When faith and medicine collide

2006-12-27 10:16:26

Any nurse can walk into a bad situation. The one Luanne Linnard-Palmer can't forget came as she readied a little boy for a blood transfusion only to be told by his mother "You know you're damning his soul to hell!"

Motorists switch brain off

2006-12-26 15:26:10

Motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car's satellite navigation system have had a number of spectacular crashes in the past year - but occasionally they're right to blame the machine.

Card from '53 still in exchange

2006-12-26 13:33:55

A Christmas card that bore a three-cent stamp on its first trip through the mail is still going strong, thanks to a little tape and a lasting friendship.

Prizes for prostitute-free New Year!

2006-12-26 10:58:41

The South Korean government is handing out gifts for office workers who promise not to visit brothels this holiday season

Season for nearly nude calendars

2006-12-26 10:07:59

Miss December is wearing nothing but a Santa hat and a smile. Oh, and holding one strategically placed cat.

Christmas brings strange crimes

2006-12-25 12:34:28

There's nobody nice on this Christmas list: snowman stabbers, Grinch snatchers, wreath-robbing weasels.

Indian jewellers seek ban on veiled women

2006-12-28 13:30:55

Women wearing the burqa and other face-concealing veils could be banned from jewellery stores in a west Indian city after a spate of thefts involving burqa-clad customers.

Bat, dog meat for Christmas

2006-12-25 11:11:27

Dogs, bats, Kentucky Fried Chicken and barramundi will grace dinner tables across the Asia Pacific this Christmas, a festival celebrated with lots of cheer, and very little turkey, in this mainly non-Christian region.

Bus riders get gifts from 'Santa'

2006-12-25 08:47:58

A woman hopped aboard buses, greeted passengers with "Merry Christmas" and handed each an envelope containing a card and a US$50 bill before stepping off and repeating the process on another bus.

Tiger mauls trainer at US Zoo

2006-12-23 15:37:17

A 350-pound Siberian tiger attacked and injured her trainer Friday at the San Francisco Zoo as at least 50 visitors looked on, zoo officials said.

Poll shows Santa is enduring

2006-12-23 08:48:02

Santa has lots going against him - school-yard rumors, older brothers who think they know the deal and tattle to the young ones, errant price tags, the tell-all Internet and so many Made in China labels it seems the North Pole has outsourced to Asia.

Virgin dragon to give birth

2006-12-21 12:52:47

In an evolutionary twist, Flora the Komodo dragon has managed to become pregnant all on her own without any male help. She is carrying seven baby Komodo dragons.