Python swallows pregnant ewe
2006-09-06 15:38:31
Hospitals introduce Muslim gown
2006-09-06 15:00:27
Two hospitals in northwestern England will be offering head-to-toe gowns for Muslim women who request them, officials said Tuesday.
Paraglider lands in minefield
2006-09-05 19:37:31
An Israeli man was stuck in the middle of a minefield near the Syrian border Saturday after crashing his paraglider and severely injuring himself.
Priests asked to shame drunk drivers
2006-09-05 17:23:53
Prosecutors in overwhelmingly Catholic Poland have asked priests to read out the names of drink-drivers from the pulpit as part of efforts to reduce the country's high road death rate.
Brazil arrests gang members tunneling into banks
2006-09-05 17:05:59
Police Friday arrested 28 members of a major criminal gang that has terrorized the city of Sao Paulo in recent months just as it prepared to rob two banks in southern Brazil by digging a tunnel.
Burning Man festival in Nevada
2006-09-04 15:44:51
Thousands of celebrants danced, hugged and cheered as the annual Burning Man counterculture festival climaxed with the traditional torching of its namesake object on the northern Nevada desert.
Nepal boy shortest in world
2006-09-01 22:11:52
Nepal's shortest boy is waiting for word from the Guinness World Records, where he has applied to be named the shortest in the world, his supporters said on Wednesday.
Bartender gets $10,000 tip
2006-09-01 22:11:52
Two weeks ago, one of Cindy Kienow's regular customers left her a US$100 tip on a tab that wasn't even half that. This week, he added a couple of zeros.
Teen sleeps through plane's round trip
2006-09-01 22:01:20
A sleeping teenager flew home to Bulgaria and then back to Malta after aircrew apparently failed to notice she was still on the plane.
Someone posts bogus 'No Parking' sign
2006-09-01 22:01:20
Several Brooklyn residents woke up to find their street empty - because someone had posted a No Parking sign and police had towed their rides.
Brothels take the sting out of pump prices
2006-08-30 22:47:18
Hot and bothered by rising pump prices? Australian brothels are offering clients discounts based on their gas bills.
Inmates shave to rid oil spill
2006-08-30 22:30:42
Thousands of prisoners have been shaving their heads and chests to donate hair to help mop up the Philippines' worst oil spill, officials said Wednesday.