Nigeria government locks out late workers
ABUJA – Nigeria’s government locked out hundreds of workers who showed up late in the capital on Tuesday as part of efforts to instill discipline among notoriously nonchalant civil servants.
‘Spiderman’ arrested after scaling Sydney skyscraper
SYDNEY – A French climber known as “Spiderman” was arrested on the roof of a 57-storey Sydney skyscraper on Monday after scaling the building without ropes or a harness to raise climate change awareness.
Jimmy Carter in N.Korea on rescue mission
SEOUL – Former US president Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea Wednesday on a mission to win the release of an American serving eight years of hard labor in the communist state.
Japanese torches home after mum dumps toys
TOKYO – A Japanese man has admitted to burning down his family home after his mother threw away some of his favorite robot toys from the “Gundam” animation series.
Bees in major sting on US cop
WASHINGTON – A swarm of bees held an American policeman hostage in his car for three hours after tens of thousands of the stingers escaped from a broken-down lorry, his colleagues said Wednesday.