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.