WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

This week’s collection of stories that prove we live in a truly mad, mad world 1) Meet Muscle Barbie   Teenager Julia Vins has the delicate facial features of a porcelain doll - and the......

World War I 'sacred soil' ceremony honours Indian soldiers

The sacrifice made by thousands of Indian soldiers fighting for the British army during the World War I has been recognised as part of a ceremony in London. "Sacred soil" from 70 WWI battlefields......

Release Pak girl charged with blasphemy, Zardari urged

A bipartisan group of six American Senators has written a letter to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to address the growing religious intolerance in his country and release the minor......

Republicans lose House of Representatives

The Democratic party has taken control of the United States House of Representatives and most of the state governorships in the US mid-term election. The icing on the cake is that the Democrats may......

Facebook planning to change its name

The rebrand would likely position the blue Facebook app as one of many products under a parent company overseeing groups like Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, and more. Social media giant Facebook is......

Gold: The most glamorous commodity

Finally, after 28 years, gold hit a record of $858 an ounce, besting its previous high of $850 way back in January 1980. I well remember those days of heady double-digit inflation when the dollar......

Who is Lando Norris?

IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates winning the Miami Grand Prix on the podium with the trophy. Photograph: Marco Bello/Reuters It is doubtful there has been a more popular winner of a......

Women's World Cup PIX: Philippines shock NZ; Colombia blank S Korea

Philippines stun co-hosts New Zealand with Wellington win IMAGE: Philippines secured their own first World Cup win to keep alive their hopes of progressing in their debut......

PIX: Australia edge India in thrilling CWG opener

IMAGES from the women's T20I played between Australia and India, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. Scorecard IMAGE: Australia's Ash Gardner bats en route her match-winning......

LA28 announce key dates for Summer Olympics

IMAGE: The Olympic rings in front of the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The Opening Ceremony of the 2028 Summer Games in......

World No 1 Barty retires from tennis at 25

'I think it's important that I get to enjoy the next part of my life as Ash Barty the person, not Ash Barty the athlete.' IMAGE: Ash Barty retires with 15 titles, less than two months after......