Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Odd

  • Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak

    MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-meter-long zeppelin.

    July 4, 2009, 1:56 am
  • Game show looks to convert atheists

    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?

    July 4, 2009, 1:55 am
  • Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?

    RIGA (Reuters) - Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can.

    July 4, 2009, 1:53 am
  • Irish uproar stops recession from devouring burger

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Having grumbled about billions spent on banks, the Irish public have pulled together to rescue another treasure -- described as one of Ireland's few original contributions to world cuisine: the "spice burger."

    July 3, 2009, 9:45 pm
  • North Korea's latest launch ... beer

    SEOUL (Reuters) - Communist North Korea's latest launch is sure to cause much frothing ... it is a locally brewed beer that promises drinkers it will help ease stress.

    July 3, 2009, 4:15 pm
  • Mung bean mystery stumps British military

    KABUL (Reuters) - The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans.

    July 3, 2009, 12:47 am
  • "Great Train Robber" is refused parole

    LONDON (Reuters) - "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs lost his long-running bid for early jail release on Wednesday after the British government said he should not be allowed out on parole because he was "wholly unrepentant."

    July 3, 2009, 12:09 am
  • Guns and booze don't mix, lawsuit argues

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A well-known restaurateur is fighting back against Tennessee's newly enacted law that allows gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

    July 3, 2009, 12:07 am
  • Airline crew bares all to get flyers' attention

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.

    July 3, 2009, 12:02 am
  • Air New Zealand staff bare all to get flyers' attention

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.

    July 2, 2009, 11:49 pm
  • EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer

    LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's highest court on Thursday upheld the right of Dutch and Italian brewers to sell their 'Bavaria' beer in Italy, rejecting a bid by a company making a rival beer with the equivalent name in German to stop them.

    July 2, 2009, 7:35 pm
  • Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"

    LONDON (Reuters) - A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of a 100-day "live sculpture" exercise.

    July 2, 2009, 7:21 pm
  • Ukrainians seek to name village after Jackson

    Residents of a Ukrainian village want to rename it after the late pop singer Michael Jackson .

    ABC - July 2, 2009, 1:00 pm
  • Plenty of gut, little glory for stringers

    LONDON (Reuters) - After supervising around 3,000 re-strings during the Wimbledon fortnight one might think Roger Dalton could put his feet up with a bowl of strawberries on Sunday and watch the men's singles final in peace.

    July 2, 2009, 3:45 am
  • Internet porn filter -- no Garfield please

    BEIJING (Reuters) - What do Johnny Depp , Garfield , Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health.

    July 2, 2009, 2:54 am
  • Russia bans all gambling and shuts casinos

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work.

    July 2, 2009, 2:42 am
  • Fireworks spread terror in war weary town

    GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.

    July 2, 2009, 2:40 am
  • Fireworks spread terror in war weary Congo town

    GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.

    July 1, 2009, 9:30 pm
  • Steak smuggler in supermarket pants bust

    Police in Wollongong, south of Sydney, say they have nabbed a man who has allegedly been stealing meat from supermarkets by putting it down the front of his pants.

    ABC - July 1, 2009, 3:02 pm

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