The world's only surviving giant panda triplets were doing well as they turned 100 days old Wednesday.

Each weighs more than 5 kilograms (11 pounds), up from just over 100 grams at birth. They started teething at around 80 days old and have two small teeth each.

If you're caught short on Amsterdam's historic Dam Square, the Dutch government has a message for you: Don't pee on the palace.

The Dutch royal family uses the stately Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam as a working palace, not a residence. But the building's dark arches provide a favored spot for urination, often at night, out of sight of police who regularly patrol the palace vicinity.

A luxury pet hotel featuring air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet meals was unveiled Tuesday in Singapore, further raising the level of pet pampering in the wealthy city-state.

The 4,317 square-foot (401 square-meter) Wagington hotel is located in a converted British colonial-era bungalow in the diplomatic quarter.

Outspoken Czech President Milos Zeman faced unprecedented criticism on Tuesday over a recent radio interview littered with expletives that has sparked uproar across the country.

Speaking on public broadcaster Czech Radio on Sunday, Zeman said the center-left Czech government had "fucked up" a bill, called members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot "bitches" and translated "pussy" into Czech as "cunt".

The first music video recorded in space -- a cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield -- is back after a public outcry over its removal from YouTube.

Hadfield, who made the video in zero gravity during a five-month mission last year to the International Space Station, said on his website that it is being made available online for free for two years.

From a failed American idol contestant to an ex-convict, everyone seemed to get in on the act in Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections.

Here are some of the quirkiest or most noteworthy of the Senate and House races:

A luxury pet hotel featuring air-conditioned suites, spa services and gourmet meals was unveiled Tuesday in Singapore, further raising the level of pet pampering in the wealthy city-state.

The 4,317 square-foot (401 square-meter) Wagington hotel is located in a converted British colonial-era bungalow in the diplomatic quarter.

It was clearly a slip of the tongue, but many Austrians will not be amused because they hear it all too often: Expressing his gratitude for the hosting of a major conference in Vienna, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon offered his thanks to — Australia.

Ban recovered Monday about 20 minutes into his news conference on the sidelines of the meeting focused on landlocked developing countries. Tipped off by aides, he apologized, noting he knows full well that there are "no kangaroos in Austria."

When he became Turkey's head of state in August after over a decade as prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to be an active president.

But few could have imagined this would extend to personally policing Turkey's anti-smoking legislation on a busy Istanbul street.

Beijing authorities have banned people from burning the clothes of dead relatives -- a traditional funerary rite to ensure they can dress in the afterlife -- as an anti-pollution measure for an international summit, state-run media said Tuesday.

The move comes days ahead of the opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, when Chinese President Xi Jinping will host leaders from the United States, Russia and Japan among others.