Synchronized toilet flushing in Zimbabwe to unblock sewers

In a case of get ready, get set, flush, home owners in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe have been asked to flush their toilets at a specific time.

The two main dams, supplying water to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, have been drying up due to severe droughts in the southwestern part of the country. This has raised fears of worsening water shortages before the rainy season starts in November... read more.

Houston cop shoots double-amputee in wheelchair

In an incident outside of a group home in Houston, a police officer shot and killed a wheelchair bound, double-amputee after the man threatened his partner.

Unfortunately the object with which the man was threatening the officer's partner turned out to be a pen.

John Garcia is the owner of the home at 4309 Polk where Brian Claunch, a schizophrenic man in his 40's, has been living for the past 18 months with two other men... read more.

Video: Freak accident as car catches loose wires and flips

In one of those freak accidents that can just happen in a second, a car catches trolleybus electric leads in its bumper and completely flips.

In the Russian town of Vladimir, a parked car at an intersection caught the accident on its dashboard camera... read more and watch video.