Latest way to spy on nannies
2006-10-20 15:52:16
Just as trucking companies put signs on their vehicles asking the public to report unsafe drivers, parents can now put license plates on their baby strollers to get feedback on the behavior of their nannies.
Austrian removes 'sexist' urinals
2006-10-20 14:18:29
An Austrian businessman announced Thursday that he would get rid of urinals shaped like a woman's mouth from a public toilet near Vienna's national opera, after facing pressure from politicians who demanded their removal.
Vicar's knicker run rescues town
2006-10-20 09:23:52
A vicar has come to the rescue of a small New Zealand town that has run out of women's underwear.
Albanian student banned from wearing headscarf in university
2006-10-20 09:21:17
A female Muslim student has been banned from wearing a headscarf in an Albanian university after she wore one to a lecture, news reaching here from Tirana reported on Thursday.
Thieves steal NY Mayor's car
2006-10-20 09:14:22
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's car was stolen on Wednesday and his assistant was punched in the face during the carjacking, police said.
Make no mistake: don't "bank" on Kazakh money
2006-10-19 14:14:18
The Kazakhstan central bank has misspelled the word "bank" on its new notes, officials said on Wednesday.
Prize cat disappears 14 hours
2006-10-18 11:19:36
A champion cat was not exactly gracious about his win: He bolted for 14 hours. Evgeny Plushenko, named after the Olympic gold medal-winning Russian figure skater, jumped from a judge's arms after being named best of its breed at the Cat Fanciers' Association Cat annual show. He beat out 200 other felines at the Madison Square Garden event on Sunday.
Paint town red to lift moral
2006-10-18 11:13:39
Authorities in eastern India are painting a crime-infested town pink in the hope that an image makeover will lift the sagging morale of residents who are fed up with the decline in law and order, officials said on Monday.
Dog saves owner, dies trying to save cat
2006-10-17 10:50:38
After a disabled woman's cat started a house fire, her specially trained dog came to the rescue, then died trying to help the cat still in the house. Jamie Hanson said the 13-year-old dog named Jesse brought the phone so she could call 911 and also brought her artificial leg.
Don't throw away your identity
2006-10-16 16:40:34
Nearly half of UK householders are still throwing out information which can be used by criminals to steal their identity, crime experts have warned.
Troops battle marijuana plants
2006-10-16 15:51:05
Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy -- almost impenetrable forests of 10-feet-high marijuana plants.
Woman 'kidnaps' son 4 times
2006-10-16 15:42:16
A Spanish woman staged fake kidnappings of her son four times and got his father to pay her more than a million euros ($1.26 million) in ransom money, newspaper El Mundo reported Friday.