Thousands of refugees have been fighting for survival at the border gates of Europe, particularly Serbia, Hungary and Greece, as authorities fail to let them seek asylum after fleeing the violence in Syria. The tragedy of around 7,000 migrants waiting on the border, under snow and in extreme cold weather, was revealed by the footage.

Ferdi Demir, a 35 year old known as “Song Man”, has had a python and bull snake as pets for five years. The local singer from Samsun, Turkey, is trying to overcome his fear of snakes, known as ophidiophobia. Ferdi also has a gecko lizard named “Paytak.” The python snake is named “Medusa” and the bull snake is named “Akra.”The snakes and lizard are adored by Ferdi's young daughter, who claims that "People should not be afraid of snakes. They are not dangerous. We should love all animals." That's ...

In this memorable moment, captured by a camera phone, an emotional orangutan, being caged in a zoo, shows its affection by kissing the belly of the pregnant woman, despite the window separating them.

In this video, a speeding truck hits a ticket office and topples it completely at the entrance of a highway in Vietnam, as the driver loses control over the steering. As a result, the accident lightly injures 3 people, including the truck driver.

Istanbul's Beykoz district has experieced heavy snowfall and strong winds since Friday. The winds were so strong a pine tree fell on a passing taxi, crushing the front windshield. No one was injured in the incident.

A stranded shark was spotted on the foresehore of St Kilda beach, Australia, by a woman who was walking her dogs. With the help of another man, they took the shark by its tail and pulled it back into the ocean. The incident reportedly occurred on the same day St Kilda beach was closed due to multiple shark sightings.

A cow in Punjab, Pakistan, commits a hit and run by slamming into a motorcyclist and trodding off. The motorcyclist was knocked unconscious.

Angry bull makes short work of a dwarf bullfighter. The bullfighter must be rescued as the young bull sits on the bullfighter.

A redback spider in Victoria, Australia, caught a snake in its web. The redback spider exerts little effort to defeat the snake, which writhes in the web but is not able to break free.

As many as 14 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist targets have been destroyed by Turkish warplanes in Northern Iraq. The operation was conducted between 6:00-8:34 pm on Tuesday in the Zap, Gara, Haqurq and Avasin-Basyan districts, according to the Turkish Armed Forces. Turkish forces have been intensively conducting air operations, both through air and land, in southeastern Turkey and the Qandil region of Northern Iraq, which is the main base for PKK. Since July 2015, at least 700 security...

Snow that has been falling for days in Istanbul make not only children, but also dogs happy in Istanbul. These paralyzed dogs' happiness is recorded by cameras.

Clashes were reported to have occurred in front of the Security Directorate building in the southeastern Turkish province of Gaziantep. The clash followed the attack attempt of a suspected terrorist. Many gunshots are heard, according to the initial reports. Ambulances sent to the scene.

The awning at a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, has collapsed under the weight of snow. Heavy snowfall, strong winds and below-freezing temperatures have enveloped Turkey since Friday.

This sweet bear, Jimbo, really loves his owner, Jim, and shows his love by hugging his owner at every turn. Although the bear weighs 1400 lbs and towers over his owner at a height of about 10 feet, Jim doesn't let the size of Jimbo stop him from showing his affection for the cuddly creature.Huge,cute bear loves hugging his owner

A look back at how Daesh started, beginning with the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Mantis 1: Man 0 A preying mantis unexpectedly jumps on the face of the man who was examining, poking and catching it on video. Probably the Mantis figured out the guy's psychology; the dude got scared.

There are many actors involved in the Syrian civil war. We're breaking down who's responsible for killing who.

Two armed men chose the wrong place, a gun store, to attempt a robbery. The store's video shows that an employee at the gun shop confronted them and shot one dead at the scene. The other suspect fled on foot. The worker was not injured and the case remains under investigation.

A truck crashes into workers cleaning debris on the side of a highway from another truck crash in Mexico City. One worker died and eleven were injured. A small truck plowed into them as a larger truck was passing by, shaving their utility truck; they had no where to run, since they were working beside a barrier.

Pedestrians: beware of snowy conditions in traffic. A surveillance camera captures the moments of when a woman walking on a snow-covered street in Eskişehir, Turkey, slips, falls and then becomes dragged a few meters by the wheel of a pick-up truck that also slid on the snowy and icy side road. Fortunately, she survived with only injuries and no life-threatening medical complications.