Offbeat

A flight attendant in the Philippines has won hearts after she stepped in to feed a crying baby during a flight.

A British fraudster managed to flee his country by booking a flying lesson and convincing the flying instructor to drop him off in France.

Que Jianyu from Xiamen, China, has created a Guinness World Record by solving three Rubik's cubes simultaneously, using his hands and feet.

Xinhua, China's state-run press agency, recently unveiled virtual newsreaders that combine the images and voices of human anchors with artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

If skiing under the midnight sun feels like a new level in bragging rights, the ambitious Niehku Mountain Villa-with 14 rooms on the border of Norway and Sweden-is a whole different game.

A Twitter user identified online as Momchil Gavrilov tweeted to Ms Atwood early Thursday morning with the plea: "My crazy English teacher is making us write essays on #TheHandmaidsTale where we are supposed to answer why @MargaretAtwood put the theme of power and control in the book."

The Hong Kong Fire Department's strange new mascot created quite a stir on social media - and in real life - after it was unveiled on Monday at a press conference.

Robert Stewart from Edgewater in New Jersey, USA, struck the $5 million jackpot on a scratch card lottery game in August - and then some.

On Wednesday, police were called to a Las Vegas home to help remove a truck from an empty swimming pool.

It's been about two weeks since customers have been arriving at Donut City in Seal Beach, California, starting at 4:30 a.m. to buy dozens of doughnuts. On Monday, the shop sold out at 7:30 a.m. - hours before its usual 2 p.m. closing time. Customers say the doughnuts are delicious. But that's not why they've been waiting in line to buy them in recent weeks. It started a few weeks ago, when customers started noticing that something was amiss. Every day for the past 28 years, the friendly husband-and-wife owners - Stella and John Chhan - have stood behind the counter selling their freshly made breakfast treats. But then one day, Stella Chhan wasn't there.

This Diwali, a beautiful ad film by HP India urges viewers to shop local and support street vendors. And to promote this initiative, the sweet ad they have created has gone viral on social media.

Virat Kohli turned 30 on Monday with wishes pouring in from all corners, but it's one from former Indian opener and current Twitter comedy king Virender Sehwag that takes the cake.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been turned into life-sized sponge cakes, thanks to one talented British baker.

Enthusiastic bird watchers are converging at New York City's famous Central Park to catch a glimpse of an unusual visitor - a Mandarin duck.

An American Airlines baggage handler who fell asleep in the cargo hold of a plane has admitted to being drunk at the time of the incident.