'Streaker' selling bikini to pay for court costs
2006-06-12 22:19:20
A woman who invaded the field in the final seconds of Saturday's test between New Zealand and Ireland in Hamilton wearing just a bikini has put the two-piece suit up for sale on an online auction website to help pay for her court costs.
Beer ingredient may fight prostate cancer
2006-06-12 22:19:20
A main ingredient in beer may help prevent prostate cancer and enlargement, according to a new study. But researchers say don't rush out to stock the refrigerator because the ingredient is present in such small amounts that a person would have to drink more than 17 beers to benefit.
Man eats 47 cheese sandwiches in 10 min.
2006-06-12 20:32:41
There's a rising star on the competitive eating circuit. California man Joey Chestnut downed 47 grilled cheese sandwiches in ten minutes this weekend in Las Vegas to set a world record. That's eleven more sandwiches than the old record of 36.
Brain-dead woman gives birth, then dies
2006-06-12 13:54:46
A brain-dead woman kept alive artificially for more than two months gave birth to a premature baby girl, doctors at a Milan hospital said.
Asian elephant dies at Los Angeles Zoo
2006-06-11 20:19:01
An Asian elephant has died at the Los Angeles Zoo, where critics have charged the animals are kept in unhealthy conditions.
Nude cyclists peel off around Spanish cities
2006-06-11 11:10:00
Nude cyclists walk with their bikes while crossing a bridge as part of 'The World Naked Bike Ride', a protest against oil dependency and the increasing number of cars on the road, in Mexico city June 10, 2006. [Reuters]
Jack the cat chases black bear up tree
2006-06-10 19:58:15
A black bear clings to a backyard tree in West Milford, N.J., Sunday, June 4, 2006. Jack, a 15-pound orange-and-white cat, chased the bear up another nearby tree after it climbed down from the one it first was in. Neighbor Suzanne Giovanetti thought Jack was simply looking up at the bear, but soon realized the much larger animal was afraid of the hissing cat. The cat's owners called it away and the bear ran off.
Rio to paint town green and yellow
2006-06-10 15:24:15
Residents of soccer crazy Rio de Janeiro are "taxing" motorists to raise funds to decorate their streets in the green and yellow of the Brazilian flag for the World Cup.
The wurst way to go?
2006-06-10 10:10:59
German police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a woman with a sausage.
Sleepy workers costing billions
2006-06-10 10:10:59
Japan's corporate warriors aren't getting enough sleep -- and it's costing the country billions.
Claws to be out on cat reality show
2006-06-09 15:08:11
The fur really could fly on TV's latest reality entry in the United States: It stars cats.
Convicted killer seeks sex-change
2006-06-09 14:53:27
A convicted murderer who claims he is a woman trapped inside a man's body testified Thursday that he feels distressed "every waking moment" because prison officials refuse to pay for a sex-change operation.