Reuters: Oddly Enough

Mini-dress student readmitted to university

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:29:24 -0500

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.

Villagers confine rare turtle, offer prayers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:50:23 -0500

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday.

Bounce back in style at divorce fair

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:51:36 -0500

PARIS (Reuters) - Sylvie Razafindrakoto, whose divorce was finalized three weeks ago, came looking for tips on coping with difficult teenagers as a newly single mother.

Man provides photo for his own wanted poster

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:23:11 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Online auction site launches for rich and famous

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:24:46 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:00 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

Driver suspected in Bank of France van heist

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:29:53 -0500

LYON, France (Reuters) - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat.

Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:44 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

Giant snake capture was a hoax?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:52:14 -0500

MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.

Health worker fired for hockey flu shots

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:14:30 -0500

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.