Alexander BesantMay 13, 2013 15:10

Huge ice tsunami swallows homes on Canadian lake Dauphin (VIDEO)

A rural area in central Canada has seen what can only be described as an ice tsunami in recent days.

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A ice tsunami has damaged dozens of homes on a central Canadian lake in recent day. (Youtube/Screengrab)

Rural parts of Canada have seen what has been described as an ice tsunami that has swallowed lakefront homes.

Alexander BesantMay 10, 2013 14:28

Surgeon accidentally removes the wrong kidney at New York hospital

The surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York - one of the most prestigious hospitals in the US - was relieved of his duties after the mishap.

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A doctor at Mount Sinai hospital in New York was relieved of his duties after removing the wrong kidney of a man during surgery. (Christopher Furlong/AFP/Getty Images)

A doctor at Mount Sinai hospital in New York was relieved of his duties after removing the wrong kidney of a man during surgery.

Alexander BesantMay 8, 2013 20:03

Stranded car on a construction site in China

Construction workers in Taiyuan left the Volkswagen for 10 days apparently before beginning to dismantle the site.

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A car that was left behind in a shutdown carpark is surrounded by debris after construction began to widen a street in Taiyuan in China's Shanxi province on May 6, 2013. The construction unit started working around the car for several days after they failed to contact the owner. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

The demolition of a car park in China has left one driver in a rather tight spot.

Alexander BesantMay 3, 2013 19:10

Couple sues Air Canada after ordering a 7UP in French and getting Sprite

A French-Canadian man is suing Air Canada after complaints the airline wasn't living up to its bilingual obligations.

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An Ottawa couple is suing Air Canada for thousands of dollars after the carrier allegedly did not provide service in French. The Canadian Supreme Court has accepted to hear the case. (Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)

A French-Canadian man is suing Air Canada after complaints the airline wasn't living up to its bilingual obligations.

Paul Ames and Alexander BesantMay 1, 2013 13:08

Austerity, French-style: President Francois Hollande selling his wine for cash

The Elysee palace's wine cellar will put 1,200 bottles for sale at the Drouot auction house in Paris at the end of the month.

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Paris Elysee presidential palace is auctioning off 1200 of its choicest wines later this month in a sign of austere times. (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

France's presidential palace is auctioning off some of its most prized vintages to the public.

Kaitlin FunaroApril 30, 2013 23:56

Employees get inked with company logo in exchange for a 15% bonus

A NYC realtor is offering its employees a raise if they get a tattoo of the company logo.

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A New York City company, Rapid Realty, is offering its employees a raise in exchange for getting a tattoo of the company logo. (JOE RAEDLE/AFP/Getty Images)

Forty of the company's employees have volunteered to get a logo tattoo in exchange for a raise.

Alexander BesantApril 30, 2013 17:04

Thin patients are treated more warmly by doctors than obese ones, study shows

Researchers at Johns Hopkins found in what may prove to be a controversial study that doctors showed more more warmth and empathy with thinner patients.

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A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers found that doctors showed more care and warmth with patients who were normal weight rather than overweight. (Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)

A new study showed that doctors were more warm and caring with thinner patients than obese ones.

Alexander BesantApril 29, 2013 18:37

Somalia to receive international mail once again

Reuters reported that the war torn country struck a deal with the United Nations' Universal Postal Union (UPU) to reconnect itself to the world once again via snail mail.

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A Somali woman reacts on March 18, 2013 near the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu. Despite bouts of unrest, Somalia has shown signs of stability recently and last week the Universal Postal Union signed a deal that would see international mail return after 22 years. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

After a 22-year hiatus, Somalia's postal service will once again be accepting international mail.

Alexander BesantApril 29, 2013 16:57

Old McDonald's burger looks the same after 14 years in a coat pocket (VIDEO)

Utah native David Whipple claims that his McDonald's burger has survived intact for 14 years and looks about the same as it did when he bought it

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A McDonald's burger survived 14 years in a man's coat pocket and looks pretty much the same as it always did. (Youtube/Screengrab)

A McDonald's burger survived 14 years in a coat pocket and looks pretty much the same as it always did.

Alexander BesantApril 26, 2013 19:48

John Boehner's daughter to marry a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican rasta man

Lakhan is a Jamaica-born, dreadlocked Rastafarian who has been in trouble with police over marijuana possession.

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House Speaker John Boehner's daughter is marrying a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican construction worker in two weeks. (Wikipedia/Wikimedia commons)

House Speaker John Boehner's daughter is marrying a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican construction worker in two weeks.