ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Passenger: Bus driver lost for hours on trip to NYC

CLEVELAND

A passenger says a Greyhound bus driver on a trip to New York City got lost in Cleveland and drove in circles for several hours before returning to the city’s terminal.

WOIO-TV reports Arin Choo says he and other passengers began asking the driver questions Oct. 23 when they noticed seeing the same sights over and over again. Choo says the driver eventually conceded he was lost and returned to the Cleveland bus terminal where he dropped off two passengers he claimed were disruptive.

Choo says the passengers were just trying to be helpful and wondered why the driver didn’t have GPS.

The bus arrived in New York City around noon Oct. 24, 4 1/2 hours late.

A Greyhound spokeswoman told The Associated Press the company is looking into the matter.

Tiny female lion cub found in French garage

PARIS

France’s customs agency says it’s made an extremely surprising discovery in a garage in Marseille: a lion cub.

Marseille’s customs brigade found a small female lioness inside a cage Wednesday that weighed just “a few [pounds)]” Experts say she’s 1 to 2 months old and has not been weaned.

The agency said a man who was placed in detention said he acquired the cub from some people in “a building” in the southern French city who said they didn’t know how to look after a wild cat and gave the animal up.

The custom agency says the feline was immediately handed over to France’s animal protection group for specialized care.

In January 2007, two lion cubs were discovered by Montpellier customs before being given to the Marseille Zoo.

‘French Spiderman’ barred from climbing UK buildings

LONDON

French urban climber Alain Robert has been banned from climbing any building in Britain after scaling one of London’s tallest skyscrapers without ropes – and without permission.

Robert climbed the 662-foot Heron Tower on Oct. 25 as police cordoned off the building, closed roads and ushered spectators away.

He was arrested after the climb and appeared in a London court on Oct. 26. Robert pleaded guilty to causing a public nuisance and received a 20-week suspended sentence and a $7,000 fine. He was also barred from climbing all buildings in Britain “until further notice.”

The 56-year-old daredevil, known as “the French Spiderman,” has climbed many of the world’s tallest structures.

Before thr climb, he told reporters “I fully feel alive when my life is at stake.”

Associated Press