Reuters: Oddly Enough

Chimps' break for lunch forces public from zoo

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:38:26 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Chester Zoo, the country's most popular wildlife attraction, was evacuated on Sunday after 30 chimpanzees escaped from their enclosure.

Drunken tractor driver leads police on slow chase

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:28:12 +0100

BERLIN (Reuters) - A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home from a nightclub after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who used pepper spray to try to stop the vehicle.

Irish uproar stops recession from devouring burger

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:07 +0100

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Having grumbled about billions spent on banks, the Irish public have pulled together to rescue another treasure -- described as one of Ireland's few original contributions to world cuisine: the "spice burger."

North Korea's latest launch ... beer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:15:30 +0100

SEOUL (Reuters) - Communist North Korea's latest launch is sure to cause much frothing ... it is a locally brewed beer that promises drinkers it will help ease stress.

Mung bean mystery stumps British military

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:47:40 +0100

KABUL (Reuters) - The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans.

Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:14 +0100

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-metre-long zeppelin.

Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:46:41 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of a 100-day "live sculpture" exercise.

Air New Zealand staff bare all to get flyers' attention

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:49:15 +0100

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.

Plenty of gut, little glory for stringers

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:42:14 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - After supervising around 3,000 re-strings during the Wimbledon fortnight one might think Roger Dalton could put his feet up with a bowl of strawberries on Sunday and watch the men's singles final in peace.

EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:35:52 +0100

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's highest court on Thursday upheld the right of Dutch and Italian brewers to sell their 'Bavaria' beer in Italy, rejecting a bid by a company making a rival beer with the equivalent name in German to stop them.