A US student is gaining an internet reputation as a "squirrel whisperer" for befriending, feeding and dressing up a furry little friend she has named Sneezy.

Exploding fireworks sprayed from the sails of the Sydney Opera House and the Australian city’s harbour bridge at midnight as the world ushered in a new year.

The world's largest floating Christmas tree has been displayed in Rio de Janeiro.

A message in a bottle has been found after 97 years.

MORE than 1,000 Joneses proved last night that there is no keeping up with them when they broke the world record for the biggest get-together of people with the same surname.

A MONGOLIAN has broken the record for the world’s tallest living man, lurching in at a towering 7ft 8.95ins, or 2m 36.1cm.