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  • Fishing teenagers 'catch AU$100k'

    2009-09-23 14:22

    Australian police are searching Tuntable Creek in New South Wales after two teenagers found AU$100,000 (£50,000) on a fishing trip.

  • British graduate scores in sandwich-board job hunt

    2009-09-23 09:52

    In a pinstripe suit, silk tie and polished shoes, David Rowe has all the trappings of a successful London city worker, except for one stark difference -- he is wearing a sandwich board that says "JOB WANTED."

  • Kids, it's a nature walk -- sounds like fun!

    2009-09-23 09:15

    German naturists will soon have their own 18-km (11-mile) long trail for hiking in the nude and some enthusiasts have been trying it out before the official opening next May.

  • No curvy mannequins in shop windows

    2009-09-23 09:15

    Iranian police warned shopkeepers Tuesday not to use mannequins without headscarves or which exposed body curves, official news agency IRNA reported.

  • China's got talent

    2009-09-22 17:35

    An artist works on a National Day-themed body painting at a pregnancy fashion contest in south China's Hainan province, September 5, 2009, in the run-up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China on October 1.

  • Damien and Myra most mistrusted names: UK poll

    2009-09-22 10:43

    Damien, Myra and Carrie are Britain's most feared and mistrusted names due to superstitious and dark associations, according to a survey on Monday.

  • Drunken driver crashes into police cars, kills cop

    2009-09-24 13:34

    Police in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, arrested a drunken driver who crashed his car into police vehicles at an accident site, killing one officer and injuring four cops, before trying to speed away last Thursday.

  • Adidas and Puma bury hatchet after more than 60 years

    2009-09-22 10:33

    Sports goods makers Adidas and Puma, founded by two feuding brothers, buried a 61-year-old grudge by playing a soccer match at their German hometown of Herzogenaurach to mark International Peace Day on Monday.

  • Children kill 'Gollum' from Panama lake

    2009-09-22 10:31

    A group of teenagers have killed an unidentified animal in Panama after it crawled out of a lake and slithered towards them.

  • Firm sells 'world's largest gummy bear'

    2009-09-22 10:30

    A US firm has launched what it claims to be the world's largest gummy bear.

  • French firm 'makes sex dolls for dogs'

    2009-09-22 10:29

    A French design firm has launched the Hot Doll sex toy for dogs.

  • American tortoise crosses M25

    2009-09-22 10:29

    A tortoise has been rescued after it was spotted crawling across the M25.

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