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Gullible robbers arrested after retailer tells them to return later
A Belgian store owner foiled an armed robbery on Saturday by telling the would-be thieves to return later when there would be more money in the till. The gang duly complied — only to be arrested by...
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Sydney’s same-sex penguins become parents (V)
Two male penguins entrusted with the care of a fostered egg have welcomed a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick into the world, Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium said on Friday. The pair, Magic and Sphen, made...
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At 106, tireless French cyclist hops back in the saddle
Centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand donned his lycra shorts again on Friday and rode cautiously around France’s indoor Velodrome National, becoming by far the oldest person to take a spin on the...
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Soviet-era moon fragments could reach $1m at NY auction
Wealthy space buffs will have the chance to own three small particles of lunar matter when what Sotheby’s describes as the only known documented “moonrocks” to be legally available for private...
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Monkey snatches cobra from snake charmer
This was the bizarre moment a monkey snatched a cobra from a snake charmer and fled. The snake charmer desperately pursued the monkey to get his snake back. The incident occurred in Vrinadavan, Uttar...
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Woman survives six days in Arizona desert after crash
A 53-year-old woman survived six days in the Arizona desert on grass and water after crashing her car, before being rescued by a rancher and highway workers who were chasing a cow, police and local...
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A vomit bag for every guest at the Disgusting Food Museum
The dead mouse in the Chinese wine sure looks nasty, and the maggots in the cheese tend to put people off. But nothing is more horrible to an unaccustomed palate than the Icelandic fermented shark....
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Man who tried to sell stolen John Lennon diaries charged in Germany
A 59-year-old man was charged in Germany on Monday on suspicion of trying to sell stolen diaries and other items that had belonged to the late Beatle John Lennon. The suspect, identified by the Berlin...
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London restaurant closes toilet ahead of World Toilet Day
“So he’s allowed to go to the toilet and I’m not?” an angry customer argues at a London restaurant. “It’s our basic human right.” With one in three people around the world not having access to a...
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Get Up, Stand Up! Unesco declares reggae a global cultural treasure
Unesco has declared reggae, the Jamaican music that spread across the world with its calls for social justice, peace and love, to be a global treasure that must be safe-guarded. Born in the poor...
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Thousands dressed as Santa Claus race through Madrid for charity
More than 7,000 people dressed as Santa Claus ran through central Madrid on Sunday in a charity race to raise money for cancer care. Many children dressed as elves in green robes also took part in the...
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Judge knocks down New York’s nunchuck ban
A federal judge knocked down a New York state law banning nunchucks that dated to the 1970s, when martial arts star Bruce Lee popularized them in his movies by whipping around the twin sticks linked by...
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Photoshop gaffe embarrasses Australian prime minister with two left feet
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was left red-faced on Wednesday after a family photograph, doctored by his staff, inadvertently left him with two left feet – an...
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Classical listens surge, outperforms rest of industry
The number of plays of classical music increased by more than 10 per cent in 2018, with the genre growing faster than the UK music industry at large. Across all genres, there was a rise of only 5.7 per...
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Like a son but cheaper: South Koreans pamper pets instead of having kids
By Hayoung Choi and Minwoo Park SEOUL, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this Lunar New Year holiday will dress him up in a new $50 suit to...
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Taj Mahal police take aim at marauding monkeys with slingshots (V)
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Police armed with slingshots are taking aim at troops of monkeys that harass visitors at India’s Taj Mahal. The marauding monkeys forage for food around...
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USB stick found in frozen seal poo
Scientists in New Zealand say they have found a USB memory stick containing holiday photos inside a frozen slab of seal poo. The scat, valuable for studying the health of leopard seals, had been stored...
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Brick by Lego brick, teen builds his own prosthetic arm
David Aguilar has built himself a robotic prosthetic arm using Lego pieces after being born without a right forearm due to a rare genetic condition. Aguilar, 19, who studies bioengineering at the...
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Mirror test hints at surprising cognitive abilities in fish
A small tropical reef fish was able to recognize itself in a mirror, scientists said on Thursday in a finding that raises provocative questions about assessing self-awareness and cognitive abilities in...
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Indonesia police apologise for using snake in interrogation (V)
JAKARTA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an...
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