Oddities

GENEVA (AP) — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit…

BUNOL, Spain (AP) — This year marks the 80th anniversary of the eye-catching Tomatina festival in which people…

BUÑOL, Spain — Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill spent one wild…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny,…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in…

DENVER (AP) — A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of…

GENEVA (AP) — The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit…

GENEVA — The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit on…

DAKAR, Senegal — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite…

Three postal workers have set off on a nearly 3000-kilometer bicycle journey from St. Nikolaus, Germany, to the…

TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the…

BERLIN (AP) — A motorist was clocked driving at more than 320 kph (199 mph) on the Autobahn…

Swastikas still linger on some flags in Finland’s air force, but are on the way out