Protestant leader regrets driving drunk (Reuters)
Reuters - The leader of Germany's 25 million Protestants was stopped for running a red light while driving under the influence of alcohol, the Hanover state prosecutors office said on Tuesday.
Archive for February, 2010
Her Facebook status changed to “single?” Ur dumped (Reuters)
Reuters - Digital dumping is on the rise, according to a survey, with growing numbers of people preferring to use email and social networking Web sites to break up with their partners.
New travel agency offers the bear necessities (Reuters)
Reuters - A newly formed Czech travel agency is offering escorted trips for pampered toys.
Adrenaline addicts seek designer thrills (Reuters)
Reuters - Thrill-seekers in France tired of the usual array of white-knuckle sports are turning to a bizarre new service to get their adrenaline rush -- designer abduction.
Who let the dogs pig out? (Reuters)
Reuters - Someone once said that if your dog is fat you're not getting enough exercise.
Gnome poster removed before Medvedev visit? (Reuters)
Reuters - Theater posters proclaiming "We await you, merry gnome" were taken down from a Russian town shortly before a visit by the country's diminutive President Dmitry Medvedev, a local website reported on Friday.
Cat food latest weapon against Australia’s cane toads (Reuters)
Reuters - A tin of cat food may be the solution to reducing the number of toxic cane toads in Australia, one of the country's major pests which environmentalists have tried for years to stop from killing off the native wildlife.
Service at sword point at “Ninja” restaurant (Reuters)
Reuters - Waitresses wield swords and flare flames at diners, who have to get past a moat before sitting at their table in the dimly lit dining hall.
Photographer in the frame over track soaking (Reuters)
Reuters - A photographer caused a delay during a crucial moment of the women's luge competition on Tuesday when he accidentally knelt on a switch that sent water spurting on to the track.
Foot-long surgical tool left in woman’s abdomen (Reuters)
Reuters - Czech medical staff are being disciplined after a foot-long surgical instrument was found in the abdomen of a woman who was operated on five months ago.