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.