Five detained over ringing phones
2006-08-25 20:52:11
A judge detained and questioned a row of spectators when a cell phone rang for a third time in her courtroom, later ordering two people to serve community service for contempt of court.
Woman gives birth while stuck in traffic
2006-08-24 22:48:17
A husband helped his wife deliver the couple's baby after they got stuck in rush hour traffic and then got lost on the way to the hospital.
NY's oldest bartender still mixing martinis at 90
2006-08-24 22:39:34
A man who mixed martinis for Marilyn Monroe and poured Scotch for John Lennon was feted as New York's oldest bartender when he turned 90 this week, and he vowed to keep working.
Woman escapes captor after 8 years
2006-08-24 22:23:50
An 18-year-old woman who was kidnapped eight years ago and held captive in a cellar managed to escape, and her alleged abductor committed suicide by jumping in front of a train, authorities said Thursday.
Restaurant bears Hitler's name
2006-08-23 22:14:25
When Hitler's Cross restaurant opened four days ago in a Bombay suburb, local politicians and movie industry types were on hand to celebrate beneath the posters of the Nazi leader and swastikas.
Child protection site 'contained porn links'
2006-08-23 21:17:27
A Home Office radio spot advertising a web site telling children how to stay safe online has been banned in a mix-up over links to pornography.
Spears ad too 'stimulating' for Tokyo metro
2006-08-23 21:11:45
Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people.
Robber mistakes town hall for a bank
2006-08-23 21:02:30
A would-be robber was arrested after he tried to hold up his local town hall, mistaking it for a bank, Austrian police said on Wednesday.
To freshmen, Google was always a verb
2006-08-23 20:47:00
For most teens starting college this fall, disposable contact lenses have always been available, wars and revolutions have always been televised, and a stamp was rarely needed for communication.
NZ men rush to see 'boobs'
2006-08-23 20:47:00
Thousands of people -- almost all of them men -- lined the main street of New Zealand's biggest city Wednesday as 25 topless porn stars paraded on motor bikes and two old army tanks.
Watch the 'Boobs on bikes' parade
2006-08-23 13:45:29
Thousands of people - almost all of them men - lined the main street of New Zealand's biggest city on Wednesday as 25 topless porn stars paraded on motor bikes and two old army tanks.
Pirate scene hooks recruits
2006-08-22 20:48:08
Shuhe Hawkins wanted to be a pirate when he grew up. Apparently, he was not alone.