- Announcer sacked over spoof messages
- Thai police may wear short sleeves to save energy: official
- Mother reunited with daughter in Britain after WWII separation: report
- Late author Mailer wins Bad Sex in Fiction award
- Late American novelist Norman Mailer wins Bad Sex in Fiction Award
- Maine pizzeria owner says 'horrific' cigar shop smell seeping in through walls
- Pop, splash, sizzle: Experts hope to fight wildfires with huge water balloons
- Dominican Republic legislator seeks bikini ban on local television
- Dogs fetch evidence as Mounties track beef and mutton thieves in Coronation, Alta.
- Lost Lithuanian treks homewards from Germany: report
- German court says students may rate teachers on Internet
- Three Moroccans try to reach Spain on surfboard: reports
- Faberge egg fetches record $18.5 million
- Italian farmer fined 200 euros over noisy rooster
- crows too early for town
- Court orders freeloading Czech lawmakers to buy bus tickets
- Spain's opposition leader joins Facebook ahead of elections
- Humanoid robot teaches dentists to feel people's pain
- Niagara Falls, N.Y. judge ousted for jailing people for ringing cellphone
- Bible swiped from church during service
- Chilean prostitute offers sex wages for charity
- Canadian-made bobsleighs shrouded in secrecy until 2010 Olympics
- Bible swiped from German church during service
- Prostitute auctions sex for charity
- Cuddly croc forces passenger off flight
- Utah parents accused of kidnapping daughter to prevent wedding
- S. Carolina man busted trying to open bank account with fake million-dollar bill
- Judge is sacked for jailing 46 over mobile phone ring
- California fisherman pleads guilty to fatal stabbing of a sea lion
- Towering wooden moose is planned as Swedish tourist attraction
- Gunmen ravage colony of rare fruit bats
- Belgians brave cold to enroll kids in best schools
- Fugitive crocodile recaptured
- Cannon explodes during salute, killing two
- Have a cell phone? London's 'SatLav' promises to find you a toilet
- Thai campaigner claims rival bribed older voters with Viagra
- Police say two's a crowd
- Thai candidates accused of vote-buying with Viagra: official
- Homeless Vermont man ordered out of shelter after taking job as bell ringer
- 'Snakeman' arrested in South Africa, faces prosecution
- Salzburg 'creche' for Xmas-weary men
- "SatLav" offers relief for Londoners
- Shy Swedes are habitual huggers, new study reveals
- Is that worth 50 cents? I guess so...
- Godzik the crocodile dies after capture: Ukraine ministry
- Court rules employee worked to death
- Officials in tears over comatose croc
- Mafia boss arrested while watching Mafia TV show
- Tennessee cat survives 19 days with peanut butter jar stuck on head
- Montana student charged after mall Santa gets a pumpkin pie in his face
- Macau casino mogul bids record $330,000 for giant white truffle at auction
- Landscapers in Florida uncover 30 unexploded Second World War mortar shells
- Farmington, Maine honours Chester Greenwood, earmuff inventor
- Aussie crooks steal 16 tonnes of ham; leave Merry Christmas message
- Commuters get a glimpse of subway's golden age as 1930s train runs for a day
- From Chechnya to Chukotka: offbeat moments in Russia's elections
- Wedding ring saves life of man whose antiques shop was being robbed
- Experts in Nepal raise doubts over US 'Yeti' footprint claims
- Merry Christmas, we're stealing your pork!
