Offbeat

MULTAN: Since picking up a wrench as one of the first female car mechanics in conservative society, Uzma Nawaz has faced two common reactions: shock and surprise. And then a bit of respect. The 24-year-old spent years overcoming…

SHANGHAI: A popular Chinese live-streamer has been sentenced to five days detention for "insulting" China's national anthem by waving her arms and mimicking a conductor as she sung the song during a broadcast to millions of her followers.…

SYDNEY: Three members of an Australian family used a broom and a shovel to fight off a rare attack by a large kangaroo that left all of them injured, one seriously.  Linda Smith, 64, suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, cuts and other…

SANTIAGO: Hundreds of Chileans dressed up in zombie costumes marched on the streets of Santiago during 10th annual Zombie Walk. People walked in the streets with their faces painted with fake blood to look alike monstrous zombies. The…

MOSCOW: It was an unusual job advert. Wanted: Cat chief. Location: Zelenogradsk, Russia: Duties: Tending to the town’s approximately 70 stray cats. Some 80 applicants applied for the new role with the municipality in the small town in…

PHUKET: As burning incense fills the air, devotees in trances force skewers and swords through their cheeks in ritualistic acts underpinning southern Thailand's colorful -- and seemingly painful -- vegetarian festival. The Taoist "Nine…

KARACHI: With a sharp eye for detail, Bilal Asif carefully labours over his quest for a pointedly unusual world record -- crafting the largest swing ever made from pencils. Asif combs over his creation inside his studio in the southern…

NEW DELHI:  Armed police at Indian airports have been told to cut down on smiling, with officials blaming the 2001 US terror attacks partly on an excessive focus on friendliness, local media reported Tuesday. The Central Industrial…

THE HAGUE: Dutch police were on Sunday seeking the owners of a small lion cub found abandoned in a cage in a field outside the central city of Utrecht, police and news reports said. "Today (Sunday) we received quite an extraordinary…

An Indian bus driver who let a monkey behind the wheel of his vehicle was suspended after a video of the incident went viral.