Some of the stranger stories from around the globe

Austrian police have arrested a man suspected of blackmailing Red Bull by threatening to place cans of its energy drink contaminated with faeces on supermarket shelves.

Five people drowned after a boat carrying tourists through Europe’s largest underground lake overturned in Austria today, dumping the 27 passengers and crew into chilly waters.

Five people drowned when a boat carrying tourists through Europe’s largest underground lake overturned in Austria today, dumping the 32 passengers and crew into chilly waters.