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Michael Jackson skit sparks racism calls
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian talent show skit based around late pop star Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has backfired after U.S. guest star Harry Connick Jr called for an apology and viewers accused the program of racism.
October 9, 2009, 3:59 am -
Birth control pill could put women off macho men?
LONDON (Reuters) - Why do some women's hearts race over the feminine features of Orlando Bloom while others are more attracted to macho men like Daniel Craig?
October 9, 2009, 3:57 am -
Fetch! City pays for dog poo
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A city in central Taiwan is offering shopping vouchers to volunteer dog waste collectors in a bid to clean up a perennial problem caused by the large number of stray animals island-wide.
October 9, 2009, 3:56 am -
Donkeys get dye-job, take on zebra role
GAZA (Reuters) - Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh.
October 9, 2009, 3:56 am -
Threat to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
October 8, 2009, 6:05 am -
College issues dress guidelines -- for teachers
LONDON (Reuters) It is normally students who are sent home for inappropriate attire, but one English college is threatening to send lecturers home for violating a dress code, which includes a ban on jeans.
October 8, 2009, 6:05 am -
Plane delayed by bird on board
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean passenger jet was grounded just before taking off so that crew members could catch a sparrow that was flying around in the cabin, airline officials said on Wednesday.
October 8, 2009, 6:04 am -
Man faces prison, flogging over TV sex revelations
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A Saudi court has sentenced a man to five years in jail and 1,000 lashes for boasting about his sexual exploits on television, in a case that has divided public opinion in the conservative Islamic kingdom.
October 8, 2009, 6:02 am -
Cage fighters in drag wallop drunken duo
LONDON (Reuters) - Two men got far more than they bargained for when they decided to start a street fight with Spider-Man and two men in drag -- their would-be victims were cage fighters enjoying a night out.
October 8, 2009, 3:16 am -
Clerics torpedo Brazilian samba show
TYRE, Lebanon (Reuters Life!) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday, local officials said.
October 8, 2009, 2:33 am -
Clerics torpedo samba show
Tyre, Lebanon (Reuters) - A protest by Muslim clerics torpedoed a Brazilian samba show in the Lebanese city of Tire on Thursday, local officials said.
October 8, 2009, 2:21 am -
CORRECTED: Clerics torpedo Brazilian samba show
(Corrects spelling in dateline)
October 8, 2009, 2:19 am -
CORRECTED: Clerics torpedo samba show
(Corrects spelling in dateline)
October 8, 2009, 2:12 am -
NZOC threatens to sue athlete for fund-raising brothel
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand Olympic Committee has threatened to sue a local taekwondo athlete who plans to finance his 2012 London Games bid with the proceeds from a brothel.
October 8, 2009, 1:55 am -
Player fined for clash after drunken ape act
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian court has fined rugby league player Sam Huihahau after he punched a fellow spectator while drunk at a rugby grand final in Brisbane after the man impersonated him dancing like an ape.
October 7, 2009, 9:04 pm -
School asks pupils to bring own toilet roll
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish parents struggling to buy schoolbooks and uniforms in the face of a deep recession may now have to worry about sending their children to school with a toilet roll as well as a packed lunch.
October 7, 2009, 10:34 am -
Tiger attacks intruder in zoo
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A man suffered injuries to his arms after he and a friend hopped the fence at a Canadian zoo early on Monday and stuck his hands into the tiger exhibit, zoo officials said.
October 7, 2009, 7:08 am -
Racing fans "limited" to 24 beers a day
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Adult fans at one of Australia's most popular motor sport races, the Bathurst 1000, will be limited to one "slab" of beer a day -- or 24 375 ml cans -- as police focus on reducing alcohol-related crime.
October 7, 2009, 7:07 am -
British dockyard among 93 at risk sites
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Merritt Parkway in Connecticut joins a monastery in Bhutan, a church in Chile and a British dockyard among 93 "irreplaceable" sites at risk from vandalism, neglect, conflict or disaster, the World Monuments Fund said on Tuesday.
October 7, 2009, 5:04 am -
Britain's new healthy eating guru - Homer Simpson
LONDON (Reuters) - Forget all the pizza and doughnuts -- the British government wants fans of "The Simpsons" to ditch junk food and eat more healthily.
October 6, 2009, 5:13 am
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