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  • Woman climbs pole after fight with hubby

    2009-10-14 11:52

    A woman climbed atop a roadside electric pole, threatening to end her life, after her husband refused to give her a penny of the amount he won from gambling in Xinzhou, Hubei province, last Thursday.

  • Mayan elder 'fed up' with world-end talk

    2009-10-14 08:25

    A Mayan elder has said that he is tired of being asked about the end of the world supposedly predicted by his culture.

  • Boss apologises for meatball sacking

    2009-10-14 08:25

    A manager in Germany has apologised for sacking his personal assistant after she ate a meatball from a buffet she had prepared for the boss and his guests.

  • Firm bakes world's biggest dog biscuit

    2009-10-14 08:24

    Warner Bros has commissioned the baking of the world's biggest dog biscuit to celebrate the launch of a new Scooby Doo DVD and playset.

  • Invading giant snakes threaten U.S wilderness areas

    2009-10-14 08:12

    Burmese pythons and other giant snakes imported as pets could endanger some of America's most important parks and wilderness areas if they are allowed to multiply, according to a report released on Tuesday.

  • Workers think bosses are dishonest, survey says

    2009-10-14 08:12

    A majority of U.S. workers do not think their bosses are honest, said a survey released on Tuesday, and one in four would fire their boss if they could.

  • U.S. book offers ways to cope with bad bosses

    2009-10-14 07:53

    Friday is National Boss Day in the United States but for employees who cannot imagine celebrating such a day, a new book titled "Working for You Isn't Working for Me" might come in handy.

  • "Meat kills" poster banned for swine flu link

    2009-10-14 07:53

    An animal rights poster promoting vegetarianism was banned by Britain's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on Wednesday for wrongly implying that eating meat caused swine flu.

  • Rags-to-riches tramp bags fortune in bottles

    2009-10-14 07:45

    A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.

  • Trading emotionally? Device warns of stress

    2009-10-14 07:45

    If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.

  • Former flight attendant sues Oprah over sex claim

    2009-10-13 19:06

    Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career.

  • After quitting politics, Japan's Koizumi turns superhero

    2009-10-13 14:34

    One of Japan's most popular leaders, former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, is going where few politicians have dared to go -- he's taking on the role of TV's masked superhero, Ultraman King.

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