Thousands of Bolivian Catholics break rocks to change fortunes

(Reuters) - Every year, on the third week of August, thousands of Bolivian Catholics gather on the outskirts of capital La Paz to take a swing at fortune by breaking rocks.

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No stone left unturned in Italian artist's workshop

ZEVIO, Italy (Reuters) - Luigi Lineri's home workshop is covered in stones -- tens of thousands of them. They resemble animal heads, human faces and other forms, and the artist and poet believes may...

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Days after giving birth, giant panda wows Vienna zoo with twins

VIENNA (Reuters) - Giant panda Yang Yang gave birth nine days ago and CCTV monitoring at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo did not show her secret until late last week - she had not one but two cubs keeping...

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Long life, very long cigar: Cuban dedicates a monster smoke to Fidel Castro

HAVANA (Reuters) - A Cuban cigar maker broke his own record on Friday by rolling the world's longest cigar at 90 meters (295 feet), the length of a soccer field, dedicating the monster smoke to Fidel...

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Mermaids make a splash at diversity celebration at the Rio Games

(Reuters) - A gaggle of mermaids made a splash on the sandy shores of Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema Beach on Saturday (August 14) night at a party celebrating diversity organized at the Danish Pavilion.

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South Korea looks to generate buzz for edible insects

SEOUL (Reuters) - Bae Su-Hyeon's lunch of sweet potato soup and funghi pasta has bugs in it. They're part of the recipe.

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Iraqi artist creates sculptures out of scrap metal

He may not have attended art school or received any formal training, but Iraqi artist Abdul Qader al-Na'ib has managed to build a reputation as the man who turns scrap metal into art.

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