Bear attacks unlucky hunter
2007-08-20 21:01:22
A wounded bear attacked an unlucky hunter in Finland on the first day of the hunting season Monday, but the man survived suffering only a big fright and a few stitches.
Naked TV news carries on
2007-08-20 16:11:07
The embarrassed Japanese government has cut the subsidy, but a Tokyo TV company said on Friday it would carry on making a striptease news show with sign language for hearing-impaired viewers.
Ham triggers pork envy
2007-08-19 22:14:38
Spanish cuisine tickles the palate in a thousand ways: ugly but delicious creatures called goose barnacles; boiled octopus with a dash of olive oil and paprika; thick, mushy sausage made from pig's blood.
Naked exposure of climate change
2007-08-19 14:34:40
Naked volunteers pose for US photographer Spencer Tunickon the Aletsch glacier August 18, 2007. Tunick held the photo session for a Greenpeace campaign which symbolizes highlighting climate change. [Reuters]
Law allows kids to marry
2007-08-18 17:15:21
A law passed this year allows Arkansans of any age - even infants - to marry if their parents agree, and the governor may have to call a special session to fix the mistake.
Woman aged 94 gets diploma
2007-08-17 14:57:33
It took decades to find her transcript. But now it's official: At age 94, Fullmer is a member of the Provo High School Class of 1931.
Horror author mistaken for vandal
2007-08-18 10:58:57
Best-selling author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal as he horrified an Australian outback bookstore, local media reported Thursday.
Sex video causes outrage
2007-08-14 11:39:43
An amateur video of a northern Nigerian film actress in a sex scene has caused a public outcry in the Muslim north, prompting a movie industry body to expel actors deemed "immoral," a local newspaper reported Monday.
Accused man says he was just milking goat
2007-08-14 09:51:57
A man accused of having sex with a goat is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday on a animal cruelty charge.
Blind man arrested for driving car
2007-08-07 09:23:42
Police in the Baltic state of Estonia stopped a man who was driving erratically at the weekend, only to find he was blind.
Teen falls 6 stories, walks away
2007-08-06 16:37:54
A teenager fell six stories from a hotel balcony but walked away with just bruises and scrapes.
Bad cops to wear Kitty mask
2007-08-07 09:16:40
Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty," as a mark of shame.