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  • Cheating husbands should be whipped?

    2009-10-21 15:42

    Most Bruneians want husbands who cheat on their wives to be whipped, according to a recent survey in the Muslim-majority country.

  • Three-minute showers to conserve water?

    2009-10-23 07:29

    Leftist President Hugo Chavez called on Venezuelans on Wednesday to stop singing in the shower and to wash in three minutes because the oil-exporting nation is having problems supplying water and electricity.

  • When they were young

    2009-10-22 15:04

    Have you ever image how some of the celebrities look like when during their earlier days or when they were still kids?

  • Man fishes out motorcycle from canal

    2009-10-22 11:37

    A man fished out a motorcycle from a canal in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, on Saturday.

  • Mom admits to "Balloon Boy" hoax: court record

    2009-10-26 09:21

    The mother of a Colorado boy thought to be aboard a homemade helium balloon has admitted to investigators the whole thing was a hoax.

  • South African grannies catch World Cup fever

    2009-10-22 09:27

    World Cup fever has spread to South African grannies, with hundreds of poor, elderly women in aprons and skirts fighting for the ball in township games.

  • XXXXXXX number plate man gets $19k fines

    2009-10-22 08:54

    An American man has received $19,000 (£11,500) of parking fines intended for unknown vehicles in one area because his personalised number plate reads XXXXXXX.

  • Heathrow flight delayed for cabin mouse

    2009-10-22 08:50

    A jumbo jet carrying 300 passengers at New York's JFK airport was reportedly delayed after the pilot spotted a mouse in the cabin.

  • Man 'completes 12 one-finger press-ups'

    2009-10-22 08:49

    A kung fu master has completed 12 full-body press-ups using one index finger.

  • Man staged nearly 100 car crashes in cash scam

    2009-10-22 07:36

    A Briton who cost the insurance industry some 1.6 million pounds by staging almost 100 car crashes as part of a scam to win fraudulent payouts, was jailed for 4-1/2 years on Wednesday.

  • Man pins treatment hopes on Bardot autograph

    2009-10-22 07:36

    A 50 year-old Russian coal miner suffering from lung disease is seeking a buyer for his prized possession, a signed photograph of sultry Brigitte Bardot, to pay for an operation, a popular tabloid reported on Wednesday.

  • Pouring cold water on fashionista swimmers

    2009-10-22 07:36

    Japan's swimmers could face lifetime bans if they dye their hair, wear an earring or have brightly decorated fingernails.

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