Some of the video game industry’s smartest minds thought that couch potatoes wanted richer graphics and more challenging virtual worlds. It turns out that a lot of potatoes simply wanted to get off th...

An overweight woman who got stuck in a South African cave trapped 22 fellow tourists for more than 10 hours and had to be prised free with liquid paraffin. The woman became trapped in the Tunnel of...

Bells tolled last week for Dec. 7, 1941 — the date that lives in infamy. This story starts the day after. Young patriots rushed to the nation's defense. Don Karkos tagged along after school as his...

"Stop right there! And what about excess weight?" A Ukrainian scientist has invented a plate that needles overeaters with sharp language, as his contribution to the international war to control excess...

The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent, it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electri...

Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean's surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed with 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Four men traveled...

Dark chocolate may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study out today, which reveals that eating a few squares every day can improve the health of your heart. The chemical in cocoa...

Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon. The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James's Park was caught on camera by photographer Cath...

One of Europe's most famous waves disappeared three years ago, delivering a shock to the international surf community as well as a blow to tourism in the Basque village of Mundaka. But now the waves a...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed an agreement today to become partners and to act “aggressively” to address climate change and promote energy dive...