McCartney's uitar sold for $614k
2006-08-01 20:15:20
Paul McCartney's first acoustic guitar for 330,000 pounds ($614,000) at auction.
Fish and chips listed as treasures
2006-08-01 20:10:48
Fish and chips, Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python have joined cricket, pubs and red double-decker buses on a growing list of England's national treasures.
Waitress retrieves ID when carding patron
2006-08-01 20:06:22
A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver's license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.
You don't expect this in France
2006-08-01 11:21:16
Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they are caught baring their breasts or buttocks.
Musician uses bombs backdrop
2006-07-31 21:20:50
A Lebanese musician has recorded a unique duet with the Israeli Air Force by recording on the balcony of his Beirut apartment during a bombing raid.
Like taking candy from a bobby
2006-07-31 21:20:50
Two British police officers have been arrested by colleagues on suspicion of stealing candy from the staff confectionery shop.
Smallest police dog? Meet Midge
2006-07-31 09:33:03
Though she's only a 6-pound Chihuahua-rat terrier mix, Midge has the will, skill and nose of a 100-pound German shepherd.
Artist builds Vegas sign with cards, dice
2006-07-30 18:33:24
Take 500 decks of playing cards, 1,800 poker chips, 800 dice and more than a few tubes of Super Glue. Add an artist who likes to stack things and mix in some Vegas glitz. "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas," or at least welcome to a life-size replica of the famous sign made out cards, dice and poker chips.
Naked women shock police
2006-07-30 17:14:45
Albanian police were speechless when around 30 Scandinavian women went topless, shocking local bathers and causing an uproar in an Albanian beach resort.
Man gets 9 years for stabbing dog
2006-07-28 13:47:57
A man convicted of stabbing his niece's German shepherd between the eyes was sentenced to nine years in state prison.
National treasure, huh?
2006-08-02 09:57:24
Fish and chips, Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python have joined cricket, pubs and red double-decker buses on a growing list of England's national treasures.
'Breast' cover gets mixed reaction
2006-07-28 11:04:17
"I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine," one person wrote. "I immediately turned the magazine face down," wrote another.