Monkeys run amok in India's corridors of power
Monkeys run amok in India's corridors of power
India's government faces a tough re-election battle next year but first, it must deal with an opponent as wily as any political rival, troops of monkeys that have become a big threat around its offices in New Delhi. Red-faced rhesus macaques have spread havoc, snatching food and mobile telephones, breaking into homes and terrorizing people in and around the Indian capital.
Bug business: Cockroaches corralled by the millions in China to crunch waste
In the near pitch-dark, you can hear them before you see them - millions of cockroaches scuttling and fluttering across stacks of wooden boards as they devour food scraps by the tonne in a novel form of urban waste disposal. The air is warm and humid - just as cockroaches like it - to ensure the colonies keep their health and voracious appetites.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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