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16 May 2012 Last updated at 10:40 ET

Turks take bird for Israeli spyCommon European Bee-eater (file picture)

Villagers in south-eastern Turkey sound the alarm after mistaking a migratory bird - a common European bee-eater - for an Israeli spy.

Crocodile from the Northern Territory'Terror' croc shot in Australia

Rangers in Australia's Northern Territory on Tuesday shoot dead a saltwater crocodile that had developed a taste for dogs and other oddities, local media report.

The Olly robotRobot can scent online activity

A web-connected robot that emits a puff of perfume is helping people gauge how connected they are online.

Model poses with the Beau Sancy diamond 'Royal' diamond sells for $9.7m

A 35-carat diamond passed among Europe's royalty for four centuries, the Beau Sancy, sells for twice its reserve at auction in Switzerland.

File pic: Garrett McNamara, of Hawaii, surfs what is being called the tallest wave ever ridden at the Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal.Hawaiian surfs highest-ever wave

A 44-year-old Hawaiian surfer breaks the world record for riding the biggest wave ever thought to have been ridden.

Prince Charles presents the weather forecastPrince Charles presents BBC weather

Prince Charles has a go at reading the weather during a tour of BBC Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters.

Michele Bachmann in February 2009Bachmann gives up Swiss passport

Minnesota congresswoman and former US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann changes her mind over becoming Swiss after just two days.

Sleeping Girl by Roy Lichtenstein and Double Elvis by Andy WarholLichtenstein sale sets new record

A work by Pop Art icon Roy Lichtenstein sells for a record $45 million at a New York auction that also sees an Andy Warhol portrait of Elvis Presley go under the hammer.

Artist's impression of a 'ghost town' being built in America to test new technology'Ghost US town' to test technology

A 'ghost town' is being built in America to test out the latest technology, such as renewable energies and terrorism security systems. CBBC Newsround

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