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Are lice art? Israelis scratch their heads
2008-04-28 19:10:00 BAT YAM, Israel (Reuters) - From pickled cows to elephant dung, the art world is no stranger to offbeat ideas. But a group of lice-infested Germans? More About: Heads , Scratch , Israelis
Official sees ?destructive? Barbie influence
2008-04-28 19:08:00 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Imports of Barbie dolls and other Western toys will have destructive cultural and social consequences in Iran, the Islamic Republic's top prosecutor was quoted as saying on Monday. More About: Influence , Official , Sees
Nepali artist created longest painting in shortest time
2008-04-28 05:45:00 With an aim to set a new world record for the longest illustration, a noted Nepal i artist has created a 130-metre-long acrylic painting, taking less than 13 hours for the job. Kiran Manandhar, 51, created the painting titled `Abako Nepal` or the `Nepal of today` on April 25, 2008 at the 190-year-old structure `Dharahara`, known as ... More About: Painting , Artist , Time , Records
Fear Factor in Devotees mind make them Offerings in a Shrine
2008-04-25 23:27:00 Share This More About: Mind , Shrine , Fear , Make , Factor
State moves to ban fake testicles on vehicles
2008-04-25 18:03:00 TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state. More About: Vehicles , Fake , State , Moves , Testicles
Ads seek ex-soldiers for smuggling jobs
2008-04-25 18:02:00 GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala is investigating radio advertisements seeking elite ex-soldiers, who have been known to work for drug cartels, to smuggle goods into Mexico, officials said on Thursday. More About: Jobs , Soldiers , Smuggling , Seek
Anglers let big cash bonanza get away
2008-04-25 18:02:00 HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three Hong Kong anglers thought they had hit the big time when they sold their rare giant fish for HK$20,000 ($2,560) -- but they missed out on a HK$1 million bonanza, a newspaper reported on Friday. More About: Cash
Prized police catch escapes again
2008-04-25 18:00:00 MANILA (Reuters) - The leader of a notorious gang of armed robbers in the Philippines, re-arrested by police after months on the run, escaped again on Friday in a scene straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster. More About: Police , Catch
Vikings acquitted in 100-year-old murder mystery
2008-04-25 17:59:00 OSLO (Reuters) - Tests of the bones of two Viking women found in a buried longboat have dispelled 100-year-old suspicions that one was a maid sacrificed to accompany her queen into the afterlife, experts said on Friday. More About: Murder , Mystery , Year , Vikings
Thousands flock to exhumed body of saint
2008-04-24 21:24:00 SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy (Reuters) - The exhumed body of Padre Pio, a saint considered a miracle worker by his devotees, attracted thousands of pilgrims on Thursday when it went on display 40 years after his death. More About: Body , Flock , Saint
Stuntman hurt on Bond set in Italy
2008-04-24 18:18:00 LONDON (Reuters) - A stuntman was seriously injured in an accident on the Italian set of the latest James Bond movie, the production company said. More About: Italy , Hurt , Stuntman
Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye
2008-04-24 18:15:00 TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's cabinet will soon lose one of its more colorful members who was notorious for sleeping in parliament, shouting at legislators, picking his nose in public and shoving a journalist. More About: Nose , Good , Shout , Picking
Getting paid to drink
2008-04-24 18:14:00 LONDON (Reuters) - Found: drinking companions to join elderly gentleman for a friendly beer at his local pub. More About: Drink , Paid
Megan Fox named world’s sexiest woman
2008-04-24 18:06:00 Actress Megan Fox , 21, was named the world’s sexiest woman by FHM Online’s annual online poll. Fox, actress in last year’s hit movie “Transformers”, grabbed the title from last year’s sexiest women Jessica Alba, who dropped to No. 3 in the 2008 list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World . Fox debuted on the list ... More About: Woman
Hobocop robot chases homeless people near pub
2008-04-24 15:48:00 A bar owner has started using a homemade robot to patrol the streets and scare away homeless people. Welcome to the future. More About: People , Robot , Homeless
Penis theft panic hits city…
2008-04-24 15:47:00 KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. More About: City , Theft , Penis , Hits , Panic
Cigarette packs patch up hole in chest
2008-04-24 03:47:00 Never mind nicotine patches - a DIY patient is using cigarette packets to cover up a gaping hole in his chest. More About: Chest , Patch , Hole , Cigarette , Packs
I don’t know nothin’ ’bout writin’ musicals…
2008-04-23 22:56:00 LONDON (Reuters) - Critics decided they "didn't give a damn" on Wednesday after the world premier of a new musical version of the American Civil War epic "Gone With the Wind." More About: Musicals
Billionaire to set up magazine for snobs
2008-04-23 22:39:00 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's super-rich love to flaunt their wealth. Soon they will have a magazine called Snob to help them. More About: Magazine , Billionaire , Snobs
Shocked woman finds alligator in her kitchen
2008-04-23 15:47:00 A startled homeowner has found an 8-foot long alligator prowling in her kitchen. More About: Kitchen , Woman , Alligator
Dogs “rescue” girl abandoned by mother
2008-04-22 20:02:00 PATNA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of villagers have flocked to a remote Indian village to see a baby girl who was saved by stray dogs after she was abandoned in a mound of mud by her mother, officials said on Tuesday. More About: Dogs , Girl , Mother , Rescue , Abandoned
Controversial Hitler ad ordered off TV
2008-04-22 17:08:00 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's top electoral body ordered broadcasters to stop running a controversial TV ad on Monday that compares a firebrand leftist leading a siege of Congress to dictators Hitler and Pinochet. More About: Controversial
Floating balloon priest missing off coast
2008-04-22 12:43:00 Authorities in Brazil are searching for a missing Roman Catholic priest, after he floated into the air lifted by hundreds of helium party balloons. More About: Balloon , Floating , Missing , Coast , Priest
Man arrested after trying to fill up imaginary car
2008-04-22 11:21:00 A man has been arrested at a Kentucky petrol station after he was reported to be trying to pump fuel into an imaginary car. More About: Arrested , Fill
School kids get rubbish trip
2008-04-22 10:22:00 Hey kids! School trip! Today, we will be visiting the local rubbish tip. Form a crocodile now, children. More About: Kids , Trip , Rubbish
Taser sets man’s trousers on fire
2008-04-22 10:22:00 Police in Canada are investigating how a Taser managed to ignite a 'flammable object' stuck in a man's trousers. More About: Sets , Trousers , Fire
Taser sets man’s trouser on fire
2008-04-21 15:01:00 Police in Canada are investigating how a Taser managed to ignite a 'flammable object' stuck in a man's trousers. More About: Sets , Fire
Bungee jumper uses 30m condom rope
More articles from this author:2008-04-21 15:01:00 A bungee jumper took the plunge using a rope made out of condoms - which luckily managed not to split or snap. More About: Condom , Jumper , Bungee , Rope 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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