Reuters: Oddly Enough

And WHY did they let him out?

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:56:04 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police had to rescue a 20-year-old man from a train station suitcase locker after he shut himself in for fun and began to suffocate.

Japan's "iron man" quits -- at 81

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:46:27 -0400

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese marathon runner Keizo Yamada has hung up his sneakers at the grand old age of 81 -- although he could be tempted back to run the odd half marathon.

Cannes bans nudists after yacht club complains

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:55:46 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - Authorities in Cannes have banned naturists from a public beach after the southern French town's yacht club complained the naked bathers had begun to get out of hand.

Rich woman victim of new sex blackmail

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:56:47 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police arrested three men suspected of attempting to blackmail Susanne Klatten, the country's wealthiest woman, by claiming they had a secret video of her affair with a Swiss gigolo, prosecutors said Friday.

Hunt called off for drug lord's hippo

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:19:58 -0400

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has called off the hunt to kill a drug lord's escaped hippo and will instead try to relocate the beast after its mate was shot dead by order of the government, sparking outrage from animal rights groups.

Genuine Stasi files turn up at film set

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:20:39 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - Secret files of Communist East Germany's Stasi security police were sent to a film set for use as props, triggering an investigation into how such sensitive documents were obtained.

Man tries to fix airbed, blows up apartment

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:16:29 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German who tried to fix his leaky air mattress blew up his apartment instead, the fire brigade in the western city of Duesseldorf said Wednesday.

Gang leader charged in scheme to control punk rock

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:11:07 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The founder of a street gang that administered beatings and made threats in its drive to control the punk rock music scene has been charged with extorting a Chicago performer, authorities said on Tuesday.

Three "killer" cougars killed near Canadian town

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:10:02 -0400

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Three cougars have been killed near the Western Canadian town Princeton, British Columbia, this month while apparently stalking human prey, police said on Tuesday.

Single spelling mistake can derail job application

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:21:01 -0400

TORONTO (Reuters) - Typing mistakes in a job application can kill a would-be employee's chance of landing a job as employers bet that a sloppy resume means the applicant will do a sloppy job.