Male lawyer sports skirt to court
2006-07-25 22:28:22
A bald, mustachioed lawyer turned up at court wearing a skirt and blouse and toting a purse to protest a lack of care and sensitivity among New Zealand's male-dominated judiciary, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Blow-up man for solo woman
2006-07-25 15:54:47
He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates.
At swinging convention, sex is on everyone's mind
2006-07-25 15:37:44
Vera Rhodes has come a long way from her conservative upbringing in Pennsylvania's Amish community.
Nuns on bikes chase thief
2006-07-24 17:01:58
Two Dutch nuns, wearing habits and riding bikes, chased a suspected thief through Amsterdam, police said Monday.
Fish from heavens rains on India
2006-07-24 15:02:42
The people of Kerala in India's southwest are famed for turning fish into spicy feasts fit for gods, but last week the heavens turned provider as fish rained down on the village of Manna, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Bottle of tequila sold for $225K
2006-07-23 20:33:26
Forget the salt and lime, you'll need a mint to enjoy this tequila. Producer Tequila Ley .925 announced Saturday that it has sold a bottle of Mexico's best-known beverage in a gold and platinum casing for a whopping US$225,000.
Thief robs police upon release
2006-07-23 10:00:58
Police in the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt were stunned when a thief they had just released from custody stole an officer's bicycle on his way out and rode off on it, authorities said Thursday.
Pig slurry used to clean pond
2006-07-21 21:03:04
Finnish engineers have poured pig manure into a contaminated pond next to an old mine, saying the bacteria in the slurry will clean up metals in the water.
Doggie hotel opens, $23 a night
2006-07-21 17:05:07
Washingtonians can now drop their pooches off at a pet hotel that cares for their friendly canines in a five-star environment -- pet-themed television shows optional.
Cat burglar steals garden-glove
2006-07-21 11:08:43
A pink-and-white gardening glove was missing Thursday morning from Jeannine Goche's front porch. But there was absolutely no mystery about who had taken it. Willy, the cat who loves gloves, had struck again.
Snake-spotting helps us evolve
2006-07-21 10:57:45
Snakes may make people jump for a good reason -- human close-up vision may have evolved specifically to spot the reptiles, researchers reported on Thursday
Does this sound familiar, or what?
2006-07-21 09:44:40
Britons are spending as much as 83 billion pounds a year without knowing where the money went, according to research by Visa.