Cleaner plays Popeye the Sailor
2011-01-18 11:16:37
William Chavarriaga, 49-year-old cleaner at the Olaya Herrera Airport, poses as a cartoon character "Popeye the Sailor" during an interview with local media in Medellin Jan 17, 2011.
Century-old scotch returned from Antarctic trip
2011-01-18 10:28:38
Some people brag about serving scotch whisky that's 15 years old. But three bottles of Mackinlays scotch flown to Scotland by private jet Monday date back to the late 19th Century.
Trainer crushed by elephant
2011-01-16 08:04:32
An 8,000-pound elephant at a Tennessee zoo backed a trainer into a wall and crushed her to death, and the zoo said on Saturday it had temporarily closed its elephant exhibit.
Oldest living African-American dies at 113
2011-01-16 07:04:28
A Louisiana woman believed to have been the oldest living African-American and one of the last children of US slaves has died at age 113.
Cuban man celebrates 111th birthday
2011-01-14 14:36:05
Ignacio Cubilla Banos sits in his house during his 111th birthday celebration in Havana, Cuba, on Jan 13, 2011.
Toddler left on track survives coming train
2011-01-08 17:01:21
A girl is miraculously alive in Argentina after her mother lowered her onto the tracks just as a train was coming into the station.
The battle of the Super Grans
2011-01-06 09:20:06
"Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather" contest was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, Jan 5, 2011. Twenty-four participants aged over 70 from all over Georgia attended the contest.
Coffee spill causes diversion for US flight
2011-01-05 22:54:51
A pilot's spilled coffee accidentally triggered a hijacking alert and caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany, to make an unscheduled stop in Canada.
Traffic changes the way birds sing
2011-01-05 14:29:14
A new study released on Wednesday has found some Australian birds are changing the way they sing, so they can be heard over traffic noise.
Fireworks blamed in US bird deaths
2011-01-04 10:28:13
New Year's revelers in a small Arkansas town were enjoying midnight fireworks when they noticed something other than sparks falling from the sky: thousands of dead blackbirds.
Take a 'Polar Bear Plunge' on New Year's Day
2011-01-02 10:10:08
A polar bear plunge is an annual event held across the United States during the winter time, usuallly on New Year's Day.
Competition to find the most beautiful camel
2010-12-31 06:56:19
Men lead their white camels during the Mazayen al-Ibl competition, to find the most beautiful camel, in the desert region of Um Rgheiba, 400 km (248 miles) from Riyadh, Dec 30, 2010.