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'Drunk driver' fished out of backyard pool
Two families have described how they saved the driver of a car that crashed into a backyard swimming pool in the Perth suburb of Scarborough early this morning.
ABC - July 1, 2009, 11:18 am -
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
