The village of Obereichstaett in Bavaria is building a foot-high wall around its boundary to keep out millipedes, which has been coming by the thousands every autumn for centuries. Local residents say the scene of the unwelcome invaders which fill up their streets, gardens and homes, is reminiscent of a horror film.

In an attempt to curb the effects of the large flock sizes of pigeons, now identified as "rats with wings," New York City Councilman Simcha Felder announced Monday that a proposal will be submitted calling for a $1000 fine to anyone who is caught feeding the birds. Councilman Felder explained that the proposal was created upon the facts that pigeon droppings contained particular chemicals, specifically ammonia and uric acids, which can corrode city infrastructures, and rust steel structures. The report added extra weight to this statement by furthering that a single pigeon produces an average of 25 pounds of excrement per year.

Six Iraqi-American "cultural sensitivity" trainers give American Airlines an F. They are suing the company for its response last August, after a passenger raised suspicions about them speaking Arabic on a flight. "They treated me like a terrorist; I'm anything but a terrorist," said David al-Watan, one of the plaintiffs in the case. "We didn't do anything wrong, but they made everybody scared of us. "

early 100 wild elephants rampaged on a river island in India's northeast Assam province on Saturday, demolishing homes, feasting on sugarcane and panicking residents, officials said. "The herd is wandering just about anywhere in Majuli. A forest guard was injured and about 50 houses have been pulled down, forcing residents to take shelter in a makeshift relief camp that we have set up," LS Changsan, Jorhat district magistrate told the media.

Fearing a chemical attack, police did everything to evacuate a busy London street, only to find out later the cause of the commotion: A Thai restaurant's spicy chilli sauce. Local police had to close off three roads and evacuated homes as a mysterious cloud of acrid smoke hovered over the streets of Soho for three hours.