Offbeat

RENNES, France: A French fishing trawler netted a World War II bomb containing nearly a tonne of explosives off the coast of Normandy on Friday, prompting the emergency evacuation of the crew while the device was returned to the seabed,…

BERLIN: A man in Germany may not have been in danger when he called the cops on a baby squirrel chasing him, but it all worked out for the best for the furry suspect. Emergency services in the city of Karlsruhe got a call Thursday from a…

GEORGIA: A thief with a hankering for soup is afoot in Georgia after police in Fayette County discovered someone had stolen nearly $100,000 worth of ramen noodles. Deputies are looking into the theft of a large trailer holding the…

LONDON: A woman's swollen and drooping left eyelid led British doctors to an eye-popping discovery: a rigid contact lens, wrapped completely in a cyst, hidden in the fold of skin. The last time she used such a contact? About 28 years…

BRATISLAVA: A Slovakian woman was reportedly arrested on complaint of neighbours for playing the same opera song on repeat for 16 years. The woman, who was identified as "Eva" by Hungarian news site Parameter was charged with harassment…

A mysterious giant 'hairy sea monster' has washed up on the eastern coast of Russia and has left locals completely baffled. The hulking 'smelly' carcass appears to have a tail or long tentacle, and tube-like hair or fur. The ugly…

MISSOURI: A nun who traveled to Australia last August to visit a man she met online was caught smuggling cocaine inside the heels of her shoes, officials said. Denise Marie Woodrum, 51, was busted while going through customs at the…

A man who was caught on CCTV dancing in celebration after beating his love rival to death has been jailed for life. Gavin Casey, 31, attacked Christopher Messenger, 36, after he flew into a jealous rage when his ex-partner offered to…

VIRGINIA: Baby boy dies after he's left for hours in a hot car in Domino's Pizza parking lot. A 6-month-old boy died after being left for hours in a hot car in a parking lot outside a Domino's restaurant in Virginia, police said. The…

NEW YORK: Most 14-year-old American schoolboys might be fixated on baseball, chasing girls and dodging their homework. Not Ethan Sonneborn. He's running for governor in Vermont. The teenager is taking advantage of a quirk in the…