A group of little lion cubs passed their swimming test, as they were introduced to the water by keepers at a zoo in Washington. The cubs were tossed into a moat by staff at the National Zoo and, although irritated by the unexpected dunk, they all managed to swim safely to the side. The baby lions successfully passed their swim reliability test, which lions […]
A high speed chase across two states in downtown Indianapolis in the US on Thursday. It started just before 9 am when a man driving a stolen SUV refused to stop for Illinois police along interstate 70. He reaches speeds of more than 100 mph (160 kph). The chase continued west, when it reached downtown Indianapolis. The […]
A man, who’s thought to have been drunk, managed to climb to the top of one of the sails of the Sydney Opera House. It’s not known how he got up there or why, although it’s thought it may have been some kind of protest. The man was on top of the iconic building for about an […]
These identical twin girls were born holding hands after surviving a life-threatening condition. Best friends already, baby Jenna and Jillian were delivered by C-section in Ohio last Friday, after their mother Sarah had spent 57 days on bed rest and constant monitoring. These heart-warming pictures followed a difficult nine months for the parents. The little girls were […]
Chinese frontier guards have saved an injured snow leopard that was trapped in a coal mine. Upon finding the leopard stuck in a drainage tank, the guards sought help from their nearby animal husbandry department. With joint efforts, rescuers pulled the leopard out of the water using a fishing net. One of the guards described how they found the animal struggling in the […]
Is it a bird? is it a plane? No, these are actual people flying through the skies of New York City! On Sunday morning, four members of an aerial sports team used wingsuits to fly over the Manhattan skyline. Looking a little more like flying squirrels than flying humans in their special jumpsuits that combine skydiving […]
A woman who was kidnapped 10 years ago and forced to marry her captor has been found in California. The woman, who has not been named, was just 15 when she disappeared and was reported missing in August 2004 near southeast Los Angeles. She contacted police on Tuesday and told detectives she was taken from her home […]
A school bus dramatically caught on fire on a busy highway in Minnesota, but luckily no children were on board. The bus reportedly started smoking then burst into flames near interstate 94 and the driver was able to pull over and exit before the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. At one point, the bus rolled dangerously close to […]
More than 25,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Serbia and Bosnia in the worst floods to hit the Balkans in more than a century. At least 37 people have drowned or been killed in landslides in the two nations, as heavy rainfall submerged towns in water, destroying homes and roadways. Residents near the Serbian […]
A student was left unconscious in Central London when a man hugged him to steal his £5,000 Rolex watch from his wrist. This dramatic CCTV footage shows the moment a man approached the victim, put his arms around his throat and squeezed so tight he passed out. The 24-year-old fell to the ground and lost consciousness for […]