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Boy thought inside balloon found alive
DENVER (Reuters) - A 6-year-old boy who set off a massive search and rescue operation and media frenzy after it was reported he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke loose and drifted for hours thousands of feet above Colorado has been found safe in his attic, police said on Thursday.
October 16, 2009, 11:21 am -
Queen slips out for quiet date with hubby
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth stunned theater-goers in London this week when she and her husband slipped in to see a play unannounced and at the last minute, newspapers reported.
October 16, 2009, 3:33 am -
How Mussolini once worked for British intelligence
LONDON (Reuters) - He formed part of the Nazi axis that nearly brought Britain to its knees in World War Two, but historical papers have revealed that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was once on the payroll of British intelligence.
October 15, 2009, 5:52 am -
Burning bunnies helps keep people warm and cozy
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Forget bunny boiling jealous rages and rapacious butchers.
October 15, 2009, 5:50 am -
And the most tasteless idea of the week is..
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the 'Midget Cup' at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state's annual carnival.
October 15, 2009, 5:47 am -
Putin wants song contest with China, Central Asia allies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed to Chinese and Central Asian leaders on Wednesday holding a joint song competition called "Intervision" to rival the Eurovision Song Contest.
October 14, 2009, 10:37 pm -
Invading giant snakes threaten U.S. wilderness areas
MIAMI (Reuters) - Burmese pythons and other giant snakes imported as pets could endanger some of America's most important parks and wilderness areas if they are allowed to multiply, according to a report released on Tuesday.
October 14, 2009, 10:33 am -
Trading emotionally? Device warns of stress
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
October 14, 2009, 2:35 am -
A big hunk o' hair -- Elvis locks go under the hammer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elvis Presley fans keen to own a chunk of their idol now can: locks of what is claimed to be The King's hair are up for auction next week.
October 14, 2009, 2:33 am -
Rags-to-riches tramp bags fortune in bottles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.
October 14, 2009, 2:33 am -
Trading emotionally? Dutch device warns of stress
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
October 14, 2009, 1:40 am -
"Midget Cup" race at Australian meet slammed
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the "Midget Cup" at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state's annual carnival.
October 13, 2009, 6:45 pm -
Free honeymoons to halt divorce rate?
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's eastern state of Terengganu is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink of divorce.
October 13, 2009, 5:57 am -
Once in a black and blue moon...
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks.
October 13, 2009, 5:56 am -
Train drags German mooner half naked along tracks
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks.
October 13, 2009, 4:01 am -
Police arrest 20 parliament rooftop protesters
LONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested 20 environmental protesters after they climbed on to the roof of the Houses of Parliament to demand greater government action on climate change.
October 13, 2009, 2:26 am -
Malaysia state offers honeymoons to halt divorce rate
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's eastern state of Terengganu is offering free honeymoons worth up to $440 (278 pounds) each to rekindle the romance between married couples on the brink of divorce.
October 12, 2009, 5:36 pm -
Marge Simpson makes cover of Playboy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "D'oh!" doesn't even start to cover it.
October 11, 2009, 4:07 am -
Canadian trucker fined for smoking on the job
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
October 10, 2009, 7:46 am -
Healthy baby born in Germany to woman in coma
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A 40-year-old woman who fell into a coma in the 13th week of her pregnancy delivered a healthy baby 22 weeks later in a Bavarian hospital, German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported on Friday.
October 10, 2009, 5:09 am
