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.