Naked man arrested for concealed weapon
2006-11-05 09:30:00
A man was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after police found him outdoors - naked - and he told them he had a tool in his rectum, authorities said.
"Misogynist" urinals flushed out to eBay
2006-11-04 16:05:36
Four urinals shaped like a woman's lips went on sale on eBay Thursday after being removed from a public toilet in Vienna following protests from women's groups who said they were sexist.
Naked man arrested for weapon
2006-11-04 16:05:36
A man was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after police found him outdoors — naked — and he told them he had a tool in his rectum, authorities said.
Letters to God end up in ocean, unread
2006-11-03 11:19:39
Some of the letters are comical, others are heartbreaking. The letters — about 300 in all, sent to a New Jersey minister — ended up dumped in the ocean, most of them unopened.
Dead woman wins re-election
2006-10-31 11:08:29
A dead woman won re-election to a school board in rural Alaska after her opponent lost a coin flip meant to break an electoral tie.
Hospital left corpses to rot
2006-10-31 13:41:04
Health authorities in Cyprus are trying to work out how two rotting corpses were left behind in a decommissioned mortuary with the electricity switched off after a hospital move early this month, officials said Saturday.
Science exam a test of love
2006-10-26 10:32:23
A 30-year-old Ghanaian man could be jailed for up to five years after writing his wife's paper in a science exam, police in the West African country said on Wednesday.
Firefighters get underwear rule
2006-10-26 10:29:36
A Canadian city under pressure for alleged sexual harassment within its fire department has ordered firefighters to wear only boxer-style underwear.
Tod gets stuck in vending machine
2006-10-26 09:14:34
Three-year-old Robert Moore went fishing for a stuffed replica of Sponge Bob and ended up trapped in a vending machine. The toddler's adventure began with a Saturday evening shopping trip with his grandmother, Fredricka Bierdemann, and three siblings.
Prisoners wed after peephole courtship
2006-10-24 10:04:43
Two prisoners in an Ivory Coast jail who courted and fell in love through a peephole in an iron door have been released for a few hours to get married, one of their jailers said Friday.
Man finds diamond in US park
2006-10-22 07:35:21
A Wisconsin man visiting a state park took home the ultimate souvenir: a 5.47-carat canary diamond.
Man accused of having sex with dog
2006-10-21 20:30:18
A man accused of having sex with the family dog has been charged under the state's new animal cruelty law, which makes bestiality a felony, a prosecutor said.