Half-naked South Korean soldiers train for winter war
(Reuters)
2012-01-12 01:46:00
Reuters - Cool under fire took on new meaning for more than 200 South Korean soldiers this week as they stripped off their shirts, flung snow on each other and walked through an ice-encrusted stream -- all part of drills to hone endurance.
Australian survives terrifying fall after bungee snaps
(Reuters)
2012-01-09 01:40:25
Reuters - An Australian woman has survived a terrifying fall after her bungee cord snapped during a 111-metre (364-feet) leap off Africa's Victoria Falls Bridge, plunging her into the crocodile-infested Zambezi River below.
Taiwan's Ma to win election? The stars have foreseen it
(Reuters)
2012-01-06 05:45:05
Reuters - The stars are aligning for Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to narrowly win re-election at the island's January 14 election, but he'll only get by with a little help from his wife, according to a well-known Taiwan fortune teller.
Colorado woman accused of damaging million painting
(Reuters)
2012-01-05 10:09:15
Reuters - A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing ,000 worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than million, authorities said on Wednesday.
Women are a mystery to British physicist Hawking
(Reuters)
2012-01-05 09:07:01
Reuters - The biggest mystery in the universe perplexing one of the world's best known scientists is -- women.
Give slim kids higher marks, says French diet guru
(Reuters)
2012-01-04 16:57:22
Reuters - Pierre Dukan, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving extra exam marks for slimness.
Maldives lifts ban on luxury resort spas
(Reuters)
2012-01-04 16:56:30
Reuters - A ban on luxury spas at hotels and massage parlors in the Maldives was lifted on Wednesday under pressure from the country's key tourism industry a week after it was imposed as part of an effort to curb perceived vice.
U.S. twin births have doubled in three decades: study
(Reuters)
2012-01-04 16:56:02
Reuters - The number of twins born in the United States has doubled in the last three decades largely as a result of fertility treatments, with one in 30 infants born in 2009 a twin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Two die, 561 hurt in Italian New Year celebrations
(Reuters)
2012-01-01 09:53:14
Reuters - Two men were killed and 561 other people were wounded as Italians celebrated the New Year with massive displays of illegal and homemade fireworks, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Hello Heidi to bye bye bunga bunga in 2011 odd news
(Reuters)
2011-12-30 10:09:43
Reuters - Bunga Bunga, Zenga Zenga, a tweeting cobra and other wacky news capped a year that saw the capture of America's most wanted man and the overthrow of dictators.
New Year's Day to come early as Samoa leaps ahead
(Reuters)
2011-12-29 20:20:57
Reuters - If you are reading this on Friday you cannot be in Samoa.
Stressed Chinese fight back - with pillows
(Reuters)
2011-12-28 15:44:50
Reuters - A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle.
For the not-so-serious drinker: Marshmallow vodka
(Reuters)
2011-12-28 15:29:59
Reuters - Vodkas flavored with citrus and berry have been around for years and recently some newer brands have been trying to create buzz with unusual flavors.
Venezuela's Chavez: did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?
(Reuters)
2011-12-28 15:09:58
Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease.
Whale sperm, orgasmic feet top 2011 bad science list
(Reuters)
2011-12-27 19:11:28
Reuters - From whale sperm to colon cleansers to the shape of a woman's foot when she has an orgasm, celebrities did not disappoint during 2011 with their penchant for peddling suspect science in the world's media.