Reuters: Oddly Enough

Bayer gets stiffed by potency pill heist

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:42:48 -0400

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A gang of four looted 4.9 million euros ($6.9 million) worth of potency pills in a burglary at Bayer AG's headquarters, the company said on Monday.

That'll do pig, zoo tells only porker

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:48:14 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's only known pig trotted out of quarantine Saturday, two months after he was locked away because of swine flu fears, to bask again in the mud at the Kabul Zoo.

Chimps' break for lunch forces public from UK zoo

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:39:11 -0400

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

Amsterdam considering bank help for prostitutes

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:02 -0400

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam city council is turning its attention to a pressing problem for one of the city's key business sectors -- banking and credit for prostitutes who can't get accounts from mainstream institutions.

Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:30:59 -0400

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-meter-long zeppelin.

Game show looks to convert atheists

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:04 -0400

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?

Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:53:34 -0400

RIGA (Reuters) - Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can.

Airline crew bares all to get flyers' attention

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:13:21 -0400

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.

Guns and booze don't mix, lawsuit argues

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:10:44 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A well-known restaurateur is fighting back against Tennessee's newly enacted law that allows gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.

Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:13:50 -0400

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.