DNA links mysterious Yeti to ancient polar bear
Friday, 18 October 2013, 22:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A British scientist says he may have solved the mystery of the Abominable Snowman — the elusive ape-like creature of the Himalayas. He thinks it's a bear. DNA analysis conducted...
Cat caught carrying marijuana into Moldovan prison
Friday, 18 October 2013, 22:16
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A cat has been busted for smuggling pot into a prison in Moldova. Guards became suspicious about the feline, which routinely entered and left the prison through a hole in a fence,...
Putin's crane is found after losing its way
Friday, 18 October 2013, 22:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the Siberian cranes that Russian President Vladimir Putin helped teach to fly south last year lost its flock along the way, but has been found and brought to Moscow. In September...
Dog that crashed half marathon dies a week later
Friday, 18 October 2013, 22:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A dog that became an Internet sensation after crashing a half marathon in the U.S. has died just a week after receiving a medal for completing the race. The 45-kilogram chocolate...
Wife charged with pushing husband off cliff
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 17:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
They had just married, but the woman was having second thoughts, court documents say. During an argument at a US park, he grabbed her arm, but she shoved him off a cliff to his...
Men dressed as Batman, Capt. America rescue cat
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 09:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Who says superheroes aren't real? When a West Virginia home caught fire, trapping a kitten inside, it was Batman and Captain America who came to the rescue. John Buckland,...
Masseur steps in to block goals for Brazil club
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 09:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The masseur for a fourth-division Brazilian football team stepped onto the pitch and defended not one but two hard shots on goal. Tupi missed out on a quarterfinals spot in the...
16 skulls found on streets in Prague
Friday, 6 September 2013, 21:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Police in Prague say 15 human skulls have been found in a wooden box found on a street, and another was found in a garbage bin. Spokeswoman Jana Roesslerova says police found the 15...
Cat survives 11-story fall at Alaska apartment
Friday, 6 September 2013, 21:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A cat in Alaska learned the hard way not to chase mosquitoes after following one out a window and falling 11 stories. The 2-year-old cat, named Wasabi, survived but suffered a fractured...
Man finds maggots on sandwich at Atlanta airport
Friday, 9 August 2013, 10:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A restaurant says it has switched vendors after a customer found a cluster of maggots on his sandwich at Atlanta's airport. Weekly traveler Joel Woloshuk told WSB-TV Tuesday that he...