- Air force left red-faced by botched test
- China says moon pictures not faked from NASA
- Moving to beat lottery cheats
- Mayors promote fluorescents as 'state bulb'
- Australian thieves walk off with Christmas hams, bacon
- Colorado couple threatens to sue cops for letting marijuana plants go to pot
- Driver passes test in Texas, then crashes car into wall of building
- 5-year-old chimpanzee handily beats college kids in computer game
- Chilean prison cook escapes in food wagon
- Millionaire dog flees death threats: report
- Pork dressed as beef lands Spanish butcher in trouble
- World's oldest Rolls Royce sold for record price
- Santa Claus is coming to town -- for 34 microseconds
- Day-release convicts caught with drug crop
- Santa Claus is coming to town -- for 34 microseconds
- New York cop says he failed drug test because wife spiked meatballs with pot
- Santa wears cool shades to give presents in Bethlehem's Christian community
- Bah-humbug! Tennessee Christmas tree farm finds tops chopped off large firs
- Turkish thief says sorry after 15 years, repays robberies
- Italian cell phone users offered dial-a-saint service
- Raise your right wing: Italian court orders Tweety and Donald Duck to testify
- Czech baby girls swapped at birth return home in time for 1st birthday
- Red Bull pulls nativity ad
- Oldest surviving Rolls-Royce sets two new records
- McGuinty admits government looks foolish denying REV JO licence plates
- Berlin Zoo's celebrity polar bear Knut celebrates 1st birthday
- Porn star politician auctions breast implants
- Thief uses flower pot to steal Porsche
- Laughing Santa gets the old heave ho ho ho
- Protest over shop-till-you-drop tour
- Club issues warning to British pensioner for farting: reports
- Knut the bear celebrates first birthday with fish cake
- Senior UN official gets $300,000, pension benefits to resign over age change
- Eco-friendly kangaroo farts could help global warming: scientists
- Why Fido is a happy snapper
- Amazonian dolphins say it with weeds
- Senior policeman handed six-week driving ban for excessive speeding
- Mystery deepens as back-from-the-dead canoeist arrested
- Louisiana cons made people believe they could diagnose problems via satellite
- South African municipality angry over sexy calendar: report
- Madagascar seeks to curb crime with ban on toy guns
- Club issues warning to British pensioner for farting: reports
- Santa may have to put himself on the naughty list
- "Dead" canoeist's photo genuine, says wife
- Firm told to pay $65 mln for ruining plane
- Hairdresser finds bank vault plans in trash
- Lights turn red for stunned jaywalkers
- Supreme Court allows women to serve drinks in Delhi
- German barber finds bank safe plans in rubbish: report
- Beijing's beleaguered taxi drivers on frontline of drug fight
- Media mogul's image mysteriously appears in rival's office
- To get to Paradise, some Americans go to Intercourse first
- Indiana inmate on work crew escapes by clogging toilet to create distraction
- Research suggests even computer calls help couch potatoes get exercise
- Australian golfer plays 650 holes over 40 hours for charity
- Planets resolve Putin succession mystery: astrologer
- New York store red faced over 'Hanukkah hams'
- Irish police bust beer bandits, continue hunt for missing Guinness
- To get to Paradise, some Americans go to Intercourse first
- Firm told to pay $65 mln for ruining plane
- Polish prosecutors drop Kaczynski 'potato' libel case
- 10-year-old wins $10,000 for roller-coaster design in toy company contest
- Drivers line up in rural Wis. after worker accidentally drops gas to 33 cents
- Vermont man sues, claiming he bit into unwrapped condom in sandwich
- Sask. and Man. premiers unveil sign proclaiming Roughriders Grey Cup champs
- U.K. judge upholds will leaving widow's fortune to Chinese restaurant owners
- Priests accused of lopping branch off Buddha enlightenment tree to sell as souvenirs
- Cremator dumps half-burned bodies to save fuel
- Lawmaker pulls Nazi symbol charges
- No hope for help...
- Neglect of parents a criminal offence
- Hindu gods summoned to Indian court: report
- Willy the tortoise makes slow-speed dash for freedom in Southern California
- "Dead" man hid in family home for three years
- Barenboim gives a 'sole-less' performance at La Scala: report
- Feeling guilty over climate change? Call the solar taxi
- "Missing" British canoeist grew beard as disguise
- Manila bans Christmas carol singers from streets: official
- Parents should pay climate change tax on extra kids: expert
- ETimor capital dirtiest in world, says president
- Hands off Christmas, say religious leaders
- Fat flyers should buy two seats: Aussie survey
- Mountainous Kyrgyzstan launches search for Father Christmas
- Bustling eatery in India features delicious tea, rolls and graveside seating
- Parents should pay climate change tax on extra kids: expert
- Fake Indian office issues birth, death certificates: report
- Man trapped in toilet for four days in Scotland: report
- Venice gravediggers, fed up with late funerals, impose fines: source
- Bottle of scotch sells for $54,000 at 1st NY liquor auction since Prohibition
- Former England boss McClaren puts his foot in it
- Man freed after 100 hours trapped in a lavatory
- 'Mathlete' smashes human calculation record: museum
- 'Social Sins,' binoculars, Mozart collection among Bush gifts
- Santa needs to lose weight, say Spanish children
- George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award
- Pilot recounts eight days lost in bush
- Race car driver taxi driver to catch flight
- Prisoner gets compensation over roaches
- Debris from US rocket launch falls into water near Yarmouth, N.S.
