Offbeat | Canadian man fined for smuggling turtles in his pants

Dong Yan was convicted this month of illegally importing reptiles. During an inspection at the Niagara border crossing in June 2014, Canadian border officials discovered 38 turtles strapped to Yan’s

Offbeat | Woman bites rare pearl while dining at Italian restaurant

KOMO-TV reports (goo.gl/ohETuU) Lindsay Hasz and her husband Chris were eating at Montalcino Ristorante Italiano in Issaquah recently when she bit into something hard in her entree. Hasz says she wasn’t

Offbeat | Meerkat expert cleared of assault in zoo love triangle spat

A former meerkat expert at London Zoo was cleared this week of assaulting a monkey handler in a love spat over a llama-keeper. Two High Court judges said Tuesday that Caroline

Offbeat | Jobs wanted in Australia – but not if they clash with golf

The Australian government is tired of unemployed people declining a job because it may interfere with their golf plans or dreams of becoming an actor. The government plans to tighten its

Offbeat | Kenya: Uber car burned as tension rises with taxi operators

A Kenyan police official says an Uber car was ambushed and burned highlighting an escalation of tension between conventional taxi operators and drivers of the ride-sharing app. Nairobi police chief Japhet

Offbeat | Selfies taken with stolen Kindle show up in cloud

Los Angeles police say a photo they circulated of two people taken with a stolen Kindle has led to its return. Police released the photo last week that had uploaded automatically

Offbeat | US: Jenner regrets not telling father about gender identity

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jenner says she also was unsure how her mother would react to her transition from a man to a woman (bit.ly/1Luvm7y). But she says her

Offbeat | German shorthaired pointer CJ wins Westminster dog show

CJ won best in show at the 140th Westminster Kennel Club this week, beating a couple of top favorites at a nearly packed Madison Square Garden. The three-year-old CJ bested 2,751

Offbeat | Vietnam suspends 4 guards after inmate becomes pregnant

Four prison guards in northern Vietnam have been suspended for alleged negligence after a female inmate, on death row for drug trafficking, became pregnant, which means her death sentence will

Offbeat | Dutch tourist says he’s lucky to survive Nepal tiger attack

A Dutch tourist who survived a tiger attack in the jungles of southwestern Nepal over the weekend by climbing a tree said yesterday that he’s lucky to be alive and

Offbeat | Unlucky in love, elephant damages 15 cars in China

After losing out on his love interest, a wild elephant has turned his attention to cars. The elephant wandered out of a nature reserve in southern China on Friday following

Offbeat | Fries with that? Man accused of tossing gator at drive-thru

Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon. Joshua James, 24, was arrested on Monday and charged with assault with a deadly

Offbeat | Monkey Year inspires kung fu, predictions of fire, disease

The new Chinese year is the one to go bananas over. Today the zodiac calendar enters the Year of the Monkey — the ninth of 12 animal signs. Plastic monkeys

Offbeat | Eagles vs Drones: Dutch police eye birds to prey on drones

Police are working with a Hague-based company that trains eagles and other birds to catch drones to investigate whether the birds can be used above large events or near airports,

Offbeat | College student finds glitch to own Google site, gets USD12K

A Massachusetts graduate student who pointed out a glitch that allowed him to briefly “own” the world’s most heavily trafficked website has been awarded more than USD12,000 from Google. The Boston

Offbeat | UK police arrest suspect with 38 phones in his trousers

British police have arrested a suspected thief with 38 mobile phones stuffed down his trousers. West Midlands Police say they believe the man stole the phones from concertgoers at a show

Offbeat | Group says British pilot killed by poachers in Tanzania

Elephant poachers in Tanzania fired on a helicopter on an anti-poaching mission, killing the British pilot, a conservation group said. Roger Gower was shot on Friday while flying on a

Offbeat | US: Turn ‘Silence of the Lambs’ house into animal museum

The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says in a release that it has written to the real estate agent handling the sale and wants to create

Offbeat | British principal tells parents: No pajamas on school run

The principal of a primary school in northern England wants to impose a dress code — not on students, but on their parents. That’s because she’s tired of them wearing pajamas

Offbeat | Three charged after lioness prowled Dubai neighborhood

Three people have been charged with public endangerment over an incident that saw a lioness escape from a home in a Dubai neighborhood and prowl the streets for several hours. Abu

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