Passengers Snap As Croc Escapes On Plane
A baby crocodile has caused panic on a plane after it wriggled out of a passenger’s hand luggage and went for a walk around the aircraft.
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A baby crocodile has caused panic on a plane after it wriggled out of a passenger’s hand luggage and went for a walk around the aircraft.
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A robber who apparently used a pair of underpants to hide his face during a raid is being hunted by police.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A restaurant owner in southwest Turkey was shot dead after he tried to prevent his customers from smoking to comply with a new law on the use of tobacco indoors, Hurriyet daily said on Thursday.
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - India’s unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year’s Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country’s South African coach said on Friday.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A mobile phone lost at sea for four days washed up in perfect condition in Taiwan after drifting 37 km (23 miles) and was learned by a park lifeguard who tracked down the shocked owner to return it, the finder said on Friday.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fans attending one of the world’s largest heavy metal festivals in Germany were questioned on Thursday to avoid “hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands” lest they spread the H1N1 influenza. On its website, the health ministry of Germany’s northern Schleswig-Holstein region optimistically advised revelers to restrain from any such sociable behavior so as to minimize the infection risk at the Wacken Open Air festival, which runs until August 1.
A dog which vanished from outside an Australian family’s home nine years ago has been found alive and well 1,000 miles away.
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This bird is either very bone idle or wants to delight in the scenery from a different view point.
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LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police have recaptured a convict who had escaped in 1993 and had been hiding in the caves in the mountains for 16 years receiving help from villagers nearby, local media said on Thursday.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away — nine years after she disappeared.