500 euro Irish cocktail on sale
2006-08-16 22:47:14
Ireland's most expensive cocktail has gone on sale at a Dublin hotel -- priced at a sobering 500 euros (340 pounds).
Rob a cash machine?
2006-08-16 22:44:35
Malaysian bank robbers have botched a second daring attempt to steal a cash machine when an excavator they used to carry out the heist got stuck.
Future shepherds rush to job offer
2006-08-16 22:41:32
A Spanish farm union office has been inundated with calls from people wanting to apply for jobs as shepherds after a television report mistakenly said there were 2,000 posts vacant in the region with attractive terms.
Dog-biting boy rescued in chains
2006-08-16 14:50:27
Authorities in Indian state of West Bengal rescued a 15-year-old boy tied to a tree for nine years because he used to bite dogs and goats besides gnawing on the feet of relatives and neighbours.
Events dwarfed by pop culture
2006-08-16 09:56:33
Three quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White's seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two Supreme Court Justices, according to a poll on pop culture.
Snakes' poop worse than bite
2006-08-15 22:23:40
Working with snakes can be more hazardous than you thought -- but it's not their bite that's the problem.
Current events dwarfed by pop culture
2006-08-15 22:23:40
Three quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White's seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two Supreme Court Justices, according to a poll on pop culture released on Monday.
Breast implants save woman
2006-08-15 21:47:20
An Israeli woman's breast implants saved her life when she was wounded in a Hizbollah rocket attack during Israel's war with the Lebanese group, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday.
Online dating planned for orangutans
2006-08-15 19:51:20
Single male (red hair, long arms, interests include hanging in trees and grooming) seeks female for long-distance relationship and possibility of meeting up in future to help save species.
"Charm school" helps men
2006-08-15 10:32:03
Ben had a rough Friday night picking up women on the Hotel Gansevoort's balcony after being coldly rejected by two attractive blonds.
Foul-smelling bloom a hit
2006-08-14 19:47:36
An arum by any other name would smell as rank -- so it's just called the corpse flower.
Man picks wrong spot when nature calls
2006-08-14 19:47:36
Sometimes when nature calls, there's no time to delay, but a Kentucky man sure picked the wrong spot for a pit stop.