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Historian pleads guilty to stealing Lincoln letter
2008-05-21 20:18:00 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. historian pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge stemming from stealing letters penned by former U.S. Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln . More About: Letter , Guilty , Stealing
Pilots land on a wing and a prayer
2008-05-21 20:12:00 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Two New Zealand pilots whose plane ran out of fuel landed on a wing and a prayer, literally, local media reported on Wednesday. More About: Pilots , Prayer , Land , Wing
Cash-strapped man offers to pay with drugs
2008-05-21 00:01:00 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand man had a novel idea when he found himself in a queue at a service station counter with no money, could he pay with marijuana instead? More About: Drugs , Offers , Cash
New York City now home to $175 hamburger
2008-05-20 23:56:00 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Its creators admit it is the ultimate in decadence: a $175 hamburger. More About: New York , Home , York , New York City , City
Top marks for Italian gourmet jail
2008-05-20 22:20:00 VOLTERRA, Italy (Reuters) - In what might be Italy's most exclusive restaurant, security is understandably tight. More About: Italian , Jail , Marks , Gourmet
Sorry, you are out of ammo ?
2008-05-20 19:03:00 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two Belgian beer fans have launched a video game named 'Place to Pee', which allows players to slalom down ski slopes or kill aliens while relieving themselves at urinals.
Another gherkin for me, please
2008-05-19 20:25:00 VIENNA (Reuters) - A free guide to be distributed around Vienna to soccer fans visiting for Euro 2008 will advise them how to order Austrian cuisine, flirt with local women, and find their way to the stadium in the thick local dialect.
Sumo dish smasher warned after tantrum
2008-05-19 18:14:00 TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian Wakanoho has become the latest sumo wrestler to be given a ticking-off for throwing a tantrum when he smashed a shelf in the fighters' communal bathroom after losing a bout. More About: Tantrum , Sumo , Dish
Like a bull in a china shop, but worse
2008-05-19 18:11:00 BERLIN (Reuters) - A German family were stunned when a rampaging bull burst through the back door of their house, charged around the living room, and then left by the front door. More About: China , Shop , Bull
Sorry, you are out of ammo ?
2008-05-19 17:38:00 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two Belgian beer fans have launched a video game named 'Place to Pee', which allows players to slalom down ski slopes or kill aliens while relieving themselves at urinals.
Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag
2008-05-16 20:14:00 SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man was gored in the thigh on Friday by an amorous stag after entering a deer paddock in the middle of the breeding season. More About: Deer , Cops , Wrath
Game of cat and mouse blacks out city
2008-05-16 18:54:00 TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power station caused a 72-hour blackout across parts of the Albanian capital, the electricity company said on Friday. More About: Game , City , Mouse , Blacks
Canadian pierces lover?s heart in botched sex game
2008-05-16 16:20:00 OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday. More About: Lover , Heart , Game
Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
2008-05-16 03:06:00 HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die. More About: Offers , Museum , Male , Long , Short
Inmates showcase designs at prison show
2008-05-15 22:17:00 MILAN (Reuters) - The models are strutting past and the celebrities are carefully eyeing the collections, but it's not at every fashion show that you see prison guards by the catwalk. More About: Show , Prison , Showcase , Designs
Icelandic museum offers long and short of male organ
2008-05-15 18:06:00 HUSAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - Sigurdur Hjartarson is missing a human penis. But he's not worried: four men have promised to donate theirs to him when they die. More About: Offers , Museum , Male , Long , Short
Wedding day fireworks land groom in jail
2008-05-15 16:23:00 ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Bridegroom Kedir Mohamed wanted his wedding day to go with a bang and decided to celebrate by letting off firecrackers after the ceremony. More About: Wedding , Land , Jail , Fireworks
?No, after you - I?m just here to rob the place!?
2008-05-15 16:23:00 SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man politely waited his turn in a queue at a busy central Sydney post office before jumping over the counter, grabbing money from two tills and running off, police said on Thursday. More About: Place
Watchdog raps Skins over ?orgy? poster
2008-05-14 20:08:00 LONDON (Reuters) - The advertising watchdog has banned a poster for a teenage TV drama series that featured a dishevelled, semi-naked young woman sitting on a bed, surrounded by couples apparently taking part in an orgy. More About: Poster , Skins
Green aliens, UFOs said to visit
2008-05-14 19:53:00 LONDON (Reuters) - Aliens from outer space have been visiting Britain for years and UFO sightings doubled after the film Close Encounters was released in 1977, according to secret files collating reports by members of the public. More About: Green , Visit , Ufos
Solar bra brings conservation closer to the heart
2008-05-14 17:23:00 TOKYO (Reuters) - Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod. More About: Conservation , Solar , Heart , Closer , The Heart
?Snake man? slithers out of prison cell
2008-05-14 16:34:00 VIENNA (Reuters) - A man has escaped from his Austrian jail cell by squeezing through a food hatch in the door, police said on Wednesday. More About: Snake , Cell , Prison
Man sues airline over flight spent in toilet
2008-05-13 20:11:00 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour JetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation." More About: Toilet , Flight , Airline
Woman mistook naked thief for husband
2008-05-13 20:08:00 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday. More About: Woman , Husband , Thief
A new wrinkle in smoking enforcement?
2008-05-12 22:44:00 TOKYO (Reuters) - Cigarette vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke. More About: Smoking , Enforcement
Australian pokes shark in eye during attack
2008-05-12 18:56:00 SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg. More About: Shark , Attack
Olympics bonuses tailored to prevent squandering
2008-05-12 18:49:00 BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is offering its athletes big cash incentives for Olympic gold medals -- but will pay out in installments to stop them squandering it. More About: Olympics
Nepal king makes animal sacrifices to power goddess
2008-05-12 18:49:00 KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal 's King Gyanendra, facing imminent ouster from the throne, made perhaps his last royal public appearance at a shrine outside Kathmandu on Monday and offered annual prayers to Kali, the Hindu goddess of power. More About: Power , Animal , Goddess
Book lifts lid on star of eerie first Dracula film
2008-05-09 20:52:00 BERLIN (Reuters) - The first screen portrayal of Dracula was so eerie, some critics asked whether the actor himself could be a vampire. But since his death, little has been done to resurrect Max Schreck's reputation -- until now. More About: Film , Book , Star
Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong
More articles from this author:2008-05-09 19:27:00 HOUSTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Texas have filed corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a skull from a grave and used it as a bong. More About: Skull 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
