Tag: Offbeat
Traders seek free camels from Australia
The Australian Government says it has been swamped by overseas requests for camels since efforts to control feral camels in Central Australia attracted international media attention.[MORE]
New form of road racing takes off
The high speed car racing sport of drifting is making its mark in Tasmania, with a growing group of devotees.[MORE]
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]
