UK men fret about hair, weight, looks but do little
(Reuters)
2010-08-04 09:56:36
Reuters - It's supposed to be a mark of distinction, but going grey is now the top concern for British men, according to new research.
Japan checks on elderly as centenarians go missing
(Reuters)
2010-08-03 12:47:43
Reuters - Japan's health minister on Tuesday called for a nationwide check on the whereabouts of elderly residents in response to a media frenzy over several missing centenarians.
Popular Dutch military can't afford new recruits
(Reuters)
2010-08-03 12:44:53
Reuters - The Dutch military has an unusual recruiting problem -- it has too many aspiring soldiers and not enough money.
Man jailed for Vomiting on baseball fan
(Reuters)
2010-08-02 09:58:19
Reuters - A New Jersey man was jailed for up to three months on Friday for making himself vomit on a fellow spectator at a baseball game, the Philadelphia district attorney's office said.
Sex job ads banned at employment offices
(Reuters)
2010-08-02 09:57:44
Reuters - Britain is to ban employers looking for lap dancers, strippers, topless barmaids or sexy web-cam performers from placing adverts at Jobcentres.
Priest who blessed Morales found with cocaine
(Reuters)
2010-07-30 12:42:06
Reuters - The Aymara priest who blessed Bolivian President Evo Morales at an inauguration ceremony four years ago has been arrested in possession of 530 pounds (240 kg) of cocaine, police said Thursday.
Churchill's dentures fetch nearly ,000
(Reuters)
2010-07-29 11:04:57
Reuters - A partial set of British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's gold-mounted dentures has fetched 15,200 pounds (,770) at auction, over three times the estimate.
Brewer claims world's strongest beer
(Reuters)
2010-07-29 10:59:00
Reuters - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to creating the world's strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume.
Vicar conducted 360 sham marriages
(Reuters)
2010-07-29 10:53:21
Reuters - A vicar was found guilty on Thursday of conducting hundreds of sham marriages between African nationals and cash-strapped eastern Europeans to allow illegal immigrants to gain residency in Britain.
Escaped tiger found after massive South Africa search
(Reuters)
2010-07-28 15:01:21
Reuters - Rangers captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm on Wednesday after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.
Fur farm foxes trained to combat rat plague
(Reuters)
2010-07-28 12:42:49
Reuters - Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained 'an army' of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.
Former top diplomat Rice opts for Mozart concerto
(Reuters)
2010-07-28 12:41:51
Reuters - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert.
Hamas targets women's underwear in modesty drive
(Reuters)
2010-07-28 12:32:41
Reuters - The Islamist rulers of the Gaza Strip have ordered lingerie shops to display more modesty.
Tiger escapes from trip to the vet
(Reuters)
2010-07-27 13:57:53
Reuters - A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts.
Bear crashes in runaway car
(Reuters)
2010-07-27 13:57:12
Reuters - A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees.
Caves offer new tour -- in Klingon
(Reuters)
2010-07-27 13:56:39
Reuters - Staff at the Jenolan Caves west of Sydney have added a new out-of-this-world attraction -- a tour in the Star Trek language Klingon.
Pub lets clients drink between the lines
(Reuters)
2010-07-26 12:26:15
Reuters - On the way home from a hard day's work, Ferenc Nagy often gets the urge to pop into his favorite boozer for another round of binge reading.
Teenager survives fall from 16th story balcony
(Reuters)
2010-07-26 12:24:41
Reuters - A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived with minor injuries after falling 16-storeys from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor, New Zealand media reported Monday.
NZ teenager survives fall from 16th storey balcony
(Reuters)
2010-07-25 23:07:01
Reuters - A 15-year-old New Zealand boy has survived with minor injuries after falling 16-storeys from the balcony of his family's apartment onto a concrete floor, New Zealand media reported on Monday.
PM Cameron calls time on jailhouse rock revival
(Reuters)
2010-07-23 12:39:32
Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron has said prisoners will not be allowed to hold parties behind bars after a minister proposed lifting a ban on arts events for inmates introduced by the previous administration.