Today, millions of Hindus, Jains and Sikhs all over the world will celebrate Deepavali or Diwali. Deepavali (Deepa means light and Avali means row of lights) is also known as the festival of lights....

Tourists visiting the German city of Berlin are in for a special treat. For the next two weeks, the city's major landmarks, as well as hotels and embassies will be lit up with colorful lights in celebration of the fourth annual Festival of Lights....

Kenyan Ranger Richard Lesowapir was enjoying a peaceful day, when he received a text message from Kimani. The African bull elephant was back to his old tricks - heading to raid the neighborhood farms. Richard jumped into his jeep and rushed to try frighten Kimani back to his home at the Ol Pejeta conservancy....

The crouching Jaguar affixed atop its namesake car is probably more popular than the car itself. Now a British motorcycle enthusiast has taken his love for the logo, to a whole new dimension....

Yat-chan and Fuku-chan are the perfect waiters. They are polite, rarely mess up an order, and patiently listen to the incessant chatter of their patrons....

New research conducted by scientists has revealed that pre-historic cave paintings may not be the work of one generation, but the combined efforts of many, with each one adding to and enhancing the paintings, in some cases for as long as 20,000 years....

After winning every game of chess in the last four months against his counterparts on Earth, NASA Astronaut Gregg Chamitoff has set his sights on the rest of us earthlings....

They say an elephant never forgets - The owners and guests of a luxury lodge at a National park in Zambia can certainly testify to that. Every November for about six weeks, the lodge is visited by a herd of elephants that zip right past the reception and head straight to the mango groves....

Your eyes are not deceiving you - This house constructed on the northern German Island of Usedom has been built entirely upside down, with the roof on the bottom and the foundation at the top. The icing on the cake? - Even the fittings and furniture inside the house have been tacked upside down!...

Hundreds of runners, all donned in gorilla suits took to the streets of London this weekend, to participate in the sixth annual, 7km Great Gorilla Run, a charity event to help endangered mountain gorillas. This year's record turnout of 735 people, one for every mountain gorilla alive, aimed to raise $400,000 USD to help preserve the dwindling population of this majestic animal....

When the Bristol Zoo in the United Kingdom, decided to adopt Kera to join their Western Lowland gorilla family, they were a little concerned about how she would adjust....

Miners at the Letseng Mine in Lesotho, South Africa found a 478-carat diamond earlier this week. While this is the 20th largest rough diamond ever to be found, once cut, it could be the largest single round diamond in history....

It looks like something one would expect to see at Hogwarts, Harry Potter's school of Withcraft and Wizardry. However, this unusual clock, which cost $2 million USD, is very real and was recently unveiled with much fanfare at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge by World famous professor, Steven Hawking....

Two British divers believe they have discovered the remains of 'The Nancy', a ten-gun sailboat that crashed on the rocks near the Isles of Scilly, Britain, in February of 1784. Among its 49 passengers, was a famous British Opera singer, her newborn and their entire fortune....

Earlier this week, the Zoological Society of London released photos of the Okapi, an animal that was last sighted in the wild 50 years ago, and had until now never been photographed in its natural environment. The rare photos were caught by trip-wire cameras set up in the Republic of Congo's, Virumga National Park, one of three areas these shy animals can be found....

The tales of Swansea Jack, a black retriever who lived in the coastal town of Swansea, Wales, are legendary. This brave dog is credited with saving the lives of 27 swimmers in his short seven-year life. Now almost eighty years later, artist Richard Higlet has come up with a fitting tribute to this brave canine - a special song dedicated to him, sung by dogs....

It takes most suppliers years to convince supermarkets to carry their product. For Elsa Amiss it was a simple walk in the (duck) park. Yesterday, this entreprenuerial 10-year old won the 'Food Champion of The Year Award' for her fledgling duck egg business....

Elephants are such majestic and serious looking animals that one can never imagine them just frolicking and have a good old time. However, these pictures taken in Northern Kenya, shows that nellies like to have fun just like the rest of us....

At 2,296 feet (700 meters) the Burj Dubai has surpassed not only the tallest skyscraper in the World, but also the tallest antenna, and the tallest manmade structure - the Warsaw radio mast in Poland. And they are not done yet - The final height remains a secret, known only to to a handful of designers....

Eduardo Discoli calls himself a Gaucho (cowboy). However, unlike most cowboys, Eduardo isn't content with just riding on his ranch - Instead this 58-year old Argentinean is horseback riding around the World, and has been doing so since 2001...

Elephants have always been known to be amongst the smartest of animals. They have an amazing memory, are among the few species of animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror and now it turns out, they can even do simple Math....

It wasn't too long ago that Leonid Stadnyk, who is 8 ft 5.5.inches tall, snagged the title of the World's tallest man from Bao Xishun (7ft 8.95 inches) of China. However, this week, Bao once again regained the title he once so cherished....

A two or three month old humpback calf has been spotted near the waters off the coast of Sydney, Australia, nuzzling up to a moored boat. Scientists believe that the poor baby believes the boat to be its lost mother....

To celebrate the end of summer, beachgoers at the beach resort of Rimini, Italy, were treated to something really special - Super sized beach toys!...