Russian hackers jam traffic with porn video: reports [19 Jan 10, 12:49pm] Drivers in the Russian capital, Moscow, were given an unexpected show courtesy of a 30-by-20 foot electronic highway billboard when...
Your Daily Horoscope [12 Mar 10, 9:00am] By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVINGUPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Friday, March 12, 2010.
The almanac [12 Mar 10, 8:30am] By United Press International UPI Almanac for Friday, March 12, 2010.
TV host driving 210 miles in coffee car [11 Mar 10, 11:23pm] LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A British TV host is driving 210 miles from London to Manchester, England, in a coffee-powered car as part of a major science fair.
Dog unharmed by bus collision [11 Mar 10, 10:52pm] LONDON, March 11 (UPI) -- A British man said his dog was miraculously unharmed after being struck by a double-decker bus and becoming stuck between the vehicle's front wheels.
Man finds Jesus in burnt pan [11 Mar 10, 10:40pm] SALFORD, England, March 11 (UPI) -- A British man who fell asleep while cooking bacon said he awoke an hour later to find the image of Jesus Christ burned into the base of the frying pan.
Nurses' union: Care does not include sex [11 Mar 10, 9:43pm] AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A union representing Dutch nurses will launch a national campaign Friday against demands for sexual services by patients who claim it should be part of their standard care.
The price you pay for being romantic... [11 Mar 10, 9:23pm] BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight, police said Thursday.
Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts [11 Mar 10, 6:18pm] LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.
Japan's spouse hunters hone skills at marriage school [11 Mar 10, 6:17pm] TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In search of Mr. or Mrs. Right, dozens of Japanese are attending a newly launched school in Tokyo that aims to turn them into marriage material.
Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU [10 Mar 10, 7:46pm] OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
Newborn Elephant Comes 'Back From The Dead' [] Pictures have been released of the baby elephant born two days after experts at an Australian zoo said it had died in its mother's womb.
Driver Smashes Through Gardens In Cop Chase [] A wanted criminal evaded police by taking his car off-road, and through the back gardens of houses in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
Toyota Driver Speeds Out Of Control At 94mph [] Toyota's safety record has taken another hammering after police were involved in a dramatic high-speed pursuit of a driver whose car accelerator got stuck at 94mph.
PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for parks [12 Mar 10, 8:13am] The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition.
'Miracle' elephant not dead after all [12 Mar 10, 3:38am] An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to ...
Chef creates breast milk cheese [11 Mar 10, 11:11pm] Breast milk cheese, anyone? A Manhattan chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese." Daniel Angerer co-owns Klee Brasserie with his wife Lori Mason.
Tourist in Africa Finds White Worms in Her Eyes [11 Mar 10, 4:07pm] A female Russian tourist, who lived in Equatorial Guinea for six months, will have to undergo treatment for an exotic disease known as loiasis.
Japanese woman graduates from school at age of 91 [10 Mar 10, 6:50pm] A 91-year-old woman has graduated from evening school in southern Japan, the daily Mainichi Simbun paper reported on Wednesday.
German court rejects lawsuit against Large Hadron Collider [9 Mar 10, 4:10pm] Germany's Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe rejected a lawsuit brought by a German against the Large Hadron Collider, the court's press service said on Tuesday.
Yellow snow falls in Russia's Far East [5 Mar 10, 5:25am] The Amur region in Russia's Far East was hit by yellow snow, Elena Pechkina, a regional meteorologist, told RIA Novosti on Friday.
German luger bites Olympic silver medal, breaks tooth [18 Feb 10, 1:59pm] A German luger, who won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, broke his tooth after reporters asked him to bite his medal, Moscow-based radio Business FM reported.
Court rejects appeal in French restaurant saga (AFP) [11 Mar 10, 5:44pm] AFP - A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.
