A public high school in Oriental Mindoro in central Philippines had been suspended since August 8 after an "evil spirit" haunts the school ground and "possessed" students since. Henry Tungol, principal of the Pedro Panaligan Memorial National High School said students have shown signs of "seizures, shortness of breath while some were shouting and writhing in pain. The events have caused hysteria inside the campus.

Faulty circuitry prevented the explosion of 18 planted bombs found on Tuesday in different areas of the port city of Surat in western India's Gujarat state. Forensic experts who examined the bombs found technically flawed integrated circuits in the bomb devices. It was the first time that a semiconductor was used in bombs, the experts said, according to the Times of India.

Two people drowned following a boating accident on Lake Lanier on Saturday night. The bodies were recovered on Sunday morning from a depth of 10 feet, near the boat docks of Port Royale in the Forsyth County. Lung Mang, 21 and Tha Thang, 23 went missing on Sunday after their boat wrecked on the lake.

An 18-year-old boy found by his father after being lost in the Amazon rain forest for six weeks died in his father's arms moments later. Jonathan dos Santos Alves went missing after becoming separated from friends. One report said the boys were hunting, another said they were looking for waterfalls while camping on May 11, the last day they saw their friend alive.

Villagers at a southern Philippine town on Thursday reported seeing two mysterious flying creatures roaming their community, barely days after the dismembered remains of three goats were discovered there. Residents in Barangay (village) Manongol in Kidapawan City have been agitated since Sunday with the discovery of three dead goats with their hearts, lungs and other internal organs eaten.