Offbeat

GREENWICH, Connecticut: An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials to wonder how the mother conceived.

DHAKA: A baby boy who was born in a Bangladeshi storm shelter was named after an impending cyclone, an official said yesterday.

CANNES, France: Jewelry worth more than $ 1 million due to be loaned to stars treading the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen in a pre-dawn heist yesterday but the coveted Palme d&r

Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child’s eyes.

In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws.

Fahad Al-Jubeir, mayor of the Eastern Province, received a Silver shield from Qatari Premier Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani for coming second place in the Architectura

Hope and human resilience are the guiding themes of the new permanent exhibit at Geneva’s International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, which will finally re-op

CHICAGO: As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Junk-food lovers Gazans can now order Kentucky Fried Chicken to go thanks to a new smuggling service which brings takeout from Egypt

MANILA: What do you do when two candidates running for mayor in the Philippines get exactly the same number of votes? You get them to toss a coin.