Fans told not to imitate stunts
2006-06-26 16:51:52
Bollywood's new flying superhero has asked fans, especially children, not to imitate his onscreen death-defying stunts after a man leapt off a cinema balcony in central India, breaking his leg.
Wandering bear shot in Germany
2006-06-26 16:48:20
The wandering brown bear that has killed livestock and eluded authorities for weeks in southern Germany and Austria has been shot and killed, a regional official said Monday.
In fashion: Letting your hair down
2006-06-26 11:44:15
Forget designer handbags and couture frocks, these days style-conscious women are spending big on the latest luxury accessory, human hair extensions.
Baseball fans can show support in afterlife
2006-06-26 10:58:55
Die-hard baseball fans will soon have a way to be close to their favorite teams in the afterlife.
Mascot, acting the goat, demoted
2006-06-26 10:24:05
The six-year-old mascot for a British army battalion has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries.
Cellphone users warned of lightning risk
2006-06-25 11:38:17
People should not use mobile phones outdoors during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning, doctors said Friday.
Clerk jailed for soda urination
2006-06-23 16:09:58
A former convenience store clerk who urinated in a bottle of soda that was later drunk by a customer was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail.
'Cat's pee' a boon for wine
2006-06-23 16:08:31
A wine with a whiff of "cat's pee on a gooseberry bush" has transformed Marlborough's Wairau Valley from scruffy farming country into New Zealand's wine capital in just three decades.
Man's bottle message found after his death
2006-06-23 15:45:33
Years after casting a bottled-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man's childhood message has been found and returned to his mother.
Companies go pet-friendly
2006-06-23 15:39:39
On a typical day at Tellme Networks Inc., Jackson snores, Penny spends time learning Chinese and the bosses and workers are delighted.
Restaurant sells $100 hamburger
2006-06-23 09:37:41
A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.
Parents admit raiding piggy banks
2006-06-22 10:08:18
One in four Australian parents regularly "borrow" money from their children's piggy banks to pay for anything from bread to luxury holidays, a survey said Wednesday.