Girls warned not to hide boyfriends’ guns (Reuters)
Reuters - A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday.
Archive for September, 2009
Miss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud (Reuters)
Reuters - Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie. Ris Low had come under public pressure to be stripped of her 2009 title, after local media reported she stole seven credit cards last year while working at a medical clinic, buying goods worth about S$8,000 ($5,662) including gold anklets and phones.
Giant candy store to open in gigantic mall (Reuters)
Reuters - A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab region's hunger for candy.
A mai tai with the Mai Mai? (Reuters)
Reuters - Congo's army has suspended an officer accused of drinking with the enemy ahead of a militia attack that the United Nations said left six soldiers dead, a top army commander said Tuesday.
Fashionistas furious over Berlusconi link (Reuters)
Reuters - Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for "bimbos" inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life.
Rental pets and robots in “Blade Runner” Tokyo (Reuters)
Reuters - Only in Tokyo could you hire a cat out for an hour and stroke it while you have a cappuccino -- or better still, while a robot cooks your noodles for you.
German minister-to-be rebuffs question in English (Reuters)
Reuters - Guido Westerwelle, who is widely expected to become foreign minister in the next German government, admonished a reporter who asked him a question in English on Monday, saying: "We're in Germany here."
Tweeting Ugandan gorillas make friends online (Reuters)
Reuters - Lurking deep in the mist-glazed forests of east Africa, Uganda's mountain gorillas are preparing to 'tweet' for their survival.
Military may lift ban on women in submarines (Reuters)
Reuters - Top Pentagon officials are calling for an end to the U.S. military's historical ban on allowing women to serve in submarines.
Man sues BofA for “1,784 billion, trillion dollars” (Reuters)
Reuters - Dalton Chiscolm is unhappy about Bank of America's customer service -- really, really unhappy.