Rotting fruit sparks university evacuation

More than 500 people were evacuated from an Australian
university after a foul odour led to fears of a chemical or gas
leak. Firefighters spent several hours searching for the cause
before finding a durian – known as the world’s smelliest fruit –
rotting in a cupboard. The smell had made its way through the
air-conditioning system.

Museum discovers fake art

An art museum in the south of France honouring local artist
Etienne Terrus has revealed that more than half of the paintings in
its collection are fakes. An art historian brought in to reorganise
the works noticed issues with a number of the paintings. Further
investigation found that 82 of the 140 paintings are forgeries.

Police crack down on ‘citywide paintball wars’

Detroit police are calling on local residents to bring and end
to an ongoing citywide paintball war that has led to six arrests
and left an unmarked police car covered in paint. Organisers of the
event, called “Paint Up, Guns Down” say it is designed to help
reduce the city’s escalating gun crime epidemic.