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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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Graphic shopping list for Indian husband goes viral
An Indian wife decides to send her husband buy the veggies, on his own. The shopping list is getting the social media crack up hard.
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Fiona the baby hippo, or how animals go viral
Now, meet Fiona the baby hippo, the pride and joy of Cincinnati.
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Saudi police detain teenage boy for dancing in the street
Saudi police say they detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the 1990s hit song "Macarena" at a street crossing in the coastal city of Jeddah, in a clip that was widely shared on social media.
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Smith’s video on over-crowded train goes viral
An instagram video post of visiting Australia Cricket team captain Steve Smith portraying the over-crowded passenger train in Bangladesh goes viral in the social media platform.
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Pakistan and India anthems' mash-up goes viral
A medley of Indian and Pakistani national anthems becomes a social media hit, bringing together thousands of people from the two countries who saw the mash-up as a message of love and peace amidst heightened acrimony between two nations.
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Guitar-slinging Singapore granny shreds stereotypes
An 81-year-old guitar-slinging Singaporean granny shreds stereotypes to pursue her love of rock music, becoming a sought-after performer and unlikely internet sensation.
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9yr old 'Guardian of the Galaxy' applies for NASA job
NASA's search for the next real-life guardian of the planet has brought in an ambitious cover letter sent by a fourth-grader looking for the job.
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Singing dentist is back with a ‘Despacito’ cover
Dr Milad Shadrooh is dentist, singer and mimic all rolled into one. Regularly dishing out parody covers of chart toppers, the singing dentist is now back with a cover of ‘Despacito’ published on his Youtube channel.
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Beyonce unveils photo of twins Sir and Rumi
Pop diva Beyonce unveils her newborn twins to the world, posting a glamorous photo on Instagram and announcing their names.
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Woman asks time off for mental health, boss’s reply goes viral
A couple of weeks back she shared an exchange she'd had with her CEO after she emailed her team to tell them she was taking time off for mental health reasons, Mashable reports. Parker's tweet has since gone viral for all the right reasons.
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Zebra lines go 3D in Beijing
China’s Beijing has implemented 3D zebra crossings to keep in check rough driving and improve public safety in a new programme, ECNS.CN reports quoting Beijing Daily.
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