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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Upside-down house to open for tourists

A completely upside-down house is to open as a tourist attraction in Germany. Standing on a pointed roof and supported by steel beams in the attic, the house has an upside-down kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom. This bizarre upside-down house
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Bogus TV report panics Georgia

Panic was sparked in Georgia after a TV station broadcast a false report that Russian tanks had invaded the capital. The Imedi network report, which brought back memories of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, also wrongly said the president was
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Call to protect Spanish siesta

Animal rights campaigners are demanding that the Spanish practice of napping in the afternoon be declared a protected art form. They are angry about a decision of the conservative regional government in Madrid to include bullfighting on a list of items
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:13:00 GMT

Runaway Prius can't be replicated

Investigators with Toyota and the US government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner, a memo says. The memo, obtained on Saturday by AP, said the experts who examined and test drove the car could not replicate the sudden,
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT

Religious followers 'made ill by drinking snail mucus'

A Florida healer iis being investigated over reports from his followers that they became sick after he encouraged them to drink the mucus of a giant African snail.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT

Please don't wear perfume, Detroit tells workers

City employees in Detroit are being urged not to wear perfume or deodorant - after a lawsuit from an employee who couldn't stand her colleague's perfume.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT

Lawsuit settlement means no more perfume, aftershave or other scents for Detroit city workers

DETROIT - Change is in the air for Detroit city workers. City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:11:00 GMT

Detroit city workers being warned to go scentsless

DETROIT - Change is in the air for Detroit city workers . City employees will be urged not to wear perfume, cologne or aftershave as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit. Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:10:00 GMT

Traders seek free camels from Australia

No freebies... News that camels were being shot in the Australian outback became big news overseas. (AAP: Paul Miller) The Australian Government says it has been swamped by overseas requests for camels since efforts to control feral camels in Central
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:28:00 GMT

Family's fainting incident draws fire

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:54:00 GMT

Upside-down house becomes a tourist attraction

This upside-down home in Gettorf, Germany, is fully furnished, with a working kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:23:00 GMT

Pair appeal jail sentence for 'peck on the cheek'

A British couple is appealing a jail sentence after being accused of sharing a passionate kiss in a Dubai restaurant. Cosmopolitan Dubai has the most lenient social codes in the Gulf, but authorities can still crack down on people charged with pushing
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:44:00 GMT

Police: Woman in bust hid nearly $26,000 in bra

SPOKANE, Wash. - A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT

Bridesmaid's dress stolen hours before wedding

PIKE CREEK, Del. - Delaware state police said someone broke into a car and stole a bridesmaid's dress just hours before a wedding on Friday at a shopping center in Pike Creek. Police said the bride and one of her bridesmaids were in a salon getting ready
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT

Human egg being raffled off by clinic

A London fertility clinic says the winner of its new raffle will receive a human egg whose donor can be selected based on a number of attributes. The Bridge Center, a London fertility clinic, said the raffle winner can determine which egg donor to use
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:15:00 GMT

Wis. man credits Packers loyalty for saving life

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame. The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:09:00 GMT

UK fertility clinic raffles donor egg

A fertility clinic in London is raffling a human egg for older women who are desperate to become a mum. The clinic has organised the raffle to promote its new 'baby profiling' service which will allows the winner to pick the egg donor based on their
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:20:00 GMT

Police: Woman In Bust Hid Nearly $26,000 In Bra

SPOKANE, Wash. -- A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:07:00 GMT

NYC funeral home van towed -- with body inside

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT

Burglar uses church equipment to view porn

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT

SoCal robber holds up 11 people, gets $6

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT

Wis. man credits Packers loyalty for saving life

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame . The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:30:00 GMT

Police impound car and corpse (The West Australian)

Instead of resting in peace, the body of a recently deceased man ended up in New York's equivalent of Purgatory: the city tow pound for illegally parked cars.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:58:00 GMT

Georgian woman may be world's oldest

A woman in Georgia who claims to be 129 years old could be the world's oldest living person. Visitors having been flocking to a small village in Western Georgia to meet the woman, named Antisa Khvichava. All official documents owned by Antisa, such as
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

Charity event organised though Twitter

A global charity event organised through Twitter called Twestival will take place on March 25th. Over 200 cities around the world will participate in the Twestival event, which urges people to donate to the chosen cause. The event is hoping to raise
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

'Queen invented telephone' say UK kids

One in 10 British schoolkids think the Queen invented the telephone and almost one third believe Sir Isaac Newton discovered fire, according to a new study. Among the other misheld beliefs of Britain's youth, one in 10 children thought the first man on
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:40:00 GMT

Blood-selling Packers fan voted to team's fan Hall

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A man who said his loyalty to the Green Bay Packers helped save his life has been voted into the team's Fan Hall of Fame . The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years. Becker
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:04:00 GMT

Police: Woman in bust hid nearly $26,000 in bra

SPOKANE, Wash. - A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff 's deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:31:00 GMT

Spain-bound cocaine found in Colombian sculptures

Photo: AFP/File Raul Arboleda Colombian police said Saturday they had discovered 16 kilograms (35 pounds) of cocaine stashed in replicas of sculptures by artist Fernando Botero intended for shipment to Spain. "This is a sophisticated concealment system
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:00 GMT

Flaming torches light up Britain's Hadrian's Wall

Hadrian's Wall, a Roman-era fortification spanning the width of northern England, was lit up from end-to-end by volunteers carrying flaming torches Saturday. As night fell, 500 gas flames were lit at 250-metre intervals for 84 miles (135 kilometres) from
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:07:00 GMT