Toilet maker flush with pride after biogas bike run
(Reuters)
2011-11-11 11:33:03
Reuters - Enter the Neo. Part motorcycle and part toilet, it runs on eco-friendly biogas produced from sewage -- and recently completed a journey of more than 1,000 km (600 miles) across Japan.
Swedish sperm donors are well-adjusted men: study
(Reuters)
2011-11-11 11:32:06
Reuters - Men who pass a screening process and donate to sperm banks in Sweden score better on personality measures, such as responsibility, confidence and self-acceptance, than other men in their peer group, according to a Swedish study.
Stolen wedding album returned 17 years later
(Reuters)
2011-11-10 10:46:08
Reuters - A wedding album which went missing when a caravan was stolen in Northern Ireland 17 years ago has mysteriously reappeared at the home of its owners.
Want weird weather? Come to Oklahoma!
(Reuters)
2011-11-10 10:45:45
Reuters - After one of the strangest local weather days in memory, an Oklahoma woman with a sense of humor asked on Twitter earlier this week:
If Jane Austen lived today, she'd be a blogger
(Reuters)
2011-11-10 10:45:28
Reuters - Dear reader, if Jane Austen lived today, she'd be an avid blogger, she'd be on Facebook, and of course she'd also be tweeting away -- but mostly about other people, not herself.
Doctor turned serial killer in WW2 Paris
(Reuters)
2011-11-09 09:42:25
Reuters - Nazi-occupied Paris was a terrible place to be in the waning days of World War Two, with Jews, Resistance fighters and ordinary citizens all hoping to escape. Disappearances became so common they often weren't followed up.
Parents pray, jets grounded for Korea college exam
(Reuters)
2011-11-09 09:41:38
Reuters - Jets will be grounded across South Korea and anxious parents will pray while their children take annual exams that could lead them to one of the country's top universities and eventually a good job for life.
Top Paris store drops carols for rock n roll X-mas
(Reuters)
2011-11-09 09:38:34
Reuters - Live rock and roll is replacing recorded Christmas carols in the windows of Galeries Lafayette as the Parisian department store seeks to drum up curiosity, and client numbers, for this year's gift-buying season.
Agents intercept military flare in mail
(Reuters)
2011-11-08 09:42:22
Reuters - Federal agents at Chicago's O'Hare Airport averted 'a potential catastrophic event' when they stopped a package containing a live military flare from being loaded onto a flight to Japan, a federal agency said on Monday.
Devil found in detail of Giotto fresco in Italy's Assisi
(Reuters)
2011-11-07 10:23:50
Reuters - Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.
Strapped county sacks Santa to save 0
(Reuters)
2011-11-07 10:22:19
Reuters - Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said on Friday they had no choice: they had to sack Santa Claus.
Five teenagers arrested for stealing Halloween candy
(Reuters)
2011-11-07 10:22:05
Reuters - Five Virginia teenagers were charged with robbery and assault after they beat up two Halloween trick-or-treaters and stole their candy, Police said on Saturday.
Accused Nigeria comic to get last laugh on drug cops
(Reuters)
2011-11-04 10:52:55
Reuters - A Nigerian comedian arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs in his stomach will be released on bail on Friday after drug enforcement agents failed to find anything inside him following an exhaustive search of his excretions, his lawyer told Reuters.
Germany admits accounting blunder but no scapegoats
(Reuters)
2011-11-03 15:53:12
Reuters - The German government has no plans to sack the bankers or accountants who made a 55-billion euro ( billion) bookkeeping blunder that exposed it to ridicule across Europe, the finance minister said Wednesday.
Strapped Harrisburg hopes to cash in its Wild West collection
(Reuters)
2011-11-03 10:32:59
Reuters - If Pennsylvania's fiscally battered capital city wants to stage a Wild West-like battle with the creditors demanding every penny of the millions they are owed, it has enough muskets, stage coaches, sheriff's badges and ammunition to get the job done.