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A proposal to change Nigeria's name has got some social media users very excited.

A herd of 15 elephants bangs on doors and hoovers up food as experts ponder its destination.

China has suspended ultramarathon and long-distance races after 21 died in a competition last month.

The creatures are set to start their journey to the International Space Station on Thursday.

The two missions will examine the planet's atmosphere and geological features.

The vote by MPs means women could be free to drop the feminine ending "-ova" from their surnames.

The £150m project to build a 50m deep pool would be used for deep sea and space research.

The 14-year-old girl took her life days after images of the alleged attack were shared online.

Monty Python's version of "Why Michelangelo Did Not paint the 'Last Supper.' And for those of you who might be confused, it was Leonardo Da Vinci who painte...

Expert alleges an emergency brake was deactivated seven years before last month's Italian disaster.

Fearing their Argentine rivals were spying on them, the Chileans took down a drone flying overhead.

Hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil could leak into the sea with devastating impact on marine life.

With an incredible 45 clicks in its repertoire, the San language N|uu is one of our most startlingly beautiful examples of cultural diversity.

Economic desperation makes the promise of easy money hard to resist.

El Chapo's wife led a life of glamour in New York until her arrest on drug trafficking charges.

The president will suspend oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

George Carlin performs an extra bit from his album discussing the future of contraceptive pills.Date aired - 03/30/72 - George Carlin#GeorgeCarlin #DickCavet...

Subscribe to the Real Time YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r5A1BBill Maher and John Cleese discuss the comedic value of human stupidity, political incorrectness an...

The court declines to hear an appeal over a $2.1bn (£1.5bn) damages award.

Gen Katumba Wamala is injured after gunmen target his vehicle, killing his daughter and driver.

Dubbed the "people slayer", Giovanni Brusca has confessed to his role in more than 100 killings.

Some online are calling for compensation for people who wanted more children in the past.

The six-step recipe appears to have been accidentally copied and pasted into a government database.

The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

Doctors are seeing an uptick in a host of dangerous fungal infections in recovering ICU patients.