Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
A Californian couple got the shock of their lives when they returned home to find a 90ft crane had cut their house in two. The crane had been trying to move ...
Zoo-keepers in China say their tigers have grown so tame that they're frightened of the chickens they're supposed to eat. The Chongqing Wild Animal Park has ...
Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
The infamous beach ball that 'scored' a goal for Sunderland against Liverpool has raised more than £400 for charity. The inflatable deflected a shot from ...
Anti-terrorist police sealed off an airport terminal after mistaking 140lbs of frozen fish for a bomb. Armed SWAT teams evacuated terminal one at Hamburg ...
Taxi drivers in a Chinese city are complaining that they are having to queue for miles to refuel their cars. Cabbies in Chongqing can use either petrol or ...
Reuters - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state.
Reuters - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" on Wednesday, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.
Reuters - He wiggled, jiggled and even dropped his trousers, but a thief trying to break into a supermarket in Portugal stayed stuck fast in a tiny window until he was rescued by police and the fire brigade.
Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.
Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.
Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.
Reuters - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might have thought twice about naming their daughter Suri if they'd known that it means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "turned sour" in French, and "horse mackerels" in Italian.
A Chinese burglar got stuck after he tried to crawl through a tiny opening built for a farmer's pet dog to steal some chickens. The man had to be rescued by ...
Reuters - The driver of a security van who vanished earlier this month with more than 11 million euros ($16.5 million) in cash has surrendered to police in Monaco, French authorities said on Monday.
UN Official Seeks Global Action on Iran Wall Street .. - Online BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the ...
Umno's politics of engagement - Themalaysianinside MCA's the-president Tun Ling Liong Sik subsequently accepted Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's newly formed Umno Baru into the coalition, which then returned Umno ...
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations .. - Google CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
Sceptics publish climate e-mails 'stolen from East .. - Timesonline E-mails allegedly written by some of the world's leading climate scientists have been stolen by hackers and published on websites run by climate change sceptics.
New Modern Warfare 2 game modes allegedly revealed - Mmomfg Some so smart that they can hack into the PC copy of MW2 and uncover the new game modes Infinity Ward plans to release. According to internet reports and a ...
Mobile Phones - Onlineprnews This week's revelation surrounds the possibility of Xbox 360 and PS3-quality graphics being implemented for mobile phones . At a recent expo in London, ...
Guitar Hero 5 & Band Hero update for the week of .. - Neoseeker There's a nice treat in store for both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero players this week, as one of the most recognizable rock groups of all time graces both games with their music.
Journey of faith - Thestar The pilgrimage to Mecca has a deeper meaning than just fulfilling the Pillar of Islam. This spiritual and physical journey taken by Muslims on a global scale, for the past 1400 years, is documented in an exhibition currently showcasing at the Islamic ...
