"Ghost ship" puzzles rescuers
2007-04-23 15:48:59
Australian rescuers were on Friday trying to solve the "Mary Celeste" style mystery of a yacht found floating off the coast with its engine running, food on its table ready to eat, but no crew.
Man gets 5,000 calls for YouTube post
2007-04-23 12:57:17
Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.
Speak Dutch or be fired
2007-04-21 21:30:46
A Belgian auto parts supplier has forbidden its workers to speak any language other than Dutch, even during their lunch break, and employees could be fired if they disobey.
Witness is a real ass
2007-04-19 20:18:27
The first witness in a lawsuit Wednesday between two neighbors was a real ass. Buddy the donkey walked to the bench and stared at the jury, the picture of a gentle, well-mannered creature and not the loud, aggressive animal he had been accused of being.
Toilet-maker in the hotseat
2007-04-19 11:24:15
Japan's second-biggest toilet maker INAX Corp. has joined porcelain powerhouse Toto with tales of smoking toilets and burning bidets.
Horses may be drugged for Stones gig
2007-04-19 11:24:15
Preparations to sedate as many as 300 horses stabled at Belgrade's racecourse to keep them calm during a Rolling Stones concert have enraged Serb animal lovers who are lobbying to have the gig moved to another venue.
Rabbits block traffic in Hungary
2007-04-16 21:48:23
Five thousand rabbits blocked a highway Monday, tying up traffic after the truck that was carrying them collided with another vehicle and overturned.
Prisoner flees in hijacked helicopter
2007-04-16 14:55:06
Two men hijacked a helicopter Sunday and forced the pilot to land in a prison courtyard, where they picked up an inmate in a dramatic jailbreak.
eBay: Pope's old car for sale
2007-04-14 20:00:12
Forget biodiesel. This 1999 metallic gray Volkswagen Golf might run on a higher power. For the second time in two years, eBay is hosting an auction for a car said to be Pope Benedict XVI's old hatchback.
Grandmother blogs from Baghdad
2007-04-14 16:42:48
Jane Stillwater is an unlikely war correspondent. She's 64, a self-described Berkeley "flower child, 40 years later" and broke.
Guard under fire for Bible belting
2007-04-13 10:51:00
A jail guard has been suspended after allegedly thumping an inmate with a Bible.
Penguins prepare nests for mating
2007-04-13 09:13:47
They're the rock stars of the bird world these days, the Rolling Stones of the feathered set.