An unlucky woman, apparently an Asian customer, was hit in the face after a staff member's noodle performance went awry.

Istanbulites are famous with their love of stray cats and dogs that stroll freely around the city. But these adorable furry friends are not the only animals that coexist with locals. A benevolent Turkish man, Mehmet Adıgüzel, has been feeding hundreds of seagulls in the metropolis for 4 years with leftover plain choux pastries.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday after flash floods and landslides in the area killed up to 21 people, with more heavy rain forecast, authorities said.

An American woman, who had recently converted to Islam, was asked to leave her fastfood workplace for not adhering to the 'dress code' after she started wearing her hijab.

Various shots as fireworks explode over the Red Square in capital Moscow, Russia on January 01, 2020.

Fireworks light up the sky above the London Eye during the new year celebrations in London, United Kingdom on January 01, 2020.

Palestinians are seen near their caves after their sheds were demolished by Israeli bulldozers at al Mufaqqarah village of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in West Bank on January 01, 2020. Close to 100 Palestinians forced to move into caves and try to live in harsh conditions and primitively. They deprived of school, water supply, electricity network and also many basic supplies.

Protesters clash with security forces during a massive rally for the permanent defense of human rights and for a new constitution in Santiago, Chile on December 31, 2019.

Various shots as people try to go trough the flood in Kebayoran neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 1, 2020. Overnight rain triggers severe flooding in some areas of Jakarta.

Various shots as massive protests continue on the first day of new year 2020 in Hong Kong, the autonomus region of China on January 01, 2020. Protests in Hong Kong -- an autonomous region under China since 1997 -- were triggered by Lam administration's move to legalize extradition to mainland China. The proposed law was later withdrawn. However, the protests have spiralled into calls for an investigation into alleged police brutality, release of detained activists and retraction of the official ...

People gather at Taksim Square and Istiklal Street to attend the new year celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey on December 31, 2019.

People gather at Besiktas and Ortakoy districts to attend the new year celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey on January 01, 2020.

Various shots as fireworks light up the sky as part of new year celebrations in Baku, Azerbaijan on January 01, 2020.

People gather for the concert of Serbian singer Zeljko Joksimovic during new year celebrations in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 01, 2020.

Outraged Iraqi protesters storm the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, protesting Washington's attacks on armed battallions belong to Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi forces. At least 25 people were killed in weekend U.S. airstrikes on positions of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia group, in Iraq and Syria. Hundreds of Iraqi protesters gathered early Tuesday near the embassy to show their anger at the U.S. attacks.

People celebrate the arrival of the New Year at Erciyes Ski Center in Kayseri, central Turkey on December 31, 2019.

Thousands of people gather around Bundaran HI Monument to celebrate the New Year Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 01, 2020.

Turkey's first lady Emine Erdoğan on Tuesday visited families who have been staging a sit-in protest against the PKK terror group in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır. Accusing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) of the abduction of their children, families had started a sit-in protest, outside the HDP's provincial office in southeastern Diyarbakir on Sept 3. The Turkish government also accuses the HDP of having links to the YPG/PKK terror group.

Various shots released by Turkish Defense Ministry on December 30 as Syrian children are seen to return schools that are fixed and renovated by Turkey in the areas liberated by Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria launched in last October.

Three cars at a parking lot of a residential building were damaged when a retaining wall collapsed in Ugur Mumcu neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey on December 31, 2019.