Count Binface brings comedy to British politics in special election
LONDON (AP) — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial…
Count Binface seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
LONDON — Timing is everything in comedy and, so it seems, in British politics for a perennial joke…
After Greece’s wildfire, a rescue effort turns to the animals left behind
MEGARA, Greece (AP) — Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining…
Australian library receives book returned 150 years late
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about…
Museum spreads peanut butter on floor to honor late artist
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — More than 800 pounds of peanut butter — enough for around 15,000 sandwiches —…
Santas and elves flock to Danish city for midsummer tradition
AALBORG, Denmark (AP) — While Europe’s still in the throes of summer heat, it’s beginning to look a…
Viral fame could be dangerous for Tasmania’s Neil the seal and his fans
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the…
Basel yodelers rehearse in fountains as Europe swelters
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — City fountains became impromptu rehearsal spaces this weekend as yodelers at a festival in…
Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, linked to Robin Hood, has died at 1,200 years old
LONDON (AP) — A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been…
More than 100,000 illegal cockroaches were seized from an Australian breeder
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from…
An underwater bus in Havana becomes the ride that matters during Cuba’s fuel crisis
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Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank
SQUAMISH, British Columbia (AP) — Authorities in British Columbia urged people to stay away from a rock face…