A list of the most chilling things children say to their parents has become a hit on the online-forum Reddit, gaining more than 10,000 comments in less than 24 hours. "I was tucking in my two-year-old," said user UnfortunateBirthMark. "He said 'Goodbye dad.' I said, 'No we say good night.' He said, 'I know. But this time it's goodbye.""Had to check on him a few times to make sure he was still ther

A colony of termites has gorged itself on a diet of money, managing to eat its way through £119,000.The insects were discovered chomping on the cash by police at a bank in Barabanki, northern India.The 10 million rupees (£119,000) had been stored in in a steel chest that workers thought was infallible but it turned out they hadn't planned for an attack from an army of termites.'It's a matter o

Four people have been arrested after a baby was thrown on a fire in the belief it was the antichrist.The three-day-old baby was taken to a hill and thrown into a bonfire - allegedly with the approval of mum Natalia Guerra, 25.She has been arrested along with three members of a sect that believed the end of the world was coming.Police investigator Miguel Ampuero said: "Then they placed her on a boa

A supermarket chain has been forced to clear its shelves of monkey nuts – because they contain nuts.Booths has withdrawn its Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts, because the label does not specifically warn of the presence of nuts.The Food Standards Agency has issued an Allergy Alert as the nuts could pose a health risk to people allergic to peanuts.The FSA said: "Customers with an allergy to pean

MOSCOW - A fire raged through a wood-and-brick psychiatric hospital outside Moscow early on Friday morning, killing 38 people, mostly patients who died in their beds as firefighters made the hourlong journey from the nearest station, safety officials said. A nurse tried to extinguish the fire and evacuate patients, but it spread so quickly through the 73-year-old structure that she was able to lea

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a car ploughed into four people, including two children.The youngsters and one man were taken to hospital after the car smashed into them before hitting a the Antalya kebab shop in Redfield, Bristol, UK.They have since been released from hospital but a second man is currently being treated for potentially 'life-changing' injuries.Wit

Bruno Coutinho, 34, fired a 12-inch harpoon into his eye and is pretty lucky to live to tell the tale.The Brazilian was cleaning the loaded firearm, which he uses to go fishing, when he accidentally set it off and fired the spear into his left eye socket.However, doctors were amazed when Mr Coutinho, who lives in Petropolis, 40 miles north of Rio de Janeiro – arrived at Santa Teresa hospital 10

Staff at a school in South Africa allegedly kept it a secret that some pupils were sick – and that may have led to the death of Jennifer Manyaka (7).Children at Aurora Primary School, an independent boarding school in Bapsfontein, Ekurhuleni, were allegedly suffering from food poisoning for the whole of last week.Daily Sun on Tuesday learned that officials from the education, health and social

Thieves are said to be stealing the ashes of cremated people in Mbombela, Mpumalanga in South Africa.Michelle Scheepers of Lowveld Crematorium and Funeral Services said this week that 17 containers of ashes have been broken into at the Sonheuwel Cemetery's Wall of Remembrance over the past few months.Scheepers told Daily Sun: "Municipal workers at the cemetery said it is most likely that the ashes

Five school pupils were swept out to sea at Port Edward, South Africa on Thursday when they decided to take a swim after rugby practice, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.A local fisherman reported that five children, aged 13 and 14, had been caught by rip-currents at Grannies Pool, 1km south of Port Edward's main beach, spokesperson Craig Lambinon said."It appears that a group of young schoo

A dad slashed the throats of his three children and jumped to his death after his wife dumped him.Ceri Fuller from the UK killed Samuel, 12, Rebecca, eight and Charlotte, seven, days after Ruth told him their marriage was over, an inquest has heard.The coroner was told Ruth had developed a "schoolgirl crush" on her lecturer.Injuries to Samuel and Rebecca's hands showed they bravely tried to fight

A second man accused in the brutal gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi's Gandhi Nagar, India, has told police that he raped the minor even when she was unconscious after being assaulted by his friend Manoj Kumar Sah.Pradeep said the girl lost consciousness and was bleeding heavily after Manoj assaulted her. Pradeep said the incident was the "biggest mistake" of his life, an investigat

The koala is unique to Australia and is an important symbol of the country. But numbers are plummeting and the survival of koalas is under threat. One of the reasons is the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia.One of the most common places to find koalas in Australia these days is in the hospital.About 50 miles (80km) north of Brisbane, at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, a female koala is u

A Swedish homeware company has produced a luxury bird house, complete with swimming pool and garden furniture.With a nut-filled kitchen and infinity dipping pool, it is the last word in back garden comfort.This unusual bird house has been designed by Clas Ohlson, a Swedish homeware company, to encourage birds back into gardens.The "ultimate birdhouse" has two storeys, a swinging perch and even a p

A Indian man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his grandson on Facebook.The 47-year-old was understood to have arranged for two hospital workers to kidnap the child just hours after he was born.The tot was then to be sold to a local businessman who he had been in contact with on the social network.Satish Malhotra, a senior police officer in Ludhiana, northern India, said: "All three