Libya police pounce on ‘Putin pot’
Benghazi – Libya’s anti-drug squad on Monday announced the discovery of 323 bars of hashish wrapped with images of... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Game’s up: Egyptian arrested for taking footballer’s place at exam
Cairo – A young Egyptian man scored an own goal by pretending to take a university exam for professional footballer... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Lab monkeys found, killed after fleeing US road crash
Washington – Three monkeys have been found and killed after a truck carrying 100 primates to a laboratory crashed,... Read more
23 Jan, 2022
Women barred from front seat of trucks in Ugandan city
Kampala – A traders association in northern Uganda has banned women from riding up front in trucks after deciding that... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
Chinese man jailed for setting ‘slow’ internet cables on fire
Beijing – A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
Music-loving pope visits Rome record store
Rome – Pope Francis, a lover of classical music, made a surprise visit to a Rome record store to bless... Read more
12 Jan, 2022
Furore over KFC Kenya fries fiasco
Kenya – US fast-food chain KFC has triggered an online furore in Kenya after it ran out of fries,... Read more
5 Jan, 2022
When the chips are down: McDonald’s rations fries in Japan
Tokyo – A new kind of chip shortage has hit Japanese supply chains, with McDonald’s forced to ration fries in... Read more
22 Dec, 2021
Funny old world: The week’s offbeat news
Paris – From money-grabbing Americans to a football fan willing to do anything for his idol. Your weekly roundup... Read more
27 Nov, 2021
Ear-splitting noise: Indian wedding music blamed for death of 63 chickens
Bhubaneswar – A traditional Indian wedding procession with pumping music, fireworks, dancing and a marching brass band in shiny... Read more
24 Nov, 2021
