Offbeat

WARSAW: Tourists visiting a Polish castle in the southern city of Krakow yesterday narrowly escaped an attack by an axe-wielding local whom police dubbed “a madman.” The 48-year-old identified by

Welcome to Orania, South Africa: A whites-only enclave established in 1991 during the dying years of apartheid.

An army of road sweepers and refuse collectors keep the streets clean in the heart of Hong Kong — but on the outskirts, growing mountains of waste are testament to what campaigners say is an

 

What is charisma? It is hard to define and cannot be taught but when a person has it, it is instantly recognizable.

You, hear me! Give this fire to that old man. Pull the black worm off the bark and give it to the mother. And no spitting in the ashes!

JAKARTA: The heavy metal-loving governor of Indonesian capital Jakarta has surrendered a guitar that was a gift from US band Metallica to anti-corruption authorities, an official said Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Some New Delhi metro commuters will be breathalyzed to detect whether they are drunk under a pilot scheme planned by the state-run transport network, an official said Tuesday.

CLEVELAND: The voice of the long-missing woman was frantic and breathless, choking back tears. “Help me. I’m Amanda Berry,” she told a 911 dispatcher.

MOSCOW: A Russian prisoner charged with double murder on Tuesday escaped from one of Moscow’s most impregnable jails by breaking a hole in his cell ceiling and climbing to freedom, the prison servic