oldest elephant in North America dies at 71

2011-01-20 07:57:23

Taj brought joy over the years to California theme park visitors