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Flight attendant fired after boyfriend proposed to her mid-flight
Wedding proposals, for the most part, are romantic in nature -- until it causes one to lose his or her job.
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Florence: Reporter struggles to stand as people walk by calmly
A video which has gone viral on Twitter with over 10 million views shows a weatherman struggling to stand in the face of strong winds during Hurricane Florence while two men walk calmly behind him apparently unaffected, reports NDTV.
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Kuwait store shut down after sticking googly eyes on fish
One seafood shop in Kuwait, tries to trick buyers who apply the check-eyes-first technique, passing off the fish they sell as fresh by sticking googly eyes on them.
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Twitter becomes a Freeway of Love for singer Aretha Franklin
Tributes pour in for legendary singer Aretha Franklin in social media following her demise.
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Grieving orca finally lets go of dead calf
Researchers say an endangered killer whale that drew international attention as she carried her dead calf on her head for more than two weeks is finally back to feeding and frolicking with her pod.
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Vietnam's Golden Bridge goes viral
In the mountains of central Vietnam, a colossal pair of hands lifts a golden thread of walkway high above the clifftops, as if the mountain itself has sprouted limbs.
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Rahul Gandhi wink gives Priya Varrier competition
Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes the lower house of Parliament by surprise as he decides to hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the end of his fiery speech during the debate on the no-confidence motion.
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Thai cave rescue dominates social media
Audiences around the world cheer the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a cave in Thailand with messages of support as the saga generated suggestions of help, prayers and -- finally -- expressions of relief.
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Statue of Liberty protest climber detained
A woman who climbed up to the robes of the Statue of Liberty to protest the separation of migrant families is taken into custody after a standoff with police on the Fourth of July.
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Crayfish becomes online hero by detaching claw to escape boiling soup
Seemingly inspired by the survival movie 127 Hours, a tenacious crayfish desperate to live decides to amputate its own arm to escape a boiling hotpot in China.
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Real-life Spider-Man scrambles up 4 storeys to save boy
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo praises the heroism of a Malian immigrant who scaled the facade of a four-storey building in the north of capital to save a child hanging from a ledge, saying the city will support his effort to settle in France.
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6 million tweets for Meghan and Harry
Almost six million people tweeted their thoughts on Prince Harry's marriage to Meghan Markle, French social media monitoring firm Visibrain says.
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Video of healthy vs smoker’s lungs goes viral
A disturbing video showing the devastating and detrimental effects of smoking on the lungs goes viral on social media.
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China family finds lost daughter after 24-year search
After searching 24 years for a daughter they lost while tending their street stall, a couple in China are finally reunited with their child.
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Smoking elephant puzzles experts
Scientists are puzzled by a video showing an elephant apparently smoking.
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Musk deletes Facebook pages of Tesla, SpaceX
Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX and electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappear minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promises on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users.
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Ghanaian teacher uses blackboard to explain software
Richard Appiah Akoto is a Ghanaian teacher who faces a pretty discouraging dilemma. His students need to pass a national exam that includes questions on information and communication technology (ICT) -- but the school hasn't had a computer since 2011, reports CNN.
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Was Big B’s mysterious tweet about Sridevi?
As the world woke up to the shocking news of the untimely death of legendary Indian actress Sridevi, confusions are on whether Amitabh Bachchan, another Bollywood great, had a premonition that something untoward was about to happen, or the Bachchan family was among the first to be informed.
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Ellen makes Billionaire Bill Gates guess grocery prices
Bill Gates appears on the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", and plays a guessing game in which he attempts to name the prices of various household products and food items.
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Zuckerberg admits 'mistakes' as Facebook turns 14
Mark Zuckerberg offers fresh self-criticism, acknowledging making numerous mistakes in building the world's biggest social network as Facebook marked its 14th birthday.
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Hillary Clinton surprises with Grammy 'Fire and Fury' spoof
Bruno Mars beats Jay-Z for the top Grammy Awards, but the surprise star of the night is former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reading from Michael Wolff's controversial book "Fire and Fury."
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Thermometer breaks in world's coldest village at -62°C
Even thermometers can't keep up with the plunging temperatures in Russia's remote Yakutia region, which hit minus 67 degrees Celsius (minus 88.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas.
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India's 'moonwalking' traffic cop turns heads
He is inspired by Bollywood and has a Freddie Mercury-style moustache -- but it is the Michael Jackson dance moves of traffic cop Ranjeet Singh that grab attention on India's chaotic streets.
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‘Invisibility cloak’ now a reality?
Has Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak made its way out into the real world?
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'You are being programmed,' former Facebook executive warns
A former Facebook executive accuses the social network of ripping society apart.
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Trump meets man behind 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen’ in Japan
US president Donald Trump in his recent Japan trip meets the man who took the internet by a storm with his 'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen' (PPAP) music video in 2016.
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Trudeau shows up as Superman for Halloween
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turns up to work dressed as Clark Kent for Halloween.
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Macron's dog caught peeing on presidential fireplace
Nemo, the young dog adopted this year by France’s Emmanuel Macron, is caught on camera relieving himself on a gilded fireplace in the Elysee Palace behind a group of junior ministers meeting with the president.
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36 baby pandas make big public debut
A total of 36 baby pandas make their big public debut to the people of Ya'an in China at the Bifengxia breeding centre.
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Lovato tops charts, thanks fans in Bangladesh
With her latest album topping iTunes in 40 countries, singer Demi Lovato took to social media to thank her fans in all the countries including Bangladesh.
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