People have queued for hours at a Sydney greenhouse to get a whiff of the infamous corpse flower, as it bloomed for the first time in years.
A court has ruled that five elephants being held in a Colorado zoo do not have the legal right to pursue their release, because they are not human.
A family's move from New Zealand to Australia went horribly wrong when they realised their cat had been left on the plane and flown back home.
Tests on the "mysterious balls" which led to the closure of several Australian beaches last week have revealed they were made up partially of faecal bacteria.
Hotel pools on Greek islands could be filled with seawater this summer as politicians try to combat the country's two-year drought.