A man in Italy hid her dead mother's body for three years, dressed up like her and collected her pension and other benefits. He even managed to get an ID renewed as his ruse went unnoticed because of the meticulous makeup and other details he carefully followed.

'Mrs Doubtfire scandal' rocks Italy as man impersonates dead mother, even gets her ID renewed

A woman in New York gave birth to her 13th child at the age of 62 and later had two more through surrogacy. She fooled her husband and the IVF clinic to have her 14th and 15th kids, and is now involved in a custody battle with the foster parents, besides being charged with other crimes. 

Woman had her 14th and 15th child, and her husband didn't even know: The insane custody battle in New York

A man drowned and died in a Chinese village, and his companions took him home and put him in bed so it would seem that he was sleeping. His family thought so for three days before discovering that he was not sleeping, but was dead.

Sister saw her brother 'sleeping' in bed. He had died 3 days ago in a drowning accident far from home

A woman claimed in 2019 that her astronaut wife accessed her bank account from space through fraudulent means. Turns out, it didn't happen. She has not admitted that she had fabricated the entire thing amid a dirty divorce and custody battle. 

First crime in space was a hoax! Woman admits she lied about astronaut ex-wife committing theft from ISS

A murderer held at the maximum security Port Phillip Prison in Victoria, Australia, is suing for the right to be served Vegemite. The state does not allow prisoners to be given Vegemite. The man says it is a violation of his human rights.

Murderer demands Vegemite at maximum security prison calling denial human rights violation

Pastor Steven Anderson from Phoenix has stirred controversy after saying that Christian churches should not be giving money to “single mother w****s”. People are shocked to see a pastor with such views on women 

Phoenix pastor stirs controversy, says 'single mother w****s' don't deserve church money

Digging for a swimming pool turned up a gold treasure that turned a Frenchman into a millionaire overnight. He called the authorities when he found it, but was later allowed to keep it as per the law. 

Frenchman finds Rs 7 crore worth of gold treasure buried in his yard, allowed to keep it

A bizarre case has emerged from Pennsylvania, where a man struck with a bullet from his own shotgun says his dog shot him. He had just cleaned and placed it on the bed when the dog jumped up on him, which triggered the gun.

'My dog shot me': Pennsylvania man claims his dog caused his shotgun to go off

A Japanese woman has married an AI chatbot who, she says, proposed to her. She wasn't eager about the wedding initially, but later agreed. As strange as it might seem, people are quickly making AI chatbots a part of their personal lives, having them as their romantic partners.

Japanese woman marries AI chatbot fiancé Klaus wearing VR glasses, says it proposed to her

The captain of an airline turned out to be someone who held no credentials or qualifications to fly a plane. At best, he had been a co-pilot, but he managed to fool his employers and even flew hundreds of passengers across Europe.

CAUGHT YOU! Man posing as captain flies hundreds of passengers across Europe

A singer from California started an expensive romance with a Sultan of Malaysia, got married to him and didn't know about it until a year later. The Sultan showered her with gifts and holidays and then ghosted her. He then told her friend they were separated.

California singer learnt she was 'separated' from a sultan. She didn't even know she was married

A lion sighting in an Irish woodland started terrifying people. The police also jumped in and started investigating the case. They tried to find the so-called lion and weren't prepared for what they found.

'Lion' in Irish woodland triggered panic. The police jumped in, and found a 'mouse'

Daniel Owens and his son were ziplining at an eco resort in Laos when Asian giant hornets attacked them. They were stung over 100 times, the doctors said, adding that they had never seen anything like this before.

Asian giant hornets kill American father and son in Laos, stinging them over 100 times

China's Spring Airlines is hiring women aged 25-40 as flight attendants, and is using the term “air aunties” to refer to them. It is facing backlash for the use of the term. A spokesperson defended the airline, saying it is an old term in use since the 1990s.

Chinese airline slammed for hiring married women and mothers as 'air aunties'

Daniel Waterman went into a coma after his girlfriend crashed the car, deliberately driving rashly. She was angry that he was texting a girl while she was telling him that she was pregnant. He woke up, told the police everything and then died weeks later.

