Woman calls 9-1-1 to hook up with cute cop
2006-07-14 20:52:01
An Oregon woman was looking for love in all the wrong places when she called 9-1-1 wanting a "cute" sheriff's deputy to return to her house.
Careless Berlin burglars take taxi
2006-07-13 22:59:13
Two Albanian men carrying stolen computers and flat-screen televisions worth $13,000 flagged down a Berlin taxi to transport their loot home but were later arrested after the cab driver called the police.
"Wear nice pants" - police tell drinkers
2006-07-13 21:23:46
Women going on boozy nights out have been warned by police to "wear nice pants" in case they fall down drunk in the street.
Chicken in Kazakhstan lays mystery Allah egg
2006-07-13 19:06:44
A chicken in a Kazakh village has laid an egg with the word "Allah" inscribed on its shell, state media reported on Thursday.
Pregnant woman saves neighbor from fire
2006-07-12 23:45:43
Jessica Bates expects to give birth to twin girls any day now, but that didn't stop her from rushing to the aid of a neighbor in distress.
Cameroon girls suffer 'breast ironing'
2006-07-12 14:56:46
Worried that her daughters' budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, their mother Philomene Moungang started 'ironing' the girls' bosoms with a heated stone.
US dogs to become bulletproof
2006-07-12 10:11:57
More and more US police dogs are enjoying similar protection as their human partners in fighting crime.
Roller coaster mishap injures 27
2006-07-10 11:36:29
A malfunction on a roller coaster sent 27 people to hospitals, most with minor chest and neck injuries, a park official said.
Van Gogh painting sold for US$9
2006-07-10 11:19:40
When Scottish art dealer Alexander Reid returned from Paris with two paintings by Vincent van Gogh, his father berated him for bringing such "atrocities" home and sold them to a French dealer for five pounds (US$9) each.
Fugitive otter recaptured after month on the run
2006-07-10 07:15:00
An escapee who had spent almost a month on the run, eating the finest food and frolicking in clear public sight on the beach of one of New Zealand's swankiest suburbs has been recaptured by desperate authorities.
Limo driver gets big tip: a kidney
2006-07-10 06:53:41
As tips go, Chicago limousine driver Abdul Faraj got a priceless one this week when one of his regular customers offered up a kidney, media reports said.
Jailed Mafia boss allowed to have in-vitro baby
2006-07-09 15:09:57
An Italian judge has ruled that a Mafia boss serving a life sentence for murder should be allowed to father a baby through artificial insemination -- and the public health service should pay for it.