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Overweight air hostesses grounded in India
2008-06-07 03:05:00 The Delhi High Court, India , recently upheld the policy of Indian Airlines to ground overweight air hostesses. A bench headed by Justice AK Sikri dismissed the petition filed by some Indian Airlines air hostesses, who were grounded due to putting on weight excessive to the limit fixed by the airlines. The court had on May 5 ... More About: Overweight
Couple Divorced for 10 years without knowledge
2008-06-05 04:44:00 What do you do when you realize that you have been divorced for the last ten years without your knowledge and that too being happily married all the time? Well, that was what happened to a couple in India who realized that the government record show they have been divorced for a decade. Meena Verma, ... More About: Couple , Knowledge , Years
World?s newest republic, Nepal
2008-05-29 06:47:00 Nepal has registered itself as the newest republic in the world with a recent declaration to convert the kingdom to a federal democratic republic. Now onward the king is considered an ordinary citizen. The first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) unanimously declared Nepal a republic late on Wednesday night, with only four votes against the ... More About: World , Nepal , Records , Republic
New Records on top of the world, Mt. Everest
2008-05-26 08:57:00 Two new records were set by two Nepal i mountaineers on the top of Mt. Everest . The first record was set by Appa Sherpa, 48, who climbed the highest peak for the 18th time. The second record was set by a 76 year old (turning 77 in a few days) senior Min Bahadur Serchan. Sherchan has broken the ... More About: World , The World , Records
National Geographic writer Ian Baker accused of stealing statues of archaeo
2008-05-24 03:36:00 A person claiming to be writer of National Geographic was found to be trading animal parts and statues of archaeological importance in Nepal . 41 years old Ian Baker, living in Nepal for the last 24 years, had stored statues of archaeological importance, vestiges of various wild animals including skin, skeleton and statues in his ... More About: National Geographic , Statues , Writer
Warning issued over unlicensed sex drugs
2008-05-24 00:26:00 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians should avoid unlicensed drugs that claim to improve sexual performance because they could cause problems such as loss of consciousness, prolonged erections and chest pain, the health ministry said on Friday. More About: Drugs , Warning
?Indiana Jones? cracks whip at box office opening
2008-05-24 00:24:00 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paramount Pictures appears to have another hit on its hands, as the new "Indiana Jones " movie grossed $25 million from its first full day in North American theaters, independent box office analysts reported on Friday. More About: Office , Indiana Jones , Opening
Car thief held after stand-off with boars
2008-05-24 00:17:00 BERLIN (Reuters) - German police pursuing a car thief through a dark forest turned rescuers when the man became cornered by a family of angry wild boar. More About: Stand , Thief , Held
Mystery deepens as 4th severed foot found
2008-05-23 21:34:00 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Canada's Pacific coast, but police are no closer to solving the gruesome mystery. More About: Mystery , Foot
Singapore bans two porn websites in symbolic move
2008-05-23 17:10:00 SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Singapore has banned access to two pornographic websites in a "symbolic statement" of the country's societal values, its media regulator said on Friday. More About: Websites , Move
Shrine workers may keep their underwear on
2008-05-23 17:08:00 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Employees counting donations at a popular Hindu shrine in southern India will no longer have to take off their underpants at work after the local human rights commission intervened. More About: Workers , Shrine , Underwear
Buy a car, get a free gun
2008-05-23 17:06:00 KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase. More About: Free
Guy loses lawsuit over fly in bottle of water
2008-05-23 17:03:00 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the case of a man who said he lost interest in sex after he found two dead flies in an unopened bottle of drinking water. More About: Lawsuit , Water , Bottle
Mail firm issues stamps of Hitler deputy
2008-05-23 16:54:00 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German mail company Deutsche Post has inadvertently issued stamps bearing the image of Adolf Hitler 's former deputy, Rudolf Hess, the company said on Wednesday. More About: Mail , Issues , Stamps
Bureaucrats get taste of jail
2008-05-22 15:57:00 BERLIN (Reuters) - A group of top German government officials found themselves captives of the former East Germany after they were accidentally locked in a prison once run by the defunct communist state's secret police, the Stasi. More About: Taste , Jail
Every pupil?s dream: the exam with answers on back
2008-05-22 15:57:00 LONDON (Reuters) - It sounds like every student's dream -- turning over an exam paper and finding the answers on the back. More About: Answers , Back , Dream , Exam , Pupil
Mail firm issues stamps of Hitler deputy
2008-05-22 15:55:00 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German mail company Deutsche Post has inadvertently issued stamps bearing the image of Adolf Hitler 's former deputy, Rudolf Hess, the company said on Wednesday. More About: Mail , Issues , Stamps
Wolf whistle works, woman strips
2008-05-22 15:54:00 WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Road workers in a small New Zealand town got their wish granted when a woman stripped saying she was fed up with their wolf-whistles. More About: Whistle , Woman , Works , Wolf
Referee banned for changing his mind
2008-05-21 20:27:00 BANGKOK (Reuters) - A referee in the Vietnamese soccer league has been suspended for four matches for awarding a goal and then changing his mind, local media reported. More About: Mind , Changing , Banned , Referee
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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