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Man who tried to sell stolen John Lennon diaries charged in Germany

November 12th, 2018 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...

Offbeat

A vomit bag for every guest at the Disgusting Food Museum

November 5th, 2018 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...

Offbeat

Woman survives six days in Arizona desert after crash

November 1st, 2018 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...

Offbeat

Monkey snatches cobra from snake charmer

October 31st, 2018 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...

Offbeat

Soviet-era moon fragments could reach $1m at NY auction

October 30th, 2018 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...

Offbeat

At 106, tireless French cyclist hops back in the saddle

October 26th, 2018 Centenarian cyclist Robert Marchand donned his lycra shorts again on Friday and rode cautiously around France's indoor Velodrome National, becoming by far...

World

Sydney's same-sex penguins become parents (V)

October 26th, 2018 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...

Offbeat

Gullible robbers arrested after retailer tells them to return later

October 24th, 2018 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...

World

Same-sex penguin couple incubate egg at Sydney aquarium

October 15th, 2018 Two male penguins who built a nest together from ice pebbles at Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium are now fostering an egg given them by aquarium staff who suspected...

Offbeat

Russian town hires cat chief to attend to strays, the purrfect job

October 11th, 2018 It was an unusual job advert. Wanted: Cat chief. Location: Zelenogradsk, Russia: Duties: Tending to the town's approximately 70 stray cats. Some 80...

Offbeat

Paddle your own pumpkin: German racers swap boats for vegetables (V)

October 5th, 2018 With a look of apprehension, a blond woman clad in a wetsuit wobbles her way onto a lake in western Germany in a huge, hollowed-out vegetable. Paddle held...

Offbeat

Houston officials block brothel from featuring sex dolls

October 4th, 2018 The Houston City Council on Wednesday prevented what was billed as the first brothel in the United States equipped with sex dolls from opening in the Texas...

Offbeat

Dubai jeweller puts gem-studded $17m shoes on sale

September 27th, 2018 By Hadeel Al Sayegh That's one way to lose those walking blues: a pair of shoes encrusted with diamonds has gone on sale in Dubai with a price tag of $17...

Offbeat

Swedish TV satire on Chinese tourists sparks Beijing protest

September 26th, 2018 China complained to Sweden on Monday over a satirical news show on Swedish state television that advised Chinese tourists how to avoid culture clashes in a way...

Offbeat

Scaly, scary lodgers: Frenchman shares home with 400 reptiles

September 21st, 2018 In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg (110-pound) tortoise roams the garden and a two-metre (seven-foot)...

Offbeat

Tired Londoners rent sleep pods for some zzz's

September 21st, 2018 Exhausted Londoners hoping to take a rest from their busy schedules are being offered an alternative to coffee breaks: a sleep pod where they can grab some...

Offbeat

Fissure in Africa paving path for a new ocean (V)

September 20th, 2018 It seems like the world's second biggest continent is starting to create conditions for the world's sixth ocean! The two tectonic plates beneath the...

Entertainment

Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are not gay ... or straight

September 19th, 2018 It's official: Sesame Street's Muppet couple Bert and Ernie are not gay. But - according to Sesame Workshop, the organisation behind the popular U.S....

Offbeat

China's expected surge in pet spending draws disbelief, criticism

September 10th, 2018 A forecast double-digit jump in spending by Chinese pet owners on their furry companions this year has been met with disbelief and even hostility on Chinese...

Health

French baguette latest victim of anti-salt lawmakers

August 29th, 2018 France's beloved bread loaf, the baguette, may be about to lose some of its bite, with politicians looking into the health risks of additives set to propose...

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