Irish use strike day to shop across border
2009-11-26 09:08:25
Irish workers caused traffic jams on Tuesday as hundreds made use of a one-day public sector strike to do some Christmas shopping in the cheaper stores across the border in Northern Ireland.
"Coffee police" fight fraud on shop shelves
2009-11-26 09:08:15
Brazil's coffee industry is engaged in a tireless battle against rogue roasters who cut corners and costs by bulking up their products with corn, soy or even wood.
Police 'cross-dress to catch thieves'
2009-11-26 08:51:00
A police team in Japan has reportedly started a cross-dressing patrol with the goal of catching attempted thieves.
New 'noisy sex' couple avoid eviction
2009-11-26 08:50:41
A judge has ruled that a Swedish couple accused of disturbing their neighbours by having noisy sex should not be evicted.
Darwin first edition 'found in toilet'
2009-11-26 08:48:06
A first edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species has been sold for over £100,000 after it was found in a family's toilet.
Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China
2009-11-25 17:30:58
The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.
Ill billionaire plays poor to get medicines in charity
2009-11-25 10:49:01
A billionaire suffering from cancer forged documents to prove he was poor so that he could avail of free medicine from a charity for years in Zhejiang province.
Farmer thrashes donkey braying to his wife's voice
2009-11-25 10:43:27
man in Meihekou, Jilin province, beat up a donkey, who, he thought, brayed every time his wife opened her mouth to sing.
Couple arrested for refusing to pay tip
2009-11-25 10:28:10
A couple in America have been arrested for refusing to pay a restaurant tip.
World's oldest sheep dies at 23
2009-11-25 10:01:43
The oldest sheep in the world has died peacefully on its farm at Lake Bolac, Australia.
Hitler's Mercedes 'bought for £5m'
2009-11-25 09:50:00
Adolf Hitler's Mercedes has reportedly been purchased by a Russian billionaire for an estimated £5m.
Using your plastic for plastic surgery..
2009-11-25 09:19:43
Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation.