Turkish police ramped up security measures in Taksim Square in Istanbul due to intelligence concerning a possible terrorist attack that may target Taksim. Barricades were used to close Taksim Square, and special operations police were placed on high buildings surrounding the square. The terror attack notices came amid the ceremony for the 171st anniversary of the establishment of the Turkish Police Organization to be held in Taksim. Interior Ministry Undersecretary Selami Altınok came to Taksim...

The video footage shows a man foaming and washing his donkey with a pressure washer normally used to wash cars.

A deer that fell into a pool in the Beypazarı town of Turkish capital Ankara, was rescued by local residents. The deer was warmed with the help of a fire. The deer escaped from the town after recovery.

A huge fire swept through a temple in India's southern Kerala state early on Sunday, killing nearly 80 people and injuring over 200 gathered for a fireworks display to mark the start of the local Hindu new year. Thousands of people had packed into the Puttingal Devi temple and the narrow lanes around it. The fireworks display began at midnight and went on for hours. One of the crackers then fell on a shed where the fireworks were stored, setting off an explosion and the fire, local television re...

Muhammad Rashid smashed his own Guinness World Record for the most bottle caps removed using his head in one minute, with an incredible number of 61. The martial arts student placed each closed bottle against the edge of a table and then removed the cap by hitting the top of the bottle downwards with his head. Black belt-holder Muhammad significantly bettered his previous total of 40, which he accomplished during the Punjab Youth Sports Festival 2013, in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 2013.Muhammad...

Disturbing video footage shows a nine-foot alligator in a Florida family's backyard swimming pool.The alligator was removed from pool with the help of rope. Mrs Lear told Bay News 9 ,"At one point, waves were rocking in the pool from the gator thrashing around but then the trapper tired him out and hauled him out the door."Once endangered, alligators are fairly common pests in some southern US states. They have been known to attack and even eat small dogs, cats or occasionally babies left unatte...

Pyongyang says it has successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) engine. The country's state-run KCNA news agency reported on Saturday that leader Kim Jong-un personally watched the test at the North's Sohae Space Center. The North has made a series of similar claims since asserting that it carried out a hydrogen bomb test at the start of the year.

A horse fell into a well in Ziyang, China. Fire fighters and soldiers successfully rescued the trapped horse from the well. The owner of the horse made it drink a bottle of mineral water. As there was no available water in the well, the dehydrated horse could not wait to drink up.The rescue operation lasted more than one hour.

The whirling dervish group "Ensar Brothers" performed at the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on April 8.The group went to Palestine to perform during the Nabi Mosa Festival, sponsored by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, TIKA.After the Nabi Mosa Festival, the whirling dervishes visited Jerusalem and performed at the Dome of The Rock, a place held sacred by many throughout the Middle East and the world.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on a NASA cargo run to the International Space Station on Friday, and its reusable main-stage booster landed on an ocean platform minutes later in a dramatic spaceflight first.The successful autonomous touchdown of the booster at sea marked another milestone for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his privately owned Space Exploration Technologies in the quest to develop a cheap, reusable rocket, expanding his edge in the burgeoning commercial...

A five-story building has collapsed in Beyoğlu district of Istanbul province. The incident occurred on Taksim's Yağhanesi Street in the Şehit Muhtar neighborhood. A loud noise was heard as the building collapsed. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene. No one is believed to have been killed or injured, according to initial reports. Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and AKUT Search and Rescue Association officers were sent to the scene of the incident as a precautionary mea...

Video shows dog licking a baby, who is clearly enjoying the attention. Despite the common perception of dogs as unclean animals, a dog bite is less dangerous than that of a human.

After freeing occupied territory in the Nagorno-Karabakh area from Armenian forces, Azerbaijan's military forces raised the country's national flag on a hill in Talış village.

Military exercise launched by Saudi Arabia and 19 other countries with more than 150,000 troops complete; scenes such as from a Hollywood movie remained after operation.

The moderate Syrian opposition retook control of the town of Cobanbey from the Daesh terrorist group in Aleppo province.

Amateur video footage shows a passenger wagon turned over while trying to pass through flood waters. The video filmed in the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan shows passengers trying to get out of the trapped car.

An appliance and electronics company in the US broke the Guinness record for the largest human mattress dominoes with 1,200 participants at the Gaylord Resort and Conference Center in Baltimore's National Harbor, Maryland, USA. The feat was accomplished on the first try and took 13 minutes and 38 seconds.

A Turkish-flagged passenger boat carrying refugees to be returned to Turkey leaves the port of Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos.

A counterterrorism unit of the İstanbul Police Department conducted simultaneous operations at a number of pre-determined addresses in Turkish province of Istanbul. Raiding buildings in Gazi neighborhood of Sultangazi municipality, police were assisted by a special operations unit and police helicopters. The operations continue in the region. No further details, such as custody numbers, have been shared yet.

A singer in Indonesia died after she was bitten by a cobra she was handling as part of her act. Irma Bule, 29, was singing at a party in Karawang, West Java, when the cobra she brought on stage bit her on the thigh. She joked with her friends after finishing the second song but moments later she collapsed. The singer was taken to a hospital but died of the snake bite. She was known for her dances with a snake as part of her stage act.