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High Court orders writ to be served via Twitter
LONDON (Reuters) - The High Court ordered its first injunction via Twitter on Thursday, saying the social website and micro-blogging service was the best way to reach an anonymous Tweeter who had been impersonating someone.
October 2, 2009, 1:37 am -
Snail rush defies downturn for Bulgarians
PLEVEN, Bulgaria (Reuters) - On a quiet patch of land apparently devoid of inhabitants, Krasimir Kostov's farm is silently booming as more than one million snails, hiding from the sun under planks of wood, munch their way to market.
October 2, 2009, 12:52 am -
London mayor appears in EastEnders
LONDON (Reuters) - London Mayor Boris Johnson makes a brief appearance on Thursday in "EastEnders" and gets a broadside from feisty pub landlady Peggy Mitchell who is angry about public services.
October 1, 2009, 10:21 pm -
Britain asks Schwarzenegger to close prostitute website
LONDON (Reuters) - A government minister asked California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Wednesday to shut down a U.S. website that allows men to rate prostitutes, including many working in London.
October 1, 2009, 5:43 am -
Miss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.
October 1, 2009, 5:37 am -
Hillary Clinton likes being president--at the U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton liked being president on Wednesday -- at the U.N. Security Council.
October 1, 2009, 4:54 am -
Girls warned not to hide boyfriends' guns
LONDON (Reuters) - A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday.
October 1, 2009, 2:46 am -
Giant candy store to open in gigantic mall
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab region's hunger for candy.
October 1, 2009, 2:43 am -
Beijing locked down ahead of national day parade
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese capital Beijing is under lockdown on the eve of a massive military parade to mark six decades of Communist Party rule, with gun-toting police manning street corners to ensure nothing spoils the event.
September 30, 2009, 10:07 pm -
A mai tai with the Mai Mai?
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's army has suspended an officer accused of drinking with the enemy ahead of a militia attack that the United Nations said left six soldiers dead, a top army commander said Tuesday.
September 30, 2009, 5:19 am -
Fashionistas furious over Berlusconi link
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for "bimbos" inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life.
September 30, 2009, 5:18 am -
Rental pets and robots in "Blade Runner" Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Only in Tokyo could you hire a cat out for an hour and stroke it while you have a cappuccino -- or better still, while a robot cooks your noodles for you.
September 30, 2009, 5:17 am -
Prison sentence for woman who kept mom's body
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida woman was sentenced on Monday to a year and a day in prison for keeping her dead mother's body in a bedroom for years while collecting more than $230,000 in pension benefits, prosecutors said.
September 22, 2009, 3:25 am -
Execution fails over inmate's unsuitable veins
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Executioners couldn't find a suitable vein in which to inject drugs to kill a 53-year-old murderer, who then got a one-week reprieve from the governor so Ohio prison officials can figure out what to do.
September 17, 2009, 4:04 am -
Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama make People's best-dressed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actress Kate Winslet lead the pack of People magazine's 10 best-dressed women of 2009, with U.S. first lady Michelle Obama chosen for "best accessible glamour."
September 17, 2009, 4:04 am -
College prank elevates flamingo's status
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Some stories don't fly.
September 4, 2009, 1:23 am -
Polish village prays for Madonna to visit
WARSAW (Reuters) - Pop diva Madonna may have upset some Catholic Poles by timing her debut Polish concert to coincide with a big religious holiday on Saturday, but she is sure of a warm welcome if she visits the tiny village of Rumin.
August 15, 2009, 3:18 am -
Russian fighter jets sold off for $5
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators are probing the illegal sale of four fuselages of MiG-31 interceptor fighter jets that were sold off for as little as $5 (2.98 pounds), although worth $3.7 million each, RIA news agency said on Thursday.
August 7, 2009, 3:54 am -
Free radios to perk up "untouchables"
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Authorities in eastern India are distributing free radio sets to lower-caste villagers so that they can listen to music and news after a hard day's work and improve their awareness, officials said Wednesday.
August 6, 2009, 2:10 am -
Former China coach Haan fined for flashing the cash
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chongqing's Dutch coach Arie Haan has been banned from the sidelines for three Chinese Super League (CSL) matches after complaining about a penalty decision by offering the fourth official a wad of cash last weekend.
August 6, 2009, 12:14 am