Bulgarian media launch 'favourite' pothole campaigns (AFP) [11 Mar 10, 5:03pm] AFP - Bulgarian media launched a humorous campaign against the country's potholed streets Thursday, urging a disgruntled public to photograph and name the worst craters they could find.
Sarkozy word has a certain 'je ne sais quoi' (AFP) [11 Mar 10, 3:37pm] AFP - Parlez-vous volapuk? Nicolas Sarkozy left interpreters befuddled at an environment conference in Paris on Thursday when he came up with a word that is almost as rare as a nine-euro note.
Crouch named comedy king for 'virgin' quip (AFP) [11 Mar 10, 3:29pm] AFP - England footballer Peter Crouch was named the funniest man in British sport, topping a poll out on Thursday of the best one-liners and comedy football moments of all time.
Japan's 98th airport opens with only one flight (AFP) [11 Mar 10, 2:51pm] AFP - Japan's newest airport opened outside Tokyo Thursday aiming to lure budget airlines, but there was deep scepticism about its profitability as it has only one scheduled daily flight so far.
How Seismographs Work [11 Mar 10, 7:32pm] Scientists who weren't in Chile during this morning's aftershocks nevertheless knew the moment the rumbling started, thanks to a global network of quake-detecting instruments called seismographs.
Tenn. police file 10th DUI charge against driver [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- Kingsport Police have filed a 10th DUI charge against a driver who was going about 20 miles per hour on Interstate 26 and weaving. The Kingsport Times -News reported that the 57-year-old man told the officer on Tuesday, &…
Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] MIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided the Miami man's home after receiving com…
Cops: Man copies key on test drive, steals truck [12 Mar 10, 2:03am] LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week. Red Star Auto of Lincoln reported a pickup had been stolen Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The dealership's owner said a…
PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks [11 Mar 10, 8:33pm] COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of…
Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn [11 Mar 10, 2:20am] AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into t…
Wellywood sign a violation -US lawyers [11 Mar 10, 9:16pm] Hollywood lawyers say that the Wellywood sign near Wellington airport is a trademark violation.
No to school condom machine -Vatican [11 Mar 10, 9:08pm] The Vatican has criticised a Rome high school for instaling vending machines selling condoms at school.
'World's oldest' whisky unveiled [11 Mar 10, 9:01pm] A Scottish whisky firm has unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world.
Sarkozy's rare word baffles the French [11 Mar 10, 6:37pm] Nicolas Sarkozy left interpreters befuddled when he came up with a rare word at a conference.
Mystery knitter covers US town [11 Mar 10, 6:37pm] A mystery knitter is spinning quite a yarn over one US town by putting jumpers over trees and lamp poles.
ASIO hunts for new recruits on Facebook [12 Mar 10, 5:41am] Australia's premier spy organisation is infiltrating social media and revamping its own website in a bid to attract more young people to join its ranks.
Prisoners get drunk on vanilla essence [11 Mar 10, 10:37pm] A number of inmates at the Ivanhoe jail in far west New South Wales were found drunk at the prison on Tuesday night after drinking vanilla essence.
New Zealander auctions bottled 'ghosts' [10 Mar 10, 11:48pm] A New Zealand woman has successfully sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl.
Obama's naked spin doctor in shower tirade [10 Mar 10, 8:18pm] Barack Obama's bruising enforcer Rahm Emanuel has been accused of berating a naked congresman in a Washington gym shower.
Jesus Christ appears in student's frying pan [12 Mar 10, 8:28am] A student from Lancashire is convinced that a kitchen nightmare brought him face to face with Jesus Christ in his frying pan.
Woman calls police on 'burglar' boyfriend [11 Mar 10, 6:31pm] A German woman called police because she thought that a burglar was trying to break into her flat - but it was actually her boyfriend planning a romantic surprise. They then arrested him anyway.
Man breaks into church, watches porn [11 Mar 10, 1:55pm] A man in Iowa has been charged with burglary after he broke into a church - and used the church television to watch pornography.
