Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.
When I read the article, I thought it was a joke.
A group of four German high school students took first prize in the final of the Ugly Dance World Cup held in Hamburg this weekend.
Glamorous Russian spy Anna Chapman has told a popular men's magazine she likes hopeless romantics, in her first interview since she was deported from the United States in July.
A dog dressed as a King participates in the Family Pet Festival in Cali October 24, 2010.
Job losses, home foreclosures and financial worries have forced Americans to reassess their values, including the importance of family and the emphasis they put on work.
Sex sells and the domain name Sex.com is the world's most valued web address, selling most recently for $13 million.
Visitors to Berlin's Museum for Contemporary Art can book themselves a night in an installation created by artist Carsten Hoeller at a cost of 1,000 euros ($1,400) as of November 5.
Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist famous for his controversial Body World exhibition displaying plastinated bodies, is now selling human and animal body parts -- even as jewelry -- online.
Chen Wei-yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends.
With Halloween creeping up, some Beijingers are looking to go bump in the night. METRO digs into different ways to let loose your dark side on All Saints' Day.
Most Chinese people, along with anyone else who isn't from the United States, can't fathom why Americans love Starbucks so much.