Some funny and interesting headlines from around the world:
- Bronx Zoo’s missing deadly cobra found: A venomous Egyptian cobra which went missing from the Bronx Zoo in New York has been found after six days, zoo officials say.
- Polar bear Knut drowned, experts say: German polar bear Knut drowned when he fell into a pool of water in his enclosure, after collapsing due to swelling of the brain, experts say.
- Lindt scores Easter bunny victory: The Swiss chocolate firm Lindt and Spruengli wins a court battle to protect its golden Easter bunnies from an Austrian rival.
- ‘Soft’ Singapore soldier ‘sorry’: A Singapore soldier who was photographed with a maid carrying his backpack has owned up and undergone counselling, the defence ministry says.
- Pensioner cuts Armenia’s internet: An elderly woman in Georgia is facing a prison sentence after reportedly causing internet services in neighbouring Armenia to crash.
- Florentine ‘Mona Lisa’ to be exhumed: Researchers will attempt to identify the woman who sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, by digging up the remains of a noblewoman in Florence.
- Obama: ‘Golf only way to be outdoors’: US President Barack Obama says he enjoys golf in large part because a game is the only way he can escape outdoors for hours at a time.
- Israeli minister flushes toilet in interview: Israel’s outspoken foreign minister chooses a novel way of making a point in a radio interview – apparently flushing the toilet live on the air.
- Cheap wine ‘fools’ test drinkers: Wine costing less than £5 a bottle can have the same effect on the palate as those priced up to six times as much, a psychological taste challenge suggests.
- US Statue of Liberty stamp mix-up: The US post office regrets issuing a stamp with a photo of a replica Statue of Liberty rather than the New York original, an official says.
- ‘Bubble wrap’ urged for melting ski slopes: A Highlands university professor is suggesting covering snow in bubble plastic to help prolong Scotland’s ski season.
- Malaysia targets obese students: The Malaysian government is to list students’ body mass index on school report cards as part of a campaign against obseity.
