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.
For sale - village with pub, 40 people
(Reuters)
2010-06-25 14:08:49
Reuters - Stressed-out city executives looking to get away from it all have the chance to buy their own rural village in New Zealand, complete with a pub and population of 40.
Maimed cat walks again with artificial paws
(Reuters)
2010-06-25 14:08:25
Reuters - A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation.
Oracle Octopus picks Germany to beat England at Cup
(Reuters)
2010-06-25 14:07:56
Reuters - An octopus born in England and living in a German aquarium that has correctly picked the winner of Germany's three World Cup results so far on Friday tipped Joachim Loew's side to beat England in Sunday's match.
Leading Tibetan art collector gets 15 years in jail
(Reuters)
2010-06-25 09:15:06
Reuters - A Chinese court in the far western region of Xinjiang has sentenced a leading Tibetan collector of antiquities and environmentalist to 15 years in jail for robbing graves, his lawyer said on Friday.
Frenchman who ate cellmate's lung gets 30 years jail
(Reuters)
2010-06-24 15:34:25
Reuters - A French convict who killed his cellmate and ate his lung was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday.
France guillotines Bastille Day party to save cash
(Reuters)
2010-06-24 14:13:34
Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has axed the traditional lavish Bastille Day garden party in the grounds of his Elysee Palace residence as a symbolic savings measure, parliamentary sources said on Wednesday.
Disease risk higher for swingers than prostitutes
(Reuters)
2010-06-24 14:12:46
Reuters - Scientists studying swingers -- straight couples who regularly swap sexual partners and indulge in group sex at organized meeting -- say they have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than prostitutes.
Zoo finds missing tiger, camels
(Reuters)
2010-06-23 15:02:41
Reuters - A Canadian zoo has recovered a Bengal tiger and a pair of camels that went missing last week after thieves made off with the truck and trailer in which they were traveling.
Lion burger stirs ire
(Reuters)
2010-06-23 15:02:09
Reuters - Offering up lion burgers as a tribute to the World Cup in South Africa is getting a Phoenix valley restaurant into controversy.
Trapped drunk driver opens another beer as awaits rescue
(Reuters)
2010-06-23 15:01:49
Reuters - A drunk driver trapped after overturning his car cracked open another can of beer while he waited for emergency crews to rescue him, a New Zealand court was told.
Canadian zoo finds missing tiger, camels
(Reuters)
2010-06-22 16:47:53
Reuters - A Canadian zoo has recovered a Bengal tiger and a pair of camels that went missing last week after thieves made off with the truck and trailer in which they were traveling.
Police to detain pop star over sex clips
(Reuters)
2010-06-22 14:18:09
Reuters - Indonesian police said on Tuesday they will detain a pop star suspected of breaching the country's controversial pornography law by allegedly appearing on widely circulated home-made sex videos.
Kissing politician wins underwear from fans
(Reuters)
2010-06-22 14:17:23
Reuters - Charles Zevallos, a politician in Peru's Amazon basin, often wins kisses from female supporters, but things have moved to a whole new level as women at his rallies have started throwing their underwear at him.
Wary of iguanas, bored Germans finally venture out
(Reuters)
2010-06-21 11:39:20
Reuters - Pity the Germany players.
Thieves in Canada steal tiger, camels by accident
(Reuters)
2010-06-18 14:48:35
Reuters - A 'delightful' Bengal tiger named Jonas, and two camels named Todd and Sean, have gone missing in eastern Canada after thieves drove off with the truck and trailer in which they were traveling.