Tiger attacks, kills Swiss zookeeper inside enclosure

A 55-year-old keeper at Zurich's zoo was killed by one of the park's Siberian tigers, officials in the Swiss city said Saturday.

Shark kills scuba diver in Australia

A 20-year-old scuba diver died Saturday after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia’s Queensland state, authorities said.

Denmark's Little Mermaid statue vandalized with 'racist fish' graffiti

The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized with the text “racist fish.”

London officers charged with posing for selfies with sisters who were murdered

Two London police officers have been arrested on misconduct charges amid allegations they took selfies next to the bodies of two stabbing victims who were sisters, according to reports.

Diego the tortoise, famous for saving species with his high sex drive, starts retirement

Diego, the famed Galapagos tortoise whose high sex drive is credited with saving his species from extinction, has entered retirement after decades of breeding and fathering hundreds of tortoises.

Tiny spider gets big close-up with photographer's camera

A minuscule Hyllus diardi jumping spider has apparently learned the art of the selfie, getting up close and personal with a photographer's camera, British news agency SWNS reports.

Iraqi barber makes artworks with customers' hair

An Iraqi barber has been turning heads online, not so much for his cuts, but for what he does with his customers’ trimmings: turning the hair into detailed, ephemeral artworks on the floor of his shop.

Australian surfer, 60, killed in shark attack involving 10-foot great white

A 60-year-old surfer in Australia was attacked and killed by a 10-foot great white shark on Sunday as bystanders desperately fought off the predator, according to officials.

Navy vet Michael White back in US after release from Iran detention

U.S. Navy veteran Michael White arrived back in the U.S. early Friday after his release from Iran following nearly two years of detention.

German cafe gives swimming pool noodle hats to diners to ensure social distancing

Talk about using your noodle – a German café used foam swimming noodles attached to straw hats to enforce coronavirus social distancing within its outdoor seating over the weekend, according to a report.

German cafe introduces pool-noodle hats to demonstrate social distancing

A cafe in Schwerin, Germany, handed out hats affixed with pool noodles to patrons to encourage social distancing on their first day back in business on Saturday, May 9, reports said.

Militants attack maternity hospital in Kabul

Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 14 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said.