Dumb has a new definition...
2006-08-09 20:34:27
Spanish police have arrested four Frenchmen for jumping in front of cars on a busy road so that they could film them and post the footage on the Internet, the newspaper El Pais said Tuesday.
Man stages one-man charity show
2006-08-09 20:34:27
Passers-by in the western German city of Darmstadt could not believe their luck when a retiree came out of a bank with 13,000 euros (US$16,700) and started handing out the cash, authorities said Wednesday.
Florida manatee takes NY tour
2006-08-08 21:10:22
New Yorkers are known to head south to vacation, but at least one Floridian had an urge to come north to see the big city.
Man, 88, wants more kids
2006-08-08 11:46:38
An 88-year-old Indian farmer, who has never heard of viagra, became the father of a baby boy and has sex daily and wants more kids, The Times of India reported on Tuesday.
'There is a baby in my belly'
2006-08-08 16:05:18
Tokyo rail companies are providing pregnant women with badges in the hope of prompting other passengers on the Japanese capital's crowded trains to offer them seats.
Designer creates floating bed
2006-08-08 14:53:03
Woman finds frozen dog in fridge
2006-08-07 22:38:25
A German woman found a frozen dead dog when she opened the refrigerator freezer compartment in her new apartment in the southwestern town of Trossingen, police said Saturday.
Woman gets stuck on toilet
2006-08-05 15:24:12
A woman who became stuck to a toilet seat in a shopping mall restroom was treated at a local hospital after paramedics used fingernail polish remover to free her, officials said.
Woman seeking 'cute cop' on probation
2006-08-05 15:21:18
Anyone needs 'anti-stupid' pill?
2006-08-07 22:38:25
A German scientist has been testing an "anti-stupidity" pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies, Bild newspaper reported Saturday.
Floating prison planned
2006-08-05 14:26:21
Australia plans to use an armed detention ship to house illegal Asian fishermen caught off its remote northern coast, sparking criticism that keeping people in a floating prison would breach human rights obligations. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who has enforced a tough border protection policy, said the detention ship was appropriate as Australia faced a stream of illegal fishermen.
Hound dog mauls Elvis's teddy bear
2006-08-04 19:46:37
Barney the guard dog went berserk at a teddy bear exhibition in England and ripped the stuffing out of Elvis Presley's beloved bear Mabel, exhibitors said on Thursday.