Experts to fight online "phishing' schemes
2006-03-20 11:33:39
The e-mails look real. A bank needs to "verify" your account information. An online payment service urgently warns about "unauthorized" access to your account.
Naked Venezuelans gather Bolivar statue
2006-03-20 09:43:36
Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly
2006-03-20 07:04:32
A Japanese-led research team said it had made a seeing, hearing and smelling robot that can carry human beings and is aimed at helping care for the country's growing number of elderly.
UK tops European "gazumping league"
2006-03-19 11:07:49
Don't read this if you get nightmares...
2006-03-18 17:42:19
Burglars in Kazakhstan locked a funeral parlor employee in a coffin and kept him there unconscious while rummaging for cash in the shop.
Pregnant teen waitress gets $1,000 tip
2006-03-18 09:25:02
A pregnant teenage waitress got an unexpectedly large tip when a sympathetic stranger left her US$1,000 in cash, according to a media report Friday.
Stolen Van Gogh returned after 7 years
2006-03-18 09:25:02
A Dutch bank got a bonus on Thursday when police turned up with its stolen Van Gogh painting during an earnings news conference.
With a little bit of blooming luck...
2006-03-18 09:25:02
Little is as important in the Japanese spring than knowing when cherry trees will bloom.
Women die after using abortion pill
2006-03-18 09:10:53
Two more women have died after using the abortion pill RU-486, regulators said in a warning that brought renewed calls for pulling the disputed drug from the market.
Kangaroo leads cops on snow chase
2006-03-17 15:16:04
VIENNA, Austria - A kangaroo led police in southern Austria on a snow chase Thursday after it jumped the fence of its cage and decided to explore its wintry surroundings.
Jessica Simpson snubs Bush
2006-03-17 15:11:47
Concerned about politicizing her favorite charity, singer-actress Jessica Simpson on Wednesday turned down a invitation to meet with US President George W. Bush, a snub that left Republicans dismayed.