'Baa, Baa Black Sheep' blacklisted
2006-06-15 10:01:13
An Indian state has removed nursery rhymes such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black Sheep" from its primary school syllabus because they are "too Western," newspapers said Wednesday.
Frog chorus keeps players awake
2006-06-15 09:49:00
Ukraine's World Cup players complained Tuesday that frogs were disturbing the sleep of the squad at their lakeside hotel in Potsdam.
E-newspapers around the corner
2006-06-14 19:05:10
The newspapers of the future - cheap digital screens may finally arrive as early as this year.
Cats to compete in NY TV show
2006-06-14 13:47:12
Ten cats in search of owners will spend the next 10 days in a New York store window, their every move caught on camera for a reality TV show on which they will compete for best sleeper and mouse-catcher.
Taste for meat and fish inherited
2006-06-14 09:08:46
Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it's more nurture than nature, according to a study on Wednesday.
Students find ring adults can't hear
2006-06-13 14:57:36
US students are using a new ring tone to receive messages in class -- and many teachers can't even hear the ring.
Woman finds strange man in bed
2006-06-13 14:47:21
A Wyoming woman woke up over the weekend to find a man she didn't know climbing into her bed, according to local police.
Monks can't like the World Cup...
2006-06-13 11:20:20
Phnom Penh patriarch Non Nget has told Cambodia's 40,000 Buddhist monks to remain passive while watching World Cup soccer games or be defrocked.
Robber returns cash, with interest
2006-06-13 11:14:36
A Japanese man who robbed a post office returned more money than he stole and turned himself in after deciding to come clean for the sake of his girlfriend.
Polar bears may be cannibalism
2006-06-13 10:56:54
Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice keep them from getting to their natural food, a new study by American and Canadian scientists has found.
Bulky man barely injured as car rolls over him
2006-06-13 09:05:03
A 440 pound German man discovered that being overweight can be good for your health -- if you get run over by a car.
Coffee may cut alcohol liver damage
2006-06-13 08:59:30
Researchers reported on Monday that drinking coffee cuts the risk of cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol -- by 22 percent per cup each day -- but they stopped short of saying doctors should prescribe coffee for that reason.