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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
?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
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
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
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
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
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
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
?Self-important and irritating?
2008-05-09 19:26:00 LONDON (Reuters) - England is an irritating and insular country full of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns tourists. More About: Irritating
Chef wants to outlaw out-of-season vegetables
2008-05-09 19:26:00 LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay said restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables. More About: Vegetables , Season , Chef , Outlaw
Royal jewels, rare watches to test auction market
2008-05-09 19:25:00 GENEVA (Reuters) - Auction houses offering royal jewels and rare luxury watches in Geneva next week shrug off any suggestion that the global economic downturn will dampen what they say is still a strong market for high-end pieces. More About: Watches , Market , Jewels , Royal
Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler
2008-05-09 13:42:00 TORONTO (Reuters) - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention. More About: Cent , Woman , Giving , Fired , Treat
You want fries with that? YES!!!!
2008-05-08 19:44:00 BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month. More About: Fries
Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler
2008-05-08 19:40:00 TORONTO (Reuters) - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention. More About: Cent , Woman , Giving , Fired , Treat
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?
2008-05-08 18:47:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday. More About: Sexy , Wasps
Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million
2008-05-07 17:45:00 LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market. More About: Chewing Gum , Million , Stick , Chewing
Building boom drives dump truck thefts
2008-05-07 17:42:00 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector. More About: Building , Truck , Boom
Safety in numbers for speeding drivers
More articles from this author:2008-05-07 17:39:00 BEIJING (Reuters) - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on Tuesday. More About: Drivers , Safety , Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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