Slot machine multiplies deposit by 10
2006-08-04 19:43:53
Gamblers raked in nearly half a million dollars over two days on a slot machine that multiplied by 10 the amount of money that players put in, a newspaper reported.
Dog alerts family to house fire
2006-08-04 10:46:57
A family's dog is being lauded as a heroine after waking an 8-year-old girl when a fire broke out at their home.
You need an "anti-stupid" pill?
2006-08-08 08:49:25
A German scientist has been testing an "anti-stupidity" pill with encouraging results on mice and fruit flies, Bild newspaper reported Saturday.
Man accused of tapping power
2006-08-03 20:45:16
A former Ansonia man has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of electricity over a period of 14 years.
Sex-starved wife turns to police
2006-08-03 20:33:43
Police in the German city of Aachen received an unusual call for help late on Wednesday when a woman telephoned to complain her husband was not fulfilling his sexual obligations.
Park calls off Muslim Fun Day
2006-08-03 10:14:28
London - Britain's biggest theme park has called off the country's first "National Muslim Fun Day" because of lack of interest, the park said Wednesday.
knife, nails found in stomach
2006-08-02 23:02:45
A team of surgeons in western Serbia earlier this week took out eight nails, a knife, a pen, a screw, a spoon, a clothes-peg and other, smaller objects, from a young man's stomach, one of the doctors said Wednesday.
Town wants $384k for pee by sea
2006-08-02 21:57:37
A ramshackle public toilet could fetch 300,000 euros ($384,000) -- the price of a new house -- if politicians in western Ireland get their way.
Pregnant pause for wannabe singer
2006-08-02 21:02:08
contestant on the "New Zealand Idol" reality TV show, who was once convicted of burglary and assault, has been asked to leave the show -- because she is pregnant.
Monkey business on railway
2006-08-02 20:26:13
They say it takes a thief to catch a thief, but India's Delhi Metro has hired a monkey to frighten off other monkeys from boarding trains and upsetting passengers.
Doctors offer to maim beggars probed
2006-08-02 20:19:24
Three Indian doctors caught on camera apparently agreeing to amputate the healthy limbs of beggars are to be questioned by the Indian Medical Council, an official said Tuesday.
"Welcome...you've got death..."
2006-08-02 09:56:01
A social networking Web site for Americans aged 50-plus went live on Monday - complete with an online obituary database that sends out alerts when someone you may know dies and that plans to set up a do-it-yourself funeral service.