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Saturday 25.05.2013 | Name days: Junora, Anšlavs

Photo: Unusual homes

Snapshots of the most unusual homes around the world, including those built upside-down, in trees and out of ice.

Photos of the week, 2013.05.24.

Each Friday BNN-NEWS.COM offers the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures from all over the world.

Cannes falls for the fake Psy

An impostor posing as Gangnam Style sensation Psy became the toast of Cannes as he partied with stars, scooped up swag, danced on a French TV show and even signed a deal to be honored at a gala in Monaco, before being called out yesterday by the real rapper.

Daily Joke: Mafia

An old Italian Mafia 'Don' is dying and he calls his grandson into his bedroom.

Photo: Barack Obama's prom photos

These previously unpublished photos, obtained exclusively by TIME from Obama’s schoolmate Kelli Allman, show a 17-year-old Barack Obama on the night of his senior prom.

Harry Potter's first edition sells for $227,421

Everyone loves Harry Potter, but some people love Harry Potter more. A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling's phenomenally selling 7-part series, has been acquired for $227,421 at a London charity auction held by Sotheby's.

Photo: The world's ten largest engines

What's the largest engine in the world? Well, it depends from how you look at it. Jalopnik has managed to discover at least some of them.

Photo: House built on a rock

This house on a rock on the river Drina near the western Serbian town of Bajina Basta was built in 1968 by a group of young men who decided that the rock on the river was an ideal place for a tiny shelter.

May 23 in pictures

BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.

Most expensive coffee set expected to be auctioned for £4.5 million

A coffee set, described as being the most expensive in the world, is expected to be sold for up to £4.5 million in an auction.

Daily Joke: Perfect Man

At a local coffee bar, a young woman was expounding on her idea of the perfect mate to some of her friends...

Russia angry over Azerbaijan's Eurovision mistake

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described as «outrageous» Azerbaijan's failure to award points to Russian representative in the Eurovision song contest.

May 22 in pictures

BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.

Driver admits hitting cyclist on Twitter and provokes response from police force

British woman Emma Way seemed pretty happy about her achievements when she knocked over a cyclist on Sunday – taking to Twitter to complain that the road was being occupied by someone who doesn’t pay road tax.

Photo: Chelsea Flower show

Every year at this time the grounds of the Royal Hospital are transformed into show gardens, inspirational small gardens and vibrant horticultural displays for the world's most famous flower show. The 2013 event marks the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show so it's going to be extra-special.

Daily Joke: Bank Policy

A wealthy investor walked into a bank and said to the bank manager...

Man crushes 6 police cars with a tractor and becomes a folk hero

Last August, a Vermont farmer named Roger Pion was arrested with a small amount of marijuana on his person. At the station, the cops allegedly roughed him up. Not a scholar of passive resistance, Pion returned to the jail after his release driving a 20,000-lb. Case tractor. He then crushed six Orleans County cop cars and a police van.

May 21 in pictures

BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.

Daily Joke: Job Qualification

A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "Your first job will be to sweep out the store."

Photo: Apocalyptic skies during extreme weather

Having fallen in love with a small town in America, photographer Sean R Heavey has been capturing Northeastern Montana’s beautiful rural landscapes for the last few years—and some of his best pictures are of the dark, apocalyptic skies seen during thrilling storms.

May 20 in pictures

BNN offers to take a look at the most interesting, the most scandalous and simply the most beautiful pictures of the day.

Daily Joke: Shopping Compliments

The husband picks up a case of beer and puts it in their cart...

Recipe: Cherry-Bourbon Pie

It is always nice to have something special with tea. BNN would like to offer you a recipe for an outstanding pie.

Latvia and Europe attract people with Museum Night event

On the International Museum Day (May 18) Latvia will hold the Museum Night event in its largest cities. This year's topic is “Green colour – the forest”.