Woman run over by train, stands up, walks off
A Czech woman has beaten the odds in the Prague underground after falling under an oncoming train but then crawling out from between carriages unscathed, police say. Courtesy: LiveLeak
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Weather presenter freaks over spider on camera
Giant Spider Terrifies Weather Presenter. Meteorologist Kristi .Courtesy: globavideonews
Sole survivor: Crash victim unveiled
Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life - one that she doesn't otherwise remember.
Drunk man charges wild elephant
A drunk man charges a wild elephant While his friends cheered and encouraged him. The man runs towards the elephant, falls to the ground but gets up again and bolts in the direction of the animal. Courtesy: YouTube/Kruger Sightings
Sea monster washed up on Tauranga beach
This strange marine creature washed up dead on Pukehina Beach in the Bay of Plenty last week after some violent storms. Can anyone identify what it is? It is has a huge head and teeth with rudimentary flippers. It seems about 9M in length but the lower part of the body is probably mainly entrails from an attack. Courtesy: YouTube/Elizabeth Ann
Most dangerous selfie ever?
Baseball reporter Kelly Nash produced a stunning self portrait photo while attending the pre-match warm-ups at a Major League game last month.
Mascot sent to final frontier
New Zealanders have sent a cow into space, but she didn't quite make it over the moon.
Mascot makes space history
Eva the mascot cow is on her way back to Tauranga after being lifted more than 36,500m to the edge of space.
Shocking bra scares attackers
A new bra powered with an electric charge has been developed in India to shock any would-be rapists.
Bus driver assaults passenger
A Lincoln, Nebraska bus driver accused of assaulting a passenger repeatedly punched the man before dragging him off the vehicle and leaving him on the side of a road has been fired.
Meteorite 'from Mercury'
Scientists studying a collection of 35 meteorites that landed in Morocco in 2012 say that a strange green rock among the group is likely from Mercury.
Journalist arrested on live TV (+vid)
A foreign journalist in China has had the bizarre experience of being arrested and detained by police, while live on a British news channel.
'Swarm of insects' on radar
A huge swarm of insects over the North Island could be causing a mysterious band of activity on MetService's rain radar.
Moth drives a robot
A robot created by researchers from the University of Tokyo has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female. Video: Institute of Physics
Antarctic cancer mission
Kiwis in Antarctica have braved sub-zero temperatures, snow flurries and early morning wake-up calls to take part in a 12-hour relay for cancer awareness.