Reuters: Oddly Enough

"Snake man" slithers out of prison cell

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:34:49 -0400

VIENNA (Reuters) - A man has escaped from his Austrian jail cell by squeezing through a food hatch in the door, police said on Wednesday.

Green aliens, UFOs said to visit

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:34:19 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Aliens from outer space have been visiting Britain for years and UFO sightings doubled after the film Close Encounters was released in 1977, according to secret files collating reports by members of the public.

Watchdog raps Skins over "orgy" poster

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:32 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - The advertising watchdog has banned a poster for a teenage TV drama series that featured a dishevelled, semi-naked young woman sitting on a bed, surrounded by couples apparently taking part in an orgy.

Solar bra brings conservation closer to the heart

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:23:28 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.

Von Trapp's "Sound of Music" villa to become hotel

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:28:14 -0400

SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - "The Sound of Music," one of Hollywood's greatest money-spinners, will scale new heights when the original von Trapp family villa near Salzburg opens as a hotel in July.

Man sues airline over flight spent in toilet

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:11:03 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour JetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation."

Woman mistook naked thief for husband

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:08:04 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday.

A new wrinkle in smoking enforcement...

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:44:52 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Cigarette vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.

Australian pokes shark in eye during attack

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:56:26 -0400

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking the creature in the eyes as it dragged him through the water after badly savaging his left leg.

Olympics bonuses tailored to prevent squandering

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:49:55 -0400

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is offering its athletes big cash incentives for Olympic gold medals -- but will pay out in installments to stop them squandering it.