Restaurant in Rome slammed for allegedly charging tourists $471 for spaghetti and fish

A restaurant in Rome has been blasted on Twitter after a customer alleged that the establishment unfairly charged her and a friend $471 for two plates of spaghetti with fish.

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica

A gigantic iceberg broke off Antarctica recently, but scientists say the incident is part of a normal cycle and not related to climate change.

Koala joey makes adorable debut at Australian zoo

Elsa the koala joey was introduced to the world at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales, in September.

'World's largest underwater theme park' opens in Bahrain, features sunken Boeing 747

Dive Bahrain, which bills itself as “the world’s largest underwater theme park,” has officially opened for visitors, with under-the-sea attractions including a sunken Boeing 747 and soon-to-be-finished additions such as statues, an artificial coral reef, and “a replica of a traditional Bahraini pearl merchant's house.”

Girl, 7, with terminal brain tumor completing bucket list after strangers donate thousands

Hundreds of people have stepped up to help a 7-year-old complete a bucket list after her parents shared that she was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and given just up to a year to live.

Canadian man reunited with his dog 4 years after he went missing

A man got a call from an animal shelter over 400 miles away saying they had found his dog who went missing four years ago.

Northern lights illuminate sky over Finland

Residents of Finland reported seeing a spectacular northern lights show over parts of the country Friday night.

Legendary Mexican singer José José dies from cancer

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Local media outlets are reporting that legendary Mexican crooner José José, known as the “Prince of Song,” has died from pancreatic cancer. He was 71.

Mom orders Instant Pot-themed birthday cake for 2-year-old 'obsessed' with the appliance

Kristyn Miller’s son Jaxon was turning 2, and instead of a more traditional birthday cake, Kristyn decided to get something that really spoke to her son’s unique interests: an Instant Pot.

Groups: Migrants told to wait in Mexico faced 'bait, switch'

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Julio Lopez and his family faced a decision when they reached the U.S. border to seek asylum: cross illegally or follow government instructions to stay in Mexico, even if it meant waiting for months.

Trump administration proposes historically low refugee limit

The Trump administration wants to cap the number of refugees admitted into the United States to the lowest number since the resettlement program was created in 1980. 

Couple mistakenly receives box filled with more than 24,000 ecstasy tablets in the mail

An Austrian couple waiting for dresses ordered online from the Netherlands received the surprise of their lives when instead more than 24,000 ecstasy tablets were delivered.

A glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse any moment. Experts blame climate change.

Italian authorities are bracing for the worst, after reports from experts at the Valle d’Asota regional government, and the Fondazione Montagna Sicura (Safe Mountain Foundation) found that a giant piece of a glacier on Mont Blanc’s Italian side could collapse at any given moment. 

Man proposes to girlfriend by growing carrot inside engagement ring in their garden

A man seeking an imaginative way to propose to his longtime girlfriend secretly grew a carrot inside of an engagement ring, then lured her to the garden to pick the lucky carrot out of the bunch.

‘Forget Atlantis’: A lost continent has been discovered under Europe

The Mediterranean region is one of the most geographically complex on Earth, and geologists from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, discovered the region has been hiding a big secret — a lost continent the size of Greenland that disappeared under Southern Europe long ago and has never before been mapped.

Google wins case over EU's 'right to be forgotten' rules

Handing Google a major victory, the European Union's highest court ruled Tuesday that the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules that allow people to control what comes up when their name is searched online do not apply outside the 28-nation bloc.