Love me, love my rats
2006-06-30 10:57:23
A man who had 1,300 rats removed from his home by animal control officers said that he originally bought several as pets, but that they were "a force of nature" that soon bred out of control.
Granny's dream advice helps Malaysian win lottery
2006-07-01 13:35:15
A Malaysian won 42,500 ringgit ($11,580) in a lottery by playing a four-digit number his dead grandmother had given him in a dream, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Granny's dream advice helps man win lottery
2006-07-05 09:02:08
A Malaysian won 42,500 ringgit ($11,580) in a lottery by playing a four-digit number his dead grandmother had given him in a dream, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Man prefers jail to being at home with grandpa
2006-07-05 09:02:08
An Italian man escaped from house arrest and begged police to put him in jail because he could not bear living with his grandfather, his lawyer said Monday.
Beatles' legacy revived with 'Love' show
2006-07-01 15:11:52
The Beatles are back, not in the USSR, not on "The Ed Sullivan Show" or even at Shea Stadium - but on the Las Vegas Strip as the focus of international theater troupe Cirque du Soleil's surrealistic portrayal of the Fab Four's career.
Embezzler busted for posing as Brad Pitt
2006-06-30 09:17:30
A salesman tried to fleece a money exchanger in the United Arab Emirates by using an identity card bearing the picture of Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt, a local newspaper reported Thursday.
Woman auctions self with Ferrari
2006-06-30 09:12:59
A woman living in Germany is auctioning off her red Ferrari Enzo sports car and including a little extra in the package -- herself.
Lightbulb removed from anus
2006-06-30 09:12:59
Fateh Mohammad, a prison inmate in Pakistan, says he woke up last weekend with a glass lightbulb in his anus.
Ex-judge denies using sex device in court
2006-06-28 15:49:42
A former county judge testified Tuesday that he kept a sexual device under his courtroom bench but called it a gag gift and denied ever using it, saying to have done so in open court "defies common sense."
Fake cops steal cocaine from lab
2006-06-28 14:40:43
Four thieves disguised as policemen stole 100 kg (220 lb) of cocaine worth some 10 million euros (6.9 million pounds) from a medical laboratory in Milan on Tuesday, Italian police said.
Demanding rights for great apes
2006-06-28 11:49:43
Spain's parliament is to declare support for rights to life and freedom for great apes on Wednesday, apparently the first time any national legislature will have recognized such rights for non-humans.
How is dingo urine gathered?
2006-06-28 11:48:35
Australian researchers said they have discovered a new repellent that can help with everything from rehabilitating old mine sites to reducing the amount of roadkill. It's dingo urine.