Zoo apes have taste for red wine
2006-05-23 21:09:39
Monkeys and apes in Budapest's Zoo drink their way through 55 litres of red wine each year, albeit in small quantities each day, to help boost their red blood cells, the zoo said Monday.
British mothers hooked on "powerpramming"
2006-05-23 09:27:29
Mothers exercise with their babies on Clapham Common in London May 17, 2006. "Powerpramming", a new craze, is sweeping Britain in which new mothers are encouraged to use their offspring - and the inevitable baggage that comes with them - as exercise aids. [Reuters]
World Cup: A chance to increase awareness
2006-05-23 09:52:21
Along the streets of Germany's financial center, and one of the 12 venues for this year's World Cup, images of Ronaldhino, Zinedine Zidane and Freddie Ljungberg entice shoppers to buy shoes, T-shirts and more soccer products.
Boy, 7, swims from Alcatraz to San Francisco
2006-05-23 07:17:37
A 7-year-old Arizona boy swam from Alcatraz Island to the city in 47 minutes Monday, where his father lifted him from the chilly waters.
Relatively speaking: Einstein's struggles and failures
2006-05-23 06:26:34
To many, he is the greatest scientist who ever lived, but a unique collection of Albert Einstein's letters and papers reveals a history of struggle and failure made worse by an apparently shaky grasp of maths.
Mona Lisa's smile gets a "voice"
2006-05-22 14:33:15
She is probably the most famous woman in the world, who came to fame in 1506. That's when Mona Lisa was painted. Yes, the voice, say Japanese experts, is what Mona Lisa would sound like.
Menstruation is fast becoming ptional
2006-05-22 12:55:02
For young women with a world of choices, even that monthly curse, the menstrual period, is optional.
Murder and intrigue mark 'Desperate Housewives' season finale
2006-05-22 12:40:09
A murder - maybe two, a philandering husband, the discovery of a mysterious love child, an escape from a psychiatric hospital and a police sniper's deadly shot ending a confrontation.
Escaped prisoner found after nearly 38 years
2006-05-22 10:49:40
A man on the run for nearly 38 years since escaping from a California prison has been arrested in Oklahoma, authorities said on Friday.
Sex workers warned over World Cup
2006-05-22 10:39:40
A rights group has warned Thai sex workers against going to Germany during the World Cup, saying they could be subject to "all kinds of abuse," a report has said.
US rider emerges from full day of surgery
2006-05-22 10:13:34
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro came out of a day-long surgery Sunday to repair three broken bones in his right rear leg and "practically jogged back to the stall," the colt's surgeon said.
French are rudest, most boring people - British poll
2006-05-22 10:07:07
The French have been voted the world's most unfriendly nation by a landslide in a new British poll published. They were also voted the most boring and most ungenerous.