WEARY Dunlop was lucky he didn’t experience the same fate as a tired soldier who got three weeks in the slammer for yawning during a ceremony.
The Israeli soldier’s mother said her son yawned “without covering …

A lucky cat owes one of its nine lives to a firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Al Machado rescued the cat from a burning apartment in Massachusetts on Tuesday, and told The Standard Times …

A courtroom observing a French murder trial could be excused for thinking the presiding judge has gone barking mad.
In what is believed to be a world first, the investigating magistrate has invited a dog to …

Elephant Beats Heroin Addiction
An elephant that was successfully weaned off its heroin addiction has been allowed to go home after three years in rehab.
The four-year-old Asian elephant named Xiguang – or Big Brother – by …

A CATHOLIC priest is being watched by police around the clock after they uncovered a field of cannabis he claims is a gift from God.
Father Cyril Papudov, of Petrich, Bulgaria, has been arrested seven times …

Swearing parrot ruffles feathers at zoo
A PARROT is worrying staff and scaring children at a zoo by telling visitors to “f*** off”.
Max the five-year-old African grey parrot was donated by a previous owner who got …

A man in the US has managed to catch and land a record-breaking catfish on a Barbie fishing rod just 2-and-a-half feet long.
David Hayes and his 3-year-old granddaughter Alyssa were angling in the pond behind …

A dog whose owner was having a seizure saved his life by calling the emergency services and barking down the line to raise the alarm.
Joe Stalnaker adopted German shepherd Buddy as an eight-week-puppy and trained …

SIXTEEN American athletes, including six former NFL players, have agreed to donate their brains to a program that will study the long-term effects of concussions, a founder of an organization running it said today.
“Our goal …

Owner Chris Morrison had been taking five-year-old black labrador Oscar, round the Pitreavie golf course in Dunfermline for few months.
He took Oscar to the vet after he heard a rattling sound coming from his pet’s …