Sleeping victim wakes from coma, blames pregnant girlfriend for crash — then dies

Believe it or not, 67 is Word of the Year for 2025. Dictionary.com chose to go with a word that means literally nothing and is simply a nod to Gen Alpha's linguistic ways. What does 67 mean, and how did the hoopla start? Why is everyone angry with 67?

67 is Word of the Year, and literally has no meaning - Netizens react, say have 'lost hope for mankind's future'

Chernobyl dogs are turning blue, shocking scientists. This sudden change has no reasonable explanation yet. Although the group that takes care of these dogs thinks it is because of an external chemical, the dogs have likely been rolling in.

Dogs in Chernobyl have suddenly turned blue, and no, it is not because of radiation

Tragedy struck a house in the Vasilyevo village of Russia when a five-year-old girl threw her baby sister from the window of their fourth-floor apartment. The kids were alone at the time, with the mother reportedly out visiting a friend.

'Jealous' 5-year-old throws newborn out of the window of fourth floor apartment in Russia

A Japanese man fooled a delivery platform into giving him free food for over two years without paying any money. He came up with a detailed plan to evade identification and suspicion, and he managed to get away with it every time. 

Japanese man cheats app into giving him food worth Rs 21 lakh for free for over two years

An Australian woman told everyone that her son had cancer and even dressed him up with bandages and put him in a wheelchair to get donations. The case shocked everyone when it came to light last year.   

Woman told everyone her son had cancer, put him in a wheelchair with bandages to get $60,000 in donations

A Polish woman was locked in a tiny room as a 15-year-old in 1998 by her parents, and has only now been found after nearly 30 years. Everyone thought she had gone missing, and is now shocked to learn that she was in the same house all these years.

Polish woman locked in a room by parents at age 15 is rescued at 42 - Horrified neighbours watch as truth emerges

Imagine when you made a hotel booking two months back, and didn't get to check in because it was still under construction. This is what happened to a woman in Tennessee, on her first night alone in five years after having a baby.

Woman books hotel months in advance, reaches to find it is still under construction

Diwali cleaning at an Indian home revealed Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 2 lakh. The family is wondering when was the money kept in the DTH box. A photo of the notes is going viral on social media. People offered practical solutions to the problem.

Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 2 lakh found during Diwali cleaning shocks Indian family - What to do with them?

The businessman from China was due to return home on the day when a robber fired at him as he ran away with his smaller bag. He thought the bullets were fake, but turns out, his laptop was the real hero.

Laptop takes the bullet, saves Chinese businessman following armed robbery in Brazil

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'Mrs Doubtfire scandal' rocks Italy as man impersonates dead mother, even gets her ID renewed

Woman had her 14th and 15th child, and her husband didn't even know

Sister saw her brother 'sleeping' in bed. He had drowned and died 3 days ago

The first crime committed in space never happened as woman admits she was lying

Murderer demands Vegemite calling denial human rights violation

Phoenix pastor says 'single mother w****s' don't deserve church money

Frenchman finds Rs 7 crore worth of gold treasure buried in his yard

'My dog shot me': Pennsylvania man claims his dog caused his shotgun to go off

Japanese woman marries AI chatbot fiancé Klaus, says it proposed to her

CAUGHT YOU! Man posing as captain flies hundreds of passengers across Europe

US singer told of 'separation' from a sultan. She didn't know she was married

'Lion' in woodland triggered panic. The police jumped in, and found a 'mouse'

Asian giant hornets kill American father and son in Laos with over 100 stings

Chinese airline slammed for hiring married women and mothers as 'air aunties'

Sleeping victim wakes from coma, blames pregnant girlfriend for crash, then dies

67 is Word of the Year, and literally has no meaning - 'Lost hope for...'

Dogs in Chernobyl have suddenly turned blue, and it is not because of radiation

'Jealous' 5-year-old throws newborn out of fourth floor window in Russia

Japanese man cheats app into giving him food worth Rs 21 lakh for free

Australia: Woman told everyone her son had cancer to get $60,000 in donations

Polish woman locked by parents at age 15 is rescued at 42 - She was about to die

Woman books hotel months in advance, reaches to find it is under construction

Rs 2,000 notes worth Rs 2 lakh found during Diwali cleaning shocks Indian family

Laptop takes the bullet, saves businessman following armed robbery in Brazil