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PM Cameron calls time on jailhouse rock revival (Reuters)

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 11:39
Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron has said prisoners will not be allowed to hold parties behind bars after a minister proposed lifting a ban on arts events for inmates introduced by the previous administration.

Hot weather shrinks size of German fries (Reuters)

Fri, 07/23/2010 - 11:36
Reuters - French fries in Germany could be significantly shorter this year due to the heatwave that has baked Germany and much of Europe this month, the German Farmers' Association (DBV) said on Friday.

Police nab bandit who used underwear as mask (Reuters)

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:13

Reuters - An unemployed woman who said she was desperate for money has been arrested on charges she robbed an Oklahoma McDonald's with a white stretch girdle wrapped around her face as a makeshift mask.


NY "bouquet bandit" arrested for two bank robberies (Reuters)

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 12:03
Reuters - New York police arrested a man on Wednesday accused of robbing two banks -- with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant.

Romantic comedies affecting off-screen love lives (Reuters)

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:11

Reuters - Romantic comedies might provide 90 minutes of light-hearted fun but the happy-ever-after movies are also impacting people's real love lives, according to an Australian survey.


Chinese police beat official's wife by mistake (Reuters)

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:09
Reuters - Plainclothes police severely beat the wife of a provincial official, mistaking her for one of many Chinese who petition government offices in the hope of redressing wrongs, the China Daily reported on Wednesday.

Colorado man delivers pizza and saves heart attack victim (Reuters)

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:01

Reuters - A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door.


U.S. border cops nab Mexican teen pot "pedaler" (Reuters)

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:49
Reuters - U.S. border police have nabbed a Mexican teen caught cycling over the Arizona border with a load of marijuana -- his second such arrest in five days, authorities said.

The perils of eating fire in Saudi Arabia (Reuters)

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:47
Reuters - Saudi artist Maher al-Luqman is always nervous when he goes on stage to eat glass and fire or to walk on nails, for fear the country's religious police will disrupt his show.

Air France attendant held for robbing passengers (Reuters)

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:47

Reuters - French police have arrested an Air France stewardess on suspicion of stealing thousands of euros in cash, cards and jewelry as passengers slept on long haul flights, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.


Bridge game fights "led man to murder wife" (Reuters)

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:46
Reuters - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing.

China warns tourists on "forced shopping" in Hong Kong (Reuters)

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 06:39
Reuters - China's National Tourism Administration has issued an advisory on travel to Hong Kong after a video of mainland tourists being insulted and "forced to shop" by a Hong Kong tour guide sparked outrage on the Internet.

Germans hold 60 km-long party on motorway (Reuters)

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 06:38
Reuters - About three million people turned a busy motorway into one of the biggest open-air festivals in Germany's history on Sunday.

Indonesian Muslims told to change prayer direction (Reuters)

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 11:02

Reuters - Indonesia's Muslims learned on Friday they have been praying in the wrong direction, after the country's highest Islamic authority said its directive on the direction of Mecca actually had people facing Africa.


Priest suspended for World Cup Orange Mass (Reuters)

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 11:02

Reuters - A Dutch priest has been suspended for dedicating a Mass to the Dutch national soccer team -- while wearing an orange cloak -- ahead of the World Cup final against Spain.


Power company tells customer she is dead (Reuters)

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 12:22
Reuters - An Austrian woman has had to convince her electricity supplier that she is alive after the company wrote to her asking for information about her contract following her "passing away."

Eager male llama chases female onto highway (Reuters)

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 12:21
Reuters - A male llama chased his prospective mate onto a busy German motorway forcing police to rescue her, authorities said Wednesday.

Film with Bin Laden lookalike banned (Reuters)

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 12:15
Reuters - Pakistani censors have banned an Indian comedy film featuring a lookalike of al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden, the film's distributor said on Wednesday.

Scary Queen Mary advert banned (Reuters)

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 12:14
Reuters - An advert featuring a moving image of Tudor Queen Mary I turning into a flesh-eating zombie has been banned after complaints that it scared children.

Ever sent a racy text to the wrong person? (Reuters)

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 12:05

Reuters - Twenty percent of Britons have managed to send racy texts to the wrong person, and nearly one in 10 has been caught red-handed "sexting," according to a poll on Tuesday.


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