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Ex-president's body stolen for ransom, Cyprus says (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:06:11 GMT
Cyprus' President Tassos Papadopoulos addresses a news conference at the end of a European Union Heads of State and Government summit in Brussels December 14, 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Ezequiel ScagnettiReuters - Cyprus said Tuesday ransom was the motive of thieves who stole the body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos, found in a shallow grave Monday three months after it disappeared from its tomb.


Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:50:11 GMT
Reuters - Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to neighboring Namibia, a local official said Tuesday.
Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:27 GMT
Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.
Seal meat to be on menu at Canadian Parliament (Reuters)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:24:23 GMT
Canadian Minister of Defence Peter MacKay gives a piece of seal meat to the Chief of Defence Staff General W.J. Natynczyk (L) during a community event in Iqaluit, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic August 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Andy ClarkReuters - Canada's parliamentary restaurant will be serving seal meat on Wednesday in a gesture of defiance aimed at a European Union ban on imports of seal products.


U.S. blacks, Hispanics losing more sleep over worries (Reuters)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:24:53 GMT
Reuters - Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than whites and Asians to lose sleep over job and money worries, a sleep survey released on Monday found.
Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem (Reuters)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:28:13 GMT
Reuters - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.
Aussie underwear has gone bananas (Reuters)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:11:58 GMT
Reuters - Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas.
Hamas bans men from women's hair salons in Gaza (Reuters)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:06:45 GMT
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh prepares himself inside the plane before landing in Tehran December 7, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Thursday banned men in the Gaza Strip from working in women's hair salons, vowing to arrest and try offenders.


Pilot with fake licence arrested at airport (Reuters)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:53:13 GMT
Reuters - A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial license was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said Wednesday.
London stage fright: rats, mice and fleas: survey (Reuters)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:52:53 GMT
Reuters - Performers in London's West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors' union Equity.
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Gamers prove their metal as rock stars
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:27:09 EST
Jess Hu is a child care provider from Brooklyn, New York, but for 20 hours a week, she's a rock star. That's how much she estimates she plays the video game "Rock Band."
Comedian is living in an Ikea store
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:23:26 EST
Texas town hopes to become UFO landing spot
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:56 EST
Governor's son sells 'Don't Drop the Soap'
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:05:59 EST
Cops snag lotto ticket from accused drug dealer
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:51:26 EST
Politician cuts the fat with photo fakery
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:56:45 EST
Puppy vs. polar cub for cuteness title
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:56:18 EST
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Goat fans, cities butting heads
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:25:49 GMT
Herd the latest? Miniature goats, 'tame' as dogs, blaze trails in U.S. neighborhoods.

Ohio woman gets married, has baby on same day
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:54 GMT
An Ohio woman taken to a maternity ward in her wedding dress became a newlywed and a new mom on the same day.

Wiping out graffiti? Here's an app for that
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:46:55 GMT
Cities experiment with iPhone applications and other high-tech tools to eradicate blight and catch offenders.

Chicken-wing craze sends prices soaring
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:14:42 GMT
It's getting more expensive to be a wing man -- or woman -- these days. The skyrocketing cost of chicken wings is causing restaurant ...

Nepal's shortest man in quest for world record
Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:59:01 GMT
A man who is only 22 inches tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world's shortest ...

Sadie the Scottish terrier wins Best in Show at Westminster
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:53:19 GMT
A Scottish terrier completed the triple crown in dog competitions Tuesday night by winning the Best in Show title at the 134th ...

Pet Talk: Pants for Dogs, Safe Paw products go with the flow
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:25:40 GMT
Dog lovers are a resolute lot when it comes to solving their pets' problems. This is the tale of two of them.

Dogs unleash their charm at Westminster
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:44:41 GMT
Make no mistake, two-legged fans of the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, about who is really running the show. ...

Ohio man chills out in extreme igloo
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:59:53 GMT
It's quite the man cave.

Vatican paper's Top 10: Jacko to Beatles
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:20:05 GMT
The Holy See's newspaper Saturday published its picks for pop rock paradise, ranging from Michael Jackson's album 'Thriller' ...

49 states dusted with snow; Hawaii's the holdout
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:40:16 GMT
Forty-nine states have snow now, from the Gulf Coast's Redneck Riviera to the skyscrapers of Dallas.

Officials: Champion Maine elm was 217 years old
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:11:46 GMT
The giant tree nicknamed "Herbie" -- New England's champion elm -- was 217 years old when it was cut down, the Maine Forest ...

Vote for the dog breed you like best
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:20:11 GMT
American Kennel Club dog registration statistics for 2009 are out, and they show these as the ten most popular purebred dogs. ...

Dog adrift on ice saved from Baltic Sea
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:24:00 GMT
A frightened, shivering dog has been rescued from the Baltic Sea after floating alone on an ice floe 15 miles off the Polish ...

PETA proposes robotic groundhog for festival
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:14:12 GMT
An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic ...

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Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:26:49 GMT
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday....
NYC chef creates breast milk cheese
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:33 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." Daniel Angerer co-owns Klee Brasserie with his wife Lori Mason. A photo on his blog features the cheese encrusted with maple caramelized pumpkin and Concord grapes. They had an overabundance of milk for their newborn, Arabella Caroline. When their small freezer ran out of space, Angerer decided to experiment....
Man allegedly robs pharmacy, puts cash on counter
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:26 GMT
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- Police in northern Idaho arrested a robber accused of demanding a controlled drug from a pharmacy, then throwing cash on the counter before fleeing. Kootenai County Sheriff Lt. Stu Miller said a 39-year-old man was arrested Tuesday....
Pet shop owner claims fish is 43, weighs 20 pounds
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:31:41 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounds fishy but a New York City pet shop owner says it's true. Buttkiss, the black pacu he owns, is 43 and weighs 20 pounds. A pacu is a breed that's related to the piranha. Steve Gruebel owns Cameo Pet Shop in Queens. He got Buttkiss in 1967 when he was just a wee thing. He sold him a year later when Buttkiss was two inches long. But in 1970, Buttkiss was returned when he outgrew the buyer's tank....
Pa. suit: Bank wrongly repossessed home, took bird
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:43:18 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot....
eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:31:37 GMT
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Prosecutors in former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's perjury case are putting the spoils of their efforts on eBay....
New Zealand woman sells souls to highest bidder
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:33:55 GMT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs....
Woman charged in breast milk assault on jailer
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:04:06 GMT
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) -- A woman in jail for public intoxication was accused of assaulting a jailer by squirting breast milk at her. WYMT-TV reported that a 31-year-old woman was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication. But as she was changing into an inmate uniform, she squirted breast milk into the face of a female deputy who was with her....
Granny camps out 43 hours for grandson's ice cream
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:46:13 GMT
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) -- Here's one Wisconsin grandmother who makes time for her grandson. Michelle Cuestas of Green Bay used two vacation days and camped out for 43 hours to make sure her grandson would be first in line for the 2010 opening of a Stevens Point ice-cream landmark....
Police: Woman again tries using cabs to steal TVs
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:59:56 GMT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Police said a North Pole woman accused in December of stealing televisions and hiring a cabbie as her getaway driver is now accused of trying it again. The Fairbanks Dail News-Miner reported that a 27-year-old woman was charged with second-degree felony robbery and misdemeanor theft in the Friday incident, which occurred just one week after she posted bail in the similar case last year....
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