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Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, has once again erupted, spewing red torrents of lava into the sky. Wednesday's eruption was short but...

This family got rather a shock to find not one, not two but four wild bears in their house. See also: Grizzly bears spotted smooching in Alaska See also: Bears walking on hind legs entertain...

A man in Thailand has been bitten on the penis by a snake while going to the toilet. The routine bathroom visit became a half-hour fight with a snake, after a python came up through the...

Solo travel is one of the top holiday trends for 2016, with one in three Brits venturing out alone. Recent research from Booking.com found that half of British women are more likely to go it...

A British tourist has died in a quad biking accident on holiday in Turkey. Amarna Carthy, 21, from Nottingham, was riding with a relative, Jakadi Clarke, when they plunged into a ditch in...

An elephant who was described as the loneliest in the world has died in Tokyo at the age of 69. The plight of Hanako became world famous as animal rights campaigners tried to have her moved so...

A major search for a man who is thought to have gone overboard from a ferry in Pembrokeshire has been suspended. The alarm was raised several hours after the Irish Ferries service from Rosslare...

A drone was flown just 100 feet from a Boeing 757 jet near Manchester Airport, according to an official near-miss report. The pilot of the jet airliner "expressed his surprise" after...

The Bank Holiday weekend is set to be warm - but with a few showers. Forecasters predict temperatures in the low 20s, however rain could put a dampener on outdoor activities over southern...

While he was attending a get-together at Sherwood Beach in Hawaii, party-goer Ricardo noticed a shark near the coast. See also: Divers rescue shark with fish hook stuck in its mouth: incredible...

Can you see the elephant in this photograph? Of course you can. But can you see the second elephant? Hint: It's hidden in the water. See also: Can you see the leopard in this picture?...

Australia's Department of the Environment said it had omitted its contribution to a UN report examining the impact of climate change on world heritage sites over concern it could create...

The world's longest tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, is set to open in early June in Switzerland. It will connect Europe's high-speed rail network and play a great part in...

This cool video has emerged of a small octopus using a flipflop and a spoon to build a shelter. The footage, shot off the coast of Pulau Lonbok island, Indonesia, shows the creature struggling...

This video released by the World Barefoot Center in Florida shows Zyla St Onge making two attempts to break the record for youngest water-skier. With a boost from several adults, Zyla skiied...

Meet Moscow's most famous feline sailors, the cat captains of the Russian tourist ship Nikolay Chernyshevsky. See also: Dog surfing competition held in California Vladimir Kotin, the...

A British woman killed in a speedboat accident in Thailand was on her honeymoon, according to reports. Monica O'Connor, 28, and at least two other people died when a huge wave capsized...

The remains of a British hiker have been found in Canada more than two years after he went missing. Tom Billings, 22, from Oxford, was spending eight weeks travelling in North America when he...

A body has been recovered after a vintage World War Two plane crashed into the Hudson River in New York. The aircraft, a single-seater P-47 Thunderbolt, crashed between New York and New Jersey,...

Get ready for all your prayers to be answered at once - France is opening a wine theme park. Yep, the shrine to wine - officially called La Cité du Vin - opens its doors on 1 June and...

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