Open day to red-light district
2007-04-02 10:04:27
Amsterdam's sex workers came to work early on Saturday to offer a free look at the city's famed red-light district.
New kind of crocodile belt?
2007-03-28 16:23:11
A Palestinian woman wearing a strangely bulging robe was caught at the Gaza-Egypt border trying to smuggle three baby crocodiles strapped to her waist.
Dog performs 'Heimlich' on owner
2007-03-28 11:22:57
Toby, a 2-year-old golden retriever, saw his owner choking on a piece of fruit and began jumping up and down on the woman's chest.
Group finds toad the size of dog
2007-03-27 19:46:56
An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a "monster" toad the size of a small dog.
Britain's most overcrowded trains
2007-03-26 17:09:07
Campaigners have named the 10 most overcrowded train services in Britain, with the 7:59 am between Durham and Newcastle taking its place in the pantheon of commuter horrors as the worst of all.
Man gets probation for deer sex
2007-03-25 11:35:31
A 20-year-old man received probation after he was convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer. The sentence also requires Bryan James Hathaway to be evaluated as a sex offender and treated at the Institute for Psychological and Sexual Health in Duluth, Minn.
Wife convicted of frying husband
2007-03-24 11:54:57
A Brazilian housewife was convicted and sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for killing her husband, chopping his body into small pieces and frying it.
Man arrested in dog beheading
2007-03-23 16:59:31
A 24-year-old man has been arrested, suspected of cutting the head off of a 17-year-old girl's pet dog and leaving it at her front door in a gift-wrapped box.
Another cop show called "Monk?"
2007-03-23 11:03:59
A Buddhist monk who applied to join Sri Lanka's police force and carry a gun has been turned down - because he wouldn't give up his saffron robes.
Bangladesh elephant dies in fight
2007-03-22 15:23:40
A century-old elephant died after a rare fight with another elephant in a Bangladesh forest, officials said on Thursday.
Girl wins rotten sneaker contest
2007-03-21 15:49:53
Thirteen-year-old Katharine Tuck's sneakers are equal opportunity offenders. They smell as bad as they look.
"Bleeding" Jesus draw crowds
2007-03-21 15:40:52
Thousands of people are flocking to a policeman's house in India's remote Andaman Islands to pray in front of two portraits of Jesus Christ, which are said to have been "bleeding" for the past two weeks.