Thief robs arcade with cup of coffee
15 hours ago (Reuters)
BERLIN (Reuters) - A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday.
There's only love at new supermarket
15 hours ago (Reuters)
BEIJING, China (Reuters) - For Chinese singles in the market for love this Valentine's day, a Beijing supermarket may offer just what they're looking for.
A tough act to swallow
1 day ago (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand
1 day ago (Reuters)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.
Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show
1 day ago (Reuters)
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show...
No dressing down for banker in TV supermodel email blunder
4 days ago (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian banker who became an internet sensation after he was caught on live television viewing images of a scantily clad supermodel on his computer will keep his...
Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid
4 days ago (Reuters)
ROME (Reuters) - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers...
Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies
4 days ago (Reuters)
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a...
Woman seeks "Jessica Alba" makeover to win back lover
5 days ago (Reuters)
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always...
Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu
5 days ago (Reuters)
DUBAI (Reuters) - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger.
Banker red-faced over racy photo
6 days ago (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
Drunk driver had 49 children in 16-seat taxi
6 days ago (Reuters)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a...
Pet owner killed by dogs after saving them from death
6 days ago (Reuters)
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - A Slovenian who saved his three dogs from being put down for attacking humans was himself mauled to death by them, police said Wednesday.
Teenager fights off shark with board
6 days ago (Reuters)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A 14-year old New Zealand girl has been praised for fighting off a shark with her boogie board after it had bitten her. The shark bit Lydia Ward on the hip as she was
Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death
7 days ago (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) - When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim...
Bestiality ban to cut video source
7 days ago (Reuters)
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Internet potentially will lose one of its main sources of bestiality videos under a ban approved Tuesday by the upper house of the Dutch parliament.
Branding ban on cigarette packs?
8 days ago (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and
Tribe brings back dead with "clothing" ritual
8 days ago (Reuters)
MANILA (Reuters) - Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual...
China sees sexual frustration causing social problems
8 days ago (Reuters)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Sexual frustration amongst migrant workers in China's booming southern province of Guangdong is leading to a host of social problems and must be tackled, state media on...
Oysters - the Tudor version of cinema popcorn
11 days ago (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in...