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Michael Jackson skit sparks racism calls
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian talent show skit based around late pop star Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has backfired after U.S. guest star Harry Connick Jr called for an apology and viewers accused the program of racism.
October 9, 2009, 1:59 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 -
For the busy executive -- an anti-H1N1 suit
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - For the executive who doesn't have time to come down with the flu, a Japanese company has invented a new form of protection -- the anti-H1N1 suit.
October 10, 2009, 4:55 am -
Two lives and a wombat: Australia's weirdest online sales
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The lives of two men, a top tennis player's ponytail and a piece of cereal that looks like E.T. are among the strangest items Australians have bought and sold in the past decade, auction website eBay said Friday.
October 9, 2009, 7:37 pm -
Jordan must butt out to remain part of Presidents Cup
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Basketball great Michael Jordan has been told to butt out if he wants to continue to be part of the United States' Presidents Cup team that will take on the Internationals at Harding Park Golf Course this week.
October 9, 2009, 4:14 am -
Birth control pill could put women off macho men?
LONDON (Reuters) - Why do some women's hearts race over the feminine features of Orlando Bloom while others are more attracted to macho men like Daniel Craig?
October 9, 2009, 1:57 am -
Fetch! City pays for dog poo
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A city in central Taiwan is offering shopping vouchers to volunteer dog waste collectors in a bid to clean up a perennial problem caused by the large number of stray animals island-wide.
October 9, 2009, 1:56 am -
Donkeys get dye-job, take on zebra role
GAZA (Reuters) - Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
October 9, 2009, 1:56 am -
Threat to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
October 8, 2009, 4:05 am -
College issues dress guidelines -- for teachers
LONDON (Reuters) It is normally students who are sent home for inappropriate attire, but one English college is threatening to send lecturers home for violating a dress code, which includes a ban on jeans.
October 8, 2009, 4:05 am -
Plane delayed by bird on board
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean passenger jet was grounded just before taking off so that crew members could catch a sparrow that was flying around in the cabin, airline officials said on Wednesday.
October 8, 2009, 4:04 am -
Man faces prison, flogging over TV sex revelations
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced a man to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for boasting about his sexual exploits on television, in a case that has divided public opinion in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
October 8, 2009, 4:02 am -
Cage fighters in drag wallop drunken duo
LONDON (Reuters) - Two men got far more than they bargained for when they decided to start a street fight with Spider-Man and two men in drag -- their would-be victims were cage fighters enjoying a night out.
October 8, 2009, 1:16 am -
Clerics torpedo Brazilian samba show
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters Life!) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday, local officials said.
October 8, 2009, 12:33 am -
Clerics torpedo samba show
Tyre, Lebanon (Reuters) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.
October 8, 2009, 12:21 am -
CORRECTED: Clerics torpedo Brazilian samba show
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October 8, 2009, 12:19 am -
CORRECTED: Clerics torpedo samba show
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October 8, 2009, 12:12 am -
NZOC threatens to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
October 7, 2009, 11:55 pm -
Player fined for clash after drunken ape act
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court has fined rugby league player Sam Huihahau after he punched a fellow spectator while drunk at a rugby grand final in Brisbane after the man impersonated him dancing like an ape.
October 7, 2009, 7:04 pm -
Tiger attacks intruder in zoo
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A man suffered injuries to his arms after he and a friend hopped the fence at a Canadian zoo early on Monday and stuck his hands into the tiger exhibit, zoo officials said.
October 7, 2009, 5:08 am
