Man sells beagle to buy beer
2006-12-30 11:18:37
A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer, the Bild newspaper reported Friday.
Rock singer honoured by Queen
2006-12-30 09:55:39
Rock singer Rod Stewart and Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Zara Phillips, are among those honoured by Britain's monarch in her traditional New Year honours list.
Tabby cat saves family from fire
2006-12-29 14:31:59
An alert tabby cat saved an Australian family of four from a house fire by clawing at its owner's face, emergency officials said on Friday.
Thirsty man trades beagle for beer
2006-12-30 08:59:49
A thirsty German sold his 6-year-old step-daughter's pet beagle to the owner of a bar to pay for beer, the Bild newspaper reported Friday.
Camel sacrifice, spray-on condom among 2006 oddities
2007-01-01 08:51:52
From the Turkish Airline workers who sacrificed a camel at Istanbul airport to celebrate a job well done to the German who invented snug spray-on condoms, the world was full of offbeat news in 2006.
Jewelers see veiled threat
2006-12-29 11:11:25
Women wearing the burqa and other face-concealing veils could be banned from jewelry stores in a west Indian city after a spate of thefts involving burqa-clad customers, jewelers said on Thursday.
Max has maximum appeal among dog names
2006-12-29 11:11:25
If you're in a New York City park and tell your dog Max to fetch, you might find a strange pooch retrieving your ball.
Man trapped down drain hunting for keys
2006-12-29 11:11:25
Berlin police said on Wednesday they had rescued a motorist who ended up wedged upside down in a drain after trying to retrieve car keys he had dropped.
Hockey stick sells for $1.9M
2006-12-28 10:30:07
The world's oldest ice hockey stick, a hickory shaft carved in the 1850s, sold for 1.9 million dollars US (2.2 million Canadian) here and will be displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Woman fakes kidnapping to avoid work
2006-12-28 09:55:30
A 21-year-old German woman who did not feel like going to work at a fast food restaurant sent her parents a text message saying she had been kidnapped.
Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
2006-12-28 08:50:04
Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court.
Priest tackles intruder, foils theft
2006-12-27 10:32:06
A Roman Catholic priest tackled a teenage boy he found rummaging through a church rectory Tuesday, foiling a theft attempt, police said. The intruder and another man escaped briefly. But police officers used a description by the Rev. Noah Casey to track and arrest them.