Python in store: Australian police investigating a suspected break-in at a charity store have discovered that the culprit was actually a 5.7-metre(19-foot), 17-kg (37-pound) python. pti
Unique Sphinx found: Archaeologists have unearthed part of a unique Sphinx,in northern Israel, belonging to an ancient Egyptian king  Mycerinusin,one of the builders of Giza pyramids and ruled more than 4,000 years ago. pti
New Catfish species: Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of catfish, Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis, measuring about 3 cm in length, in the waters of Rio Paraiba do Sul basin, in Brazil. pti
Tech breakthrough: A UAE-based university claimed its researchers have fabricated the very first polymer based organic solar cell, marking a technological breakthrough in the clean energy sector. pti
Solar headphones: Andrew Anderson, a Glasgow-based designer, launched the OnBeat headphones,that can harness solar power to charge mobile devices when you are on the move has been designed in the UK. pti
New letter for ‘the’: An Australian businessman, Paul Mathis from Melbourne, has invented a new letter of the English alphabet to replace the word ‘the’ because he thinks it is more efficient. pti
Obamas loves spices: US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle expressed their love for spices and food, with the First Lady telling an Indian-origin kid that she is a big fan of Indian cuisine. pti
Brain tumours: Scientists have found that an overactive signalling pathway is a common cause in cases of pilocytic astrocytoma, the most frequent type of brain cancer in children. pti
Lottery win: Gary Patel, 30, who immigrated to the US from India as a teenager and owns beer shop in Pennsylvania, will get a whopping US$ 100,000 for selling a US$ 131.5 million-winning lottery ticket.     ptI
Close shave : Fighting bulls caught at least two runners between their horns and threw them to the ground in the fourth run of Spain’s San Fermin festival. Three were hurt but no one was gored. ap
12 die in wall collapse: Twelve construction workers were killed and seven others injured when their makeshift house was damaged by a collapsed wall in China’s northern Shanxi province, as reported by officials. pti
Dead girl assaulted: Police claim to have arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted the body of a dead minor girl in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Abdul Waheed, who was arrested on Wednesday, confessed to his crime. pti
Ex-spy chief detained: South Korea’s former spy chief, Won Sei-Hoon, was, on Wednesday, detained over allegations that he accepted bribes from a construction company in return for peddling influence, a report said. afp
UK house fire: Two persons, including a 30-year-old woman, were killed and two others injured in a “suspicious” fire in west London on Wednesday A Metropolitan Police spokesman said “the fire is being treated as suspicious”.  pti
Racial bias: UK’s General Medical Council is investigating fears of racial bias against foreign-trained doctors affecting the outcome of the general practitioners’ examination in the country. pti