Is it just us, or is this week's news crazier than usual? Today brings us shocking photos of a father driven by fear and desperation to threatening the lives of his own family with a 40cm blade. Unbelievably, his only reason appears to be that he feared retribution for a traffic accident he had just committed. more ›

Is haranguing your girlfriend on street corners and subway stations not good enough anymore? Aren't the glances of passersby witnessing your romantic psychodrama sufficient? more ›

On Wednesday the manager of a construction firm in Shanghai's Jiading District was held hostage by a man who claimed he had a bomb. The three-hour drama ended with the offender taken into custody. According to Shanghai Daily, this is the fourth bomb hoax that has been carried out in the city this summer. We kind of think that's enough for this year. more ›