Charlie Fry was surfing in New South Wales when a shark bit his shoulder. The 25 years old managed to escape by punching the animal in the face before driving off to the hospital.
Relatives of Holocaust victim Karolina Cohn gathered for Frankfurt memorial after discovery of pendant, identical to Anne Frank's, confirmed she died at Sobibor concentration camp.
The former FBI director tweeted about truth, lies and justice in what many took as a subtweet to the US president's recent criticism.
Simpsons character Apu is the central focus of a new documentary
Arrest came as Israel warned group against carrying out retaliatory attacks after Israeli army destroyed one of the group's tunnels that stretched from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
The traditional summit handshake took a little while for Donald Trump to get used to, stirring reaction online.
Decline in birth rate in South Korea and the lack of interest among youth in building lasting relationships reportedly prompted academicians to frame the course.
A Google Chrome extension re-imagines Trump's tweets in an eight-year-old child's handwriting. Here are some of his best takes.
Dutchman Wim van Griensven and Belgian Sabine Goossens were trampled to death by an elephant while on safari at Mosi-o-tunya National Park in Livingstone, Zambia.
Three burglars assaulted a North Korean diplomat's house in Islamabad and made away with a huge stash of alcohol worth $150,000.
Activists feel the holiday has been whitewashed to depict the historic relations between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims in a positive light.
A 54-year-old man died after he fell into a woodchipper at a property in Queensland, Australia. He and two others were believed to have been helping their neighbor clear trees.
The baby had a complete blockage of the nose due to bone fusing over her nasal cavity, and had to undergo a surgery.
"I swear, I thought I was reading a tweet from a troll account," one Twitter user wrote. Another added: "All that's missing is 'Dear Diary...' at the beginning."
Around the world, more than half of the people displaced by conflict are children, and over 245 million children live in conflict zones.
Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the earthquake, with flattened buildings and many fatalities.Photos show rescue workers searching for victims and survivors trapped in the rubble.
Roy Moore is due to stand for election in Alabama next month, despite the allegations by the women.
Drone campaign continues in Somalia after the US approved new directives granting army extended military operations against terrorists.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump met officially on the sidelines of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.
Briana Brady, a former employee of Happy Puppy Pet Spa, took a video in which Phylis Luca, the owner can be seen shaking a dog.
Leading global air show feels absence of Qatari flag carrier omitted due to ongoing diplomatic spat.
Maritime exercises are being conducted by the supercarriers USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz in the region.
Tehran has declared three days of mourning as rescue and relief operations continue amid fears of a further rise in the casualty figures.
Musician and activist Bob Geldof announced he would return his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest at Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a recipient of the honour.
The AIDS epidemic pushed the UK government to produce awareness campaigns on HIV, which led to an increase in condom sales. In 1987, the first TV ads for condoms aired.
Life of UK mother in Iran, Nazanin Zaghrai-Ratcliffe, endangered after comments by Foreign Secretary, her MP has said.
After Catalonia's Parliament voted in favour of declaring independence, Rajoy responded by firing its government, dissolving its parliament and calling the early election.
The bodies of civilians and security forces were found in an abandoned base near Hawija, a northern town retaken in early October
Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw
Trump and other leaders from Southeast Asian and East Asian nations, except for Taiwan, will attend the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) trade summit.