Swedes, Norwegians pounce on Chinese garlic smuggler
(Reuters)
2010-07-07 11:52:51
Reuters - Nordic customs officials have arrested a truck driver after he tried to illegally import 28 tons of Chinese garlic into the European Union.
Netanyahu bodyguards' guns go missing on U.S. visit
(Reuters)
2010-07-07 11:52:20
Reuters - Four handguns belonging to the bodyguards of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have disappeared from airline cargo during a U.S. visit, Israel's Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday.
Motorists hit jackpot with coins on highway
(Reuters)
2010-07-06 10:48:13
Reuters - It wasn't exactly pennies from heaven but it was perhaps the next best thing: a truck carrying 2.5 million euros in coins overturned on a highway in southern Italy and motorists picked up the money like mushrooms.
Men get guidance for modest haircuts
(Reuters)
2010-07-06 10:47:16
Reuters - Women in Iran must cover their hair in public to comply with Sharia law, and men, too, are expected to have modest haircuts -- but what exactly does that entail?
Fired up feminists burn cash over pay gap
(Reuters)
2010-07-06 10:46:38
Reuters - Sweden's Feminist party roasted a pile of bank notes worth 100,000 Swedish crowns (,010) on Tuesday in a stunt designed to highlight wage disparities between men and women ahead of a national election.
Mexican musicians wary after latest murder
(Reuters)
2010-07-02 22:43:04
Reuters - Mexican quintet Los Pikadientes de Caborca was booked to play a show in Mexico's Jalisco state last year when the band's manager, Jose Juan Segura, ran into an acquaintance.
Alligator takes late-night stroll through town
(Reuters)
2010-07-02 12:19:45
Reuters - An alligator was found roaming the streets of a small German town in the middle of the night, authorities said on Friday.
Absent Russia will win World Cup, 8 percent of nation say
(Reuters)
2010-07-01 12:41:04
Reuters - Eight percent of Russians believe their national team will win the World Cup, despite the fact that it never qualified for the tournament, an independent poll has showed.
Abercrombie shuts New York store due to bedbugs
(Reuters)
2010-07-01 12:40:01
Reuters - Teen apparel chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co has closed its Hollister store in New York City due to bedbug infestation.
Wal-Mart worker, fired for legal pot smoking, sues
(Reuters)
2010-07-01 12:39:33
Reuters - A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer.
Fireworks could brighten up Rhode Island budget
(Reuters)
2010-06-30 12:37:23
Reuters - The cash-strapped state of Rhode Island is hoping to turn residents' patriotic fervor into a boost in tax revenue this July 4th, after passing a law that legalizes small fireworks for individual use.
Lock of Napoleon's hair sells for ,000
(Reuters)
2010-06-30 12:37:00
Reuters - A lock of hair cut from Napoleon Bonaparte's head after he died has sold for US,000 at an auction in New Zealand.
Researchers seek Little Miss Muffets for fear study
(Reuters)
2010-06-30 12:36:05
Reuters - An Austrian university is on the hunt for girls who recoil at the sight of spiders for research into how fear affects the processes of the brain.
Ukraine recovers stolen Caravaggio work: report
(Reuters)
2010-06-29 11:44:05
Reuters - Ukrainian and German police have recovered a painting by 17th century Italian artist Caravaggio stolen from a Ukrainian museum, the Interfax news agency quoted Ukraine's interior minister as saying on Tuesday.
Oil broker banned for drunk trading binge
(Reuters)
2010-06-29 11:43:13
Reuters - Britain's financial regulator has fined and banned a former broker for manipulating oil prices by buying more than 7 million barrels while on a drinking binge.
Gum goots designed with a blast to charge mobile phones
(Reuters)
2010-06-29 11:42:32
Reuters - Modern festival-goers who dread ending up with a dead mobile phone battery after days stuck in a muddy field with no electric plug power points may now have a solution -- power boots.
Singer murdered after denying he was dead
(Reuters)
2010-06-29 11:41:48
Reuters - Mexican singer Sergio Vega was murdered while on a national tour at the weekend, just hours after denying reports of his death, local media reported.
Russia police car chase ends with cash in the wind
(Reuters)
2010-06-28 17:19:29
Reuters - A Russian fisheries official suspected of accepting bribes tossed 10 million roubles (2,000) from his car after a police chase and a crash on a busy Moscow highway, investigators said on Monday.
Police arrest models after fashion show
(Reuters)
2010-06-28 10:19:02
Reuters - Sudanese police briefly detained more than 20 models, make-up artists and designers after a rare mixed-sex fashion show in Khartoum, participants said Saturday.
China bans online love for soldiers
(Reuters)
2010-06-28 10:18:32
Reuters - China's military officers have added matchmaking to their duties, after the government banned troops from online dating over fears that lonely hearts might let sensitive information slip, state media said on Monday.