Wednesday October 8, 2008

Odd

Officer Struck in Hit-and-Run

Dash-cam video shows car crashing through barricades, hitting officer.

October 8, 2008, 6:01 am
  • Soccer player drowns in ritual swim

    HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean soccer player drowned in a crocodile infested river during a ritual to cleanse his team of bad spirits before a match, a state newspaper said on Tuesday.

    October 8, 2008, 5:15 am
  • Raw Video: Naked man swims in Imperial waters

    Japanese police say they have apprehended a man who went skinny dipping in the moat around the Imperial Palace, attracting a huge crowd watching the rare showdown. (Oct. 7)

    October 8, 2008, 5:00 am
  • Women arrested for tight trousers

    JUBA, Khartoum (Reuters) - More than 35 young women wearing tight trousers have been arrested for "disturbing the peace" in south Sudan, police said on Tuesday.

    October 8, 2008, 3:52 am
  • Naked swimmer evades police in Tokyo palace moat

    TOKYO (Reuters) - A bald, naked man who said he was a British tourist went swimming in the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace on Tuesday, climbing the palace wall, throwing rocks and splashing water at police before being taken into custody.

    October 8, 2008, 12:21 am
  • Taiwan suggests SARS was China warfare plot

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan legislators wearing surgical masks and displaying skull-and-crossbones banners took over parliament's floor on Tuesday after the island's security chief accused China of starting the global SARS epidemic six years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign.

    October 7, 2008, 7:57 pm
  • Taiwan suggests SARS a China warfare plot

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan legislators wearing surgical masks and displaying banners with a skull and crossbones took over parliament's floor on Tuesday after the island's security chief accused China of starting the global SARS epidemic six years ago as part of a biological warfare campaign.

    October 7, 2008, 4:55 pm
  • Bale Watch: Man Builds House Out of Hay

    East Texas man is constructing a dwelling out of straw bales and mud plaster.

    October 7, 2008, 3:01 pm
  • College bound students hit by credit crunch

    New York senator Charles Schumer says the credit crunch has forced as many as 50 banks to stop lending money to students for college. Now he's calling on all U-S colleges to accept direct government loans to help fill the void.

    October 7, 2008, 10:50 am
  • Many workers do not respect their bosses

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost half of U.S. workers do not respect their boss and only half believe they are competent, according to an online survey released on Friday.

    October 7, 2008, 6:45 am
  • Dropped "h" causes trouble for France's Kouchner

    PARIS (Reuters) - A dropped 'h' landed English-speaking French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in trouble on Sunday after he was mistakenly quoted as saying Israel could gobble up Iran if it wanted to.

    October 7, 2008, 6:42 am
  • Scientists develop solar cells with a twist

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint windows on buildings or cars.

    October 7, 2008, 6:42 am
  • Some Antarctic scientists train in British mud

    YELD FARM (Reuters) - There hasn't been a glacier in England since the Ice Age so Antarctic scientists flock to a muddy field here to learn how to survive on the world's coldest continent.

    October 6, 2008, 6:25 pm
  • Kids want an exotic pet? Ask your doctor first

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published on Monday.

    October 6, 2008, 3:14 pm
  • Skydivers make unprecedented jump over Everest

    KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Three skydivers made the first ever parachute jump over Mount Everest on Sunday, organisers and participants said, culminating years of preparation.

    October 5, 2008, 4:23 pm
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