Offbeat

Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee

You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is ...

science | 5 months ago

Warangal artist sculpts Lord Nataraja in needle eye 

Warangal-based international micro sculptor Mattewada Ajay Kumar has unveiled his latest creation—a ...

entertainment | 5 months ago

'Amazon of Aligarh': Google Doodle pays tribute to India's first woman wrestler Hamida Banu

It was on this day in 1954 when Hamida Banu defeated famed wrestler Baba Pahalwan in just one minute...

technology | 5 months ago

Japanese dog of 'Doge' meme fame dies

The Japanese dog whose photo inspired a generation of oddball online jokes and the $23-billion Dogec...

world | 4 months ago

Tens of thousands collected for 'honest' Dutch homeless man

An online campaign has raised more than 34,000 euros for a homeless man in Amsterdam who turned in a...

world | 3 months ago

Larry the Downing Street cat in line for his sixth prime minister

There has been one figure of stability in the last 14 years of political turmoil in the UK -- Larry ...

world | 3 months ago

Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them in...

world | 3 months ago

South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs off those returning after Paris Olympics

South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to ...

world | 2 months ago

Norwegian man boards plane without ticket - twice

A Norwegian traveller managed to board a plane at Munich airport without a ticket two days in a row ...

world | 2 months ago

Tanzanian president names 'mischievous' lion after opposition leader

Watching a hungry lion pace in a small cage, Tanzania's president jokingly suggested naming the "mis...

world | 1 month ago