Separated-at-birth twins get married
2008-01-12 10:40:59
Twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different sets of parents later married each other without realising they were brother and sister, a peer has told the House of Lords.
85-year-old charged of speeding
2008-01-04 09:52:27
An 85-year-old Canadian man allegedly caught driving at 161 kms per hour has been charged under Ontario's street racing law.
Anti-smoking chief breaks ban
2008-01-03 22:31:00
The head of the Portuguese agency responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the first day it came into effect.
'Hearty eater' banned from buffet
2008-01-03 09:22:44
A 6-foot-3, 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet line, then banned him and a relative because they're hearty eaters. A spokesman for the restaurant denies the claim.
Snake mistakenly eats golf balls
2008-01-02 21:26:41
A snake was saved by surgery in Australia after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday.
Woman in burning truck keeps driving
2008-01-02 14:27:51
Having live electrical wires fall on her truck and set it on fire wasn't enough to slow a motorist in southwest Michigan.
Monkeys 'pay' for sex by grooming
2008-01-05 16:11:49
Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity.
Nude couple grapple
2008-01-01 11:04:07
A 25-year-old woman was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault for getting into an argument with her boyfriend over whether his dog should be in the bathroom while the couple were taking a shower together.
Diners find rare pearl
2008-01-01 11:06:07
A Florida man was about halfway through a plate of steamed clams when he chomped down on something hard -- a rare, iridescent purple pearl. George Brock and his wife, Leslie, had been spending a day at the beach Friday in South Florida and stopped at Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar for a bite. Their find could be worth thousands.
5-year-old breaks into house
2007-12-31 08:57:03
Local police said it was a typical holiday Grinch tale: A home was broken into on Christmas Eve, and wrapped presents were stolen off a kitchen table.
Meet the oddballs of 2007
2007-12-31 08:47:28
From a Greek nunnery turned into a marijuana farm to a man with a gunshot wound told by a doctor to "walk the pain off", the world was full of weird news in 2007.
Referee takes out red card, then gun in match
2007-12-28 17:18:06
A Malaysian referee took out his gun and fired warning shots in the air after he was attacked following the suspension of a player in a local match, media reported Friday.