The comedian Jan Boehmermann is accused of insulting Recep Erdogan on German television. The German government has granted a Turkish request to allow the possible prosecution of a TV comedian who wrote a crude poem about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Boehmermann is accused of violating section 103 of the German criminal code, which prohibits insulting foreign …

This is the terrifying moment a gigantic cannibal alligator eats one of its own. Footage filmed by Alex Figueroa shows a gator estimated to be 11 to 12 feet long munching on a much smaller alligator before carrying its meal to another location. Local news station ABC Action News reports it’s common for alligators to become cannibalistic during their mating …

Three families are suing in Canada alleging that the donor’s sperm was used for at least 36 children in the U.S., Britain and Canada. What kind of sperm bank are they running? According to the lawsuit, prospective clients were told that Donor 9623 was a gifted musician with an IQ of 160 who was pursuing a PhD in neuroscience engineering.

A video recorded and posted to YouTube is spreading online like wildfire because of the incredible creature it captured. The marine iguana, found only in the Galapagos Islands, has the unique ability to forage underwater. It survives on algae and seaweed, while land-dwelling iguanas eat insects and other critters. The “tiny Godzilla” grows to a length of 4 to 5 …

Cannibal Galaxy Gets Bigger by Gobbling Up Galactic Neighbors. It’s a cluster of almost 60 galaxies, the centre of which lies 65 million light-years from Earth. Using the VLT Survey Telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, astronomers have imaged in incredible detail one of the closest galaxy clusters to Earth, called the Fornax Cluster.

Canadian police have been in possession of a BlackBerry master encryption key since 2010, according to a pair of blockbuster reports today from Vice News and its sister site Motherboard. Mounties allegedly had access between 2010 and 2012 and the Canadian government spent almost two years fighting to keep this information secret. It is unclear how the force was unable …

Discovery of white-nose syndrome in a dead bat found in the Seattle area has alarmed people worried about survival of the mammal. The find was recently confirmed by Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. Jullet Craig, co-ordinator of the B.C. Community Bat Program, called the find “worrisome.” “We knew this deadly fungus that kills bats was moving westward across North …

Diana Ross was involved in a car accident while en route to a performance in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The 72-year-old singer complained of head and neck pain after the crash. After being treated at the scene by paramedics, she then indicated she’d seek further treatment on her own, the New York Post reported.

Kim Kardashian opened up about the unusual places she’s got jiggy during a revealing Q&A session streamed live on her app. After sister Khloe had penned a blog about losing her virginity, Kim followed suit, revealing to fans the location of her craziest sexcapades.

An ancient mummy discovered in Mongolia seems to be way ahead of its time fashion wise – by wearing Adidas trainers. Partial remains of a woman who is believed to have died some 1,500-years ago have been found, nearly 10,000 feet high in the Altai Mountains. So far, they have found only one hand and the mummy’s feet.

The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries, the World Health Organization said. In its first report on diabetes, the WHO says the hundreds of millions of people around the world who are living with diabetes are mainly in developing countries. The organization puts the surge …