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Terrapin pictured hitching a ride on alligator's back 30 Aug 2013 18:27 By Angela Wormald The photographer was gobsmacked to see the unusual friendship during a visit to Sea World in San Antonio, Texas Shawn Miller / Barcroft Media A ride on the back of this fearsome alligator holds no...

The moment a brave mouse tried to rescue his friend from the jaws of a giant snake by jumping on its head... but failed By HELEN COLLIS PUBLISHED: 12:54 GMT, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 06:44 GMT, 20 August 2013 When two small white mice are dropped into a snake enclosure at a Chinese zoo, it's...

Censored: The full frontal Australian tourism picture that was too saucy for the web The kangaroo's genitals are pixelated in the Tourism Australia picture More than 1,500 people have commented on the picture on Facebook By DAILY MAIL REPORTER PUBLISHED: 22:45 GMT, 19 August 2013 |...

Revenge of the seagulls! Pest control firm boss forced to spend £500 cleaning new Mercedes after bird poo bombardment 'Bombardment' of poo was left on car and ate away at paintwork Clean up and repair bill of new Mercedes cost Jon Whitehead £500 Seagull poo only needs about 12 hours before...

Now THAT'S an Angry Bird! Karate cranes get kung fu fighting in high-powered kick-boxing match Eurasian cranes raised from the egg as part of Great Crane Project in Gloucestershire Hunting and loss of wetlands led to species' extinction in UK by early 1600s Young birds to be released into...

Burglars in prison paid £20 a week to quiz you about your valuables: Convicts asking unsuspecting families if they want to save money on house insurance Inmates paid to read script which sees them ask for names and postcodes They also inquire about the total vale of their possessions...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4rl284BQar8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Published on Aug 18, 2013 Aug. 18 - Relatives of 16 Afghan civilians massacred by American soldier Robert Bales react angrily to news that he will likely be sentenced...

Four Thais released after Nigeria kidnap ordeal Published August 18, 2013 AFP Illustration: A taxi tricycle rides past a noticeboard in southern Nigeria, on April 10, 2013. Four Thais kidnapped in the restive south have been released. (AFP) BANGKOK (AFP) – Four Thais held in an apparent...

Spanish fishermen and their relatives embark in their fishing boat at sunrise to sail to Algeciras bay, to take part in a protest at an area of the sea where an artificial reef was built by Gibraltar using concrete blocks, at La Atunara port in La Linea de la Concepcion in southern Spain August...

Gibraltarian police (L-2nd L) and the Spanish Civil Guard (3rd L) in their boats, work together to monitor a protest by Spanish fishermen in their fishing boats at an area of the sea where an artificial reef was built by Gibraltar using concrete blocks, in Algeciras bay, La Linea de la...

Spain fishermen protest artificial reef in Gibraltar Leoncio Fernandez, head of the La Linea fishermen, holds a red flare to mark the end of their protest at the site where an artificial reef was built by Gibraltar with concrete blocks, in Algeciras bay, La Linea de la Concepcion in southern...

Booming Gibraltar fears new era of sour relations with Spain Spanish fishermen gather in their fishing boats during a protest at an area of the sea where an artificial reef was built by Gibraltar using concrete blocks, in Algeciras bay, La Linea de la Concepcion in southern Spain August 18...

Lisa Robin Kelly: That '70s Show Actress Dies The actress, who rose to fame in the hit sitcom, died after checking into a rehab facility, her manager has said. 12:55am, Friday 16 August 2013 Actress Lisa Robin Kelly Dies Lisa Robin Kelly was in the show until 2003 Actress Lisa Robin Kelly...

Julian Assange goes too far on Barack Obama's prosecutions against whistleblowers ABC Updated August 16, 2013, 3:07 pm WikiLeaks founder and Australian Senate candidate Julian Assange has accused the Obama administration of waging a war on whistleblowers. Mr Assange made the comments after a...

Nepal to cull 500,000 chickens near Kathmandu to combat major bird flu outbreak ABC Updated August 16, 2013, 3:54 pm Half a million chickens are to be culled in a district on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, as efforts to combat a major outbreak of bird flu are stepped up. Tens of...

Motorists face gridlock in Wellington as people flee the city after a 6.5 earthquake struck on August 16, 2013 (AFP, Marty Melville) New Zealand earthquake

Major quake felt across New Zealand AFP Updated August 16, 2013, 2:36 pm WELLINGTON (AFP) - A powerful earthquake rattled major cities across New Zealand on Friday, terrifying residents and causing the capital Wellington to shake "like jelly", but authorities reported no major damage. The...

Wimbledon champion Bartoli quits tennis at 28 Marion Bartoli of France hits a return to Simona Halep of Romania during their women's singles match at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio August 14, 2013. REUTERS/John Sommers II By Steve Keating CINCINNATI | Thu Aug 15...

10 August 2013 Last updated at 09:28 GMT Florence tomb opened in quest to find 'Mona Lisa' The tomb, opened for the first time, held vases and bones Scientists in the Italian city of Florence have opened a tomb to extract DNA they hope will identify the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona...

10 August 2013 Last updated at 10:16 GMT 'Human trafficking ring' broken up Dozens of suspected people-traffickers have been arrested in Spain and France, suspected of smuggling Chinese migrants into Europe and US, police have said. The main bosses of the organisation, which was reportedly...