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Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-metre-long zeppelin.
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Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-meter-long zeppelin.
July 4, 2009, 3:56 am -
Game show looks to convert atheists
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?
July 4, 2009, 3:55 am -
Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?
RIGA (Reuters) - Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can.
July 4, 2009, 3:53 am -
Irish uproar stops recession from devouring burger
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Having grumbled about billions spent on banks, the Irish public have pulled together to rescue another treasure -- described as one of Ireland's few original contributions to world cuisine: the "spice burger."
July 3, 2009, 11:45 pm -
North Korea's latest launch ... beer
SEOUL (Reuters) - Communist North Korea's latest launch is sure to cause much frothing ... it is a locally brewed beer that promises drinkers it will help ease stress.
July 3, 2009, 6:15 pm -
Mung bean mystery stumps British military
KABUL (Reuters) - The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans.
July 3, 2009, 2:47 am -
"Great Train Robber" is refused parole
LONDON (Reuters) - "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs lost his long-running bid for early jail release on Wednesday after the British government said he should not be allowed out on parole because he was "wholly unrepentant."
July 3, 2009, 2:09 am -
Guns and booze don't mix, lawsuit argues
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A well-known restaurateur is fighting back against Tennessee's newly enacted law that allows gun owners to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
July 3, 2009, 2:07 am -
Airline crew bares all to get flyers' attention
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.
July 3, 2009, 2:02 am -
Air New Zealand staff bare all to get flyers' attention
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing.
July 3, 2009, 1:49 am -
EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Europe's highest court on Thursday upheld the right of Dutch and Italian brewers to sell their 'Bavaria' beer in Italy, rejecting a bid by a company making a rival beer with the equivalent name in German to stop them.
July 2, 2009, 9:35 pm -
Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"
LONDON (Reuters) - A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of a 100-day "live sculpture" exercise.
July 2, 2009, 9:21 pm -
Plenty of gut, little glory for stringers
LONDON (Reuters) - After supervising around 3,000 re-strings during the Wimbledon fortnight one might think Roger Dalton could put his feet up with a bowl of strawberries on Sunday and watch the men's singles final in peace.
July 2, 2009, 5:45 am -
Internet porn filter -- no Garfield please
BEIJING (Reuters) - What do Johnny Depp , Garfield , Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health.
July 2, 2009, 4:54 am -
Russia bans all gambling and shuts casinos
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work.
July 2, 2009, 4:42 am -
Fireworks spread terror in war weary town
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.
July 2, 2009, 4:40 am -
Fireworks spread terror in war weary Congo town
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city.
July 1, 2009, 11:30 pm -
Say no to vodka, president tells Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev has told Russians they must kick the alcohol habit.
July 1, 2009, 7:24 am -
Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday.
July 1, 2009, 3:51 am
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