Tag: Offbeat
Minister condemns newspaper's terror stunt
New Zealand Police Minister Judith Collins has slammed a stunt in which a newspaper sent people masquerading as terrorists with fake bombs to Super 14 rugby games as "unbelievably stupid".[MORE]
ASIO hunts for new recruits on Facebook
Australia's premier spy organisation is infiltrating social media and revamping its own website in a bid to attract more young people to join its ranks.[MORE]
Pet death prompts axe-wielding outburst
Worse than a bull in a china shop, a man whose bird died goes back to a pet shop with an axe.[MORE]
Prisoners get drunk on vanilla essence
A number of inmates at the Ivanhoe jail in far west New South Wales were found drunk at the prison on Tuesday night after drinking vanilla essence.[MORE]
New Zealander auctions bottled 'ghosts'
A New Zealand woman has successfully sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl.[MORE]
Obama's naked spin doctor in shower tirade
Barack Obama's bruising enforcer Rahm Emanuel has been accused of berating a naked congresman in a Washington gym shower.[MORE]
Belgians get 3D newspaper
A Belgian media group has published Europe's first 3D newspaper, complete with flip-out cardboard viewing glasses.[MORE]
No jail for kisser who triggered airport scare
A man who held up 16,000 passengers by breaching airport security to kiss his girlfriend has avoided a jail sentence. [MORE]
German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuel
Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.[MORE]
11yo drove mum's car 80km, court told
A boy faces court accused of taking his mother's car on a 80-kilometre joy ride, then crashing.[MORE]
A sign signals success for Wellywood
A giant "Wellywood" sign is on the cards for New Zealand's capital.[MORE]
YouTube 'hoon' surrenders to police
Police urged people to log on to YouTube to help them catch a driver who did a burn-out in Adelaide.[MORE]
Phantom kangaroos spotted in Japan
It may seem odd, but the locals swear it is true. People in a Japanese mountain region have reported a number of kangaroo sightings, and journalists are now trying to stalk the marsupials.[MORE]
Swiss vote down lawyers for animals
Switzerland has voted against assigning lawyers to defend animals in court cases.[MORE]
Bodyguard lost gun at nightclub
A Malawi presidential guard has been fined for losing his loaded gun during a drinking binge at nightclub.[MORE]
Skinny dippers spark emergency search
Two skinny dippers sparked an emergency sea and air search at Byron Bay on the New South Wales north coast yesterday. [MORE]
Soldier posts military plans on Facebook
An Israeli mission was aborted after a soldier posted details of an impending raid on his Facebook page.[MORE]
Greeks asked to donate to cut debt
Greece has urged citizens to make charity contributions into a national fund in support of Government efforts to deal with a fiscal crisis.[MORE]
Child's play at NY airport sparks investigation
In the United States an investigation is taking place into how a child was allowed to direct air traffic at New York's JFK airport, under an adult's supervision.[MORE]
German village sells potholes
A cash-strapped village in eastern Germany has put its many potholes up for sale in a novel effort to finance the repair of its crumbling roads, the mayor said.[MORE]
Dope caught snorting drugs on police car
German police have detained a nightclub reveller they caught trying to snort amphetamines off the top of their unmarked patrol car.[MORE]
YouTube mum wins mammoth music battle
A woman wins a partial victory in a lawsuit against a record company that forced her to remove a YouTube video.[MORE]
Too much wind bad for astronauts
High winds in Adelaide have claimed two high-profile Fringe festival figures.[MORE]
