Yes, I'd like to renew this
2008-03-12 09:08:51
A Finnish library-goer apparently thought 'better late than never' and quietly returned a book on loan for more than 100 years to a library in Vantaa, in southern Finland.
Priest sent off for throwing shirt at referee
2008-03-11 15:39:26
A footballing priest has been sent off in a church tournament for throwing his shirt at the referee, Italian media reported Sunday.
Firefighter saves dog by performing CPR
2008-03-11 14:56:22
A firefighter performed CPR on a dog, saving its life after responding to a mobile home fire.
Accident ruins 800-lb. man's date
2008-03-11 07:27:13
When Manuel Uribe went out on a date, he made all the necessary arrangements: a forklift to carry him out of the house and a flatbed tow truck big enough to haul the formerly half-ton man and his bed to a party.
Hey, tanks a lot!
2008-03-10 14:23:20
A Russian tank crashed through a villager's house after the crew stopped to buy more vodka at a nearby shop.
Kitten survives trip in shipping crate
2008-03-08 22:04:07
A scrawny, black and white female kitten has apparently survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean and North America inside a shipping crate.
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
2008-03-06 10:59:08
The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.
Identical in-vitro triplets born
2008-03-05 17:37:23
When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first news conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now.
Aussie cricketer flattens streaker
2008-03-05 16:12:03
A surprising but delighting scene occured Tuesday when Australian bad-boy cricketer Andrew Symonds flattened a streaker during the second one-day final against India in Brisbane.
British commandos stripped naked for crass stunt
2008-03-04 16:35:29
Eight British Commandos have been flown home in disgrace for stripping naked and engaging in appalling behaviour in a Norwegian bar during an Arctic training exercise.
Mother of two becomes Japan's oldest boxer at 44
2008-03-03 11:08:25
A 44-year-old mother of two has become Japan's oldest professional boxer after passing the Japanese board's license test.
Man gets shot to avoid work
2008-03-01 11:50:13
What happened to faking a cough? Sheriff's detectives in Franklin County said a man had his friend shoot him in the shoulder so he wouldn't have to go to work.