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Dancer's pole, strobe lights found as U.S. military pack up
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Reuters) - A pole-dancer's pole and strobe lights, packs of six-year-old spoiled meat and a brand new, unused van -- just some of the equipment in Iraq that has turned up in the American military withdrawal.
October 27, 2009, 10:47 pm -
South Korean "defects" to communist North
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who worked at Samsung Electronics' semiconductor unit and more recently at a pig farm has defected to the communist North by walking across the heavily mined border, the North's state media said on Tuesday.
October 27, 2009, 9:30 pm -
No kissing, Turks told after first H1N1 death
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's health minister urged Turks to avoid kissing or handshaking for the next five months to contain the spread of H1N1, newspapers said Tuesday, after Turkey reported its first known death from the flu virus.
October 27, 2009, 8:57 pm -
China looking for U.S. bomber missing for 59 years
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun looking for the remains of a U.S. Air Force bomber and its crew that crashed over the southern part of the country some six decades ago during the Korean War, state media reported.
October 27, 2009, 8:53 pm -
Man caught with 24 reptiles taped to body
A man was caught by Norwegian customs carrying a tarantula in his bag, and a further 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body, media reported on Monday.
October 27, 2009, 2:41 pm -
Obama - "I may be skinny but I'm tough"
MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had a message for his political friends and foes on Monday -- "just because I'm skinny doesn't mean I'm not tough."
October 27, 2009, 2:05 pm -
Canadian police nab drunk clown after crash
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A Vancouver-area man has learned that if driving erratically in a clown suit is not enough to signal intoxication, then crashing into a police car certainly is.
October 27, 2009, 1:37 pm -
Pilots on wayward U.S. jetliner using laptops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots of a Northwest Airlines jetliner that overshot its destination by 150 miles last week told U.S. investigators they became distracted during an extended discussion of crew scheduling that included their use of personal laptops, officials said on Monday.
October 27, 2009, 11:01 am -
Builder prefers prison to house arrest with wife
PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday.
October 27, 2009, 9:12 am -
Man caught with 24 reptiles taped to body
A man was caught by Norwegian customs carrying a tarantula in his bag, and a further 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to his body, media reported on Monday.
October 27, 2009, 6:06 am -
Kids as young as 9 to receive career advice
LONDON (Reuters) - Children in British primary schools as young as nine are to receive advice via internet sites such as YouTube on their future career paths under a new scheme, the government said on Monday.
October 27, 2009, 5:29 am -
Crackdown on smugglers of used clothing
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police have broken up a network of workshops and warehouses used to illegally smuggle 140 tons of used, foreign clothing through southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
October 27, 2009, 5:26 am -
Blackburn hit by swine flu but cup match to go ahead
LONDON (Reuters) - Three Blackburn Rovers players and two members of staff have caught H1N1 swine flu but Tuesday's League Cup fourth-round match against Peterborough United will go ahead as scheduled, the Premier League club said.
October 27, 2009, 4:45 am -
Builder prefers prison to house arrest with wife
PALERMO, Sicily (Reuters) - A Sicilian builder transferred from prison to house arrest tried to get himself locked up again to escape arguments with his wife at home, Italian media reported Thursday.
October 27, 2009, 3:17 am -
In a hole, Amsterdam tunnellers just keep digging
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Early one evening Helena van Gelder heard bricks falling.
October 27, 2009, 3:14 am -
Governor steps aside amid blackmail scandal
ROME (Reuters) - The opposition governor of the Italian region of Lazio stepped aside Saturday, citing "personal weaknesses" amid an investigation into charges four police blackmailed him over a video of him with a transsexual.
October 27, 2009, 3:14 am -
China cracks down on smugglers of used clothing from abroad
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police have broken up a network of workshops and warehouses used to illegally smuggle 140 tonnes of used, foreign clothing through southern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.
October 27, 2009, 3:13 am -
Shrimp's eyes point way to better DVDs
LONDON (Reuters) - The amazing eyes of a giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could hold the key to developing a new type of super high-quality DVD player, British scientists said on Sunday.
October 27, 2009, 3:12 am -
Mum admits to "Balloon Boy" hoax - court record
DENVER (Reuters) - The mother of a Colorado boy thought to be aboard a homemade helium balloon has admitted to investigators the whole thing was a hoax, according to a court document made public on Friday.
October 24, 2009, 12:50 pm -
Animal slaughter for the World Cup?
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African traditional leaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to bless stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead of the start of the showcase event next June, they said on Friday.
October 24, 2009, 4:42 am
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