German police investigate kebab sauce after attack (Reuters)
Reuters - German police are investigating a chilli sauce to determine whether it was so spicy that it was capable of causing grievous bodily harm when used in an attack.
Archive for October, 2009
Family Guy spoofs Russia’s Putin as macho spychief (Reuters)
Reuters - Animated U.S. television show "Family Guy" has spoofed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by lampooning him as a macho spymaster who entraps enemy spooks and lights cigarettes with a Kalashnikov rifle.
Queen slips out for quiet date with hubby (Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's Queen Elizabeth stunned theater-goers in London this week when she and her husband slipped in to see a play unannounced and at the last minute, newspapers reported.
How Mussolini once worked for British intelligence (Reuters)
Reuters - He formed part of the Nazi axis that nearly brought Britain to its knees in World War Two, but historical papers have revealed that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was once on the payroll of British intelligence.
Burning bunnies helps keep people warm and cozy (Reuters)
Reuters - Forget bunny boiling jealous rages and rapacious butchers. The biggest threats to Peter Rabbit's Swedish cousins are the cold, the cull and their flammable cadavers.
And the most tasteless idea of the week is.. (Reuters)
Reuters - Australian horse racing officials have been slammed for holding a dwarf racing competition called the 'Midget Cup' at a meeting in Melbourne to promote Victoria state's annual carnival.
Trading emotionally? Device warns of stress (Reuters)
Reuters - If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
A big hunk o’ hair — Elvis locks go under the hammer (Reuters)
Reuters - Elvis Presley fans keen to own a chunk of their idol now can: locks of what is claimed to be The King's hair are up for auction next week.
Rags-to-riches tramp bags fortune in bottles (Reuters)
Reuters - A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.
School fined as girl loses fingers in art lesson (Reuters)
Reuters - A school in eastern England was ordered to pay 19,000 pounds ($30,140) Monday after a 16-year-old girl lost nearly all her fingers when she put her hands in a bucket of plaster of Paris during an art lesson.