- Making a flap: Dancing penguins in climate appeal
- Fat flyers should buy two seats: Aussie survey
- Winner of Merriam-Webster's online Word of the Year poll: gamers' word 'w00t'
- Hotel chain offers free rooms for Marys and Josephs at Christmas
- Greek police threaten 'illegally parked' parrot: report
- Indonesians thank volcano for eliminating pest: report
- 'Danger: Avoid Death' notice on small tractor wins wacky warning label contest
- Chilean judge sentences Catholic priest to recite psalms for traffic violation
- Mystery Santa decking New Jersey's Garden State Parkway with Xmas ornaments
- Repeated torchings of N.S. municipal Christmas tree fail to dampen spirit
- Formula One's Michael Schumacher takes wheel of slow cab to airport
- US museum says ceramic 'Faun' sculpture supposedly by Gauguin is a fake
- Worried about how he'd look on YouTube, NJ donut shop employee clobbers thief
- Thieves cook Prince Charles's goose
- Australian senator's advice: 'Always wear clean underwear'
- Formula One's Michael Schumacher takes wheel of slow cab to airport
- Kenyan first lady slaps official after name mix-up: report
- Man nearly dies after chugging vodka at German airport security check
- Fecal art: Artist exhibits slabs of human excrement at London gallery
- Passengers on Boston-bound bus say driver retaliated after complaint
- Romanian man discovers authorities declared him dead eight years ago
- Cobourg, Ont., lottery clerk collects $1 million jackpot in Encore draw
- Maradona wants tattoo of Chavez
- China slams German "warriors" show as fake
- Banning samurai swords
- Japanese scientists create fearless mouse
- Reveller cops a fine for slapping police bottoms: police
- Singapore media censors video rejected by YouTube fans
- Delivery of Santa letters in Ottawa area halted after inappropriate language found
- Canadian hit with whopping 85,000-dollar cellphone bill
- Exelon ends contract with Wackenhut after guards seen sleeping at nuclear plant
- Christmas card mailed in 1914 arrives in Kansas, almost a century late
- Time-lag has Poland, Lithuania pondering Schengen start
- Judge says U.S. constitution protects woman who cursed at malfunctioning toilet
- Connecticut brothers accused of theft, burglary to help cover legal costs
- You think Christmas trees grow on trees?
- Lonely guy shocked to get $83,000 phone bill
- Lovers turn to text message to say it's over
- Vuitton-clad official spouts socialism
- Author of nasty letters from Santa sought
- Greek court acquits art director for masturbation video
- Exelon fires Wackenhut as nuclear plant security after incidents
- Spaniards tip too much: economy minister
- U.S. woman accused of marrying at least 10 times in immigration scam
- Dozens pose naked for photo shoot along St. John's, N.L., waterfront
- The joy of text: SMS used for SOS at climate talks
- Inmates in Ohio county jail giving their cells a pink makeover
- Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000
- New Zealand toilet inventor flushes out worm worries
- A wild home invasion: Deer enters Mich. basement through window, trapped inside
- Calif. school district to pay $95,000 to families that pooh-poohed dress code
- Suspected Wisconsin drunk driver goes through car wash, but no clean getaway
- Bride, groom skydive in Pennsylvania to celebrate getting hitched
- Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000
- New Miss Belgium gets Flemish tongues wagging
- Australian police alert to oyster rustling: official
- Outrage at fishy iPond sound system
- Amsterdam to clean up "Red Light" district
- Property bust? Lunar land prices are rocketing
- Accident-prone driver caught again at 100
- Milwaukee man, 87, completes university studies after 50 years
- Poland fudges Schengen start to close time-gap with Lithuania
- "Ocean's Eleven" copycats held for crimes in Japan, tells local paper
- New Jersey dry cleaner who lost Santa's suit makes naughty list
- Family takes tiny tree north to honour grandmother's Christmas wish
- Cops in California town pull over good drivers for holiday reward
- Three arrested in Bulgaria for WWII tank theft
- Estonia to sell border posts after Schengen entry
- Village sect prays to... Saint Putin
- Mall Santa says woman who sat on his lap gave him a big surprise
- UN says elves busy: over 6 million letters to Santa expected this year!
- Jingle-bang! Santa's chopper shot up over slum
- Top Japanese government official says UFOs 'definitely' exist
- Itsy-bitsy pink bikini gets serviceman jail
- Pedestrian charged for walking over car
- Yes UFOs do exist, government spokesman says
- China anti-graft website crashes under public complaints
- Fur, feathers and scales: offbeat animal stories of 2007
- Seriously strange: zany stories of 2007
- List of top 10 most memorable quotes of the year in United States
- New Yorkers invited to use city shredding machines for bad memories of 2007
- Cowboys WR Terrell Owens to Jessica Simpson: Back off our quarterback
- Bah humbug! Australian bosses water down Christmas cheer
- Hangover is main reason for Britons taking sick leave: study
- Disciplinary hearing for Ariz. surgeon who snapped photos of tattoo genitals
- Bride in toilet paper dress to tie the knot in Times Square restroom
- Judge sides with man fired for posting Dilbert comic on office bulletin board
- Helicopter carrying Brazil Santa comes under fire over Rio shantytown
- Court bans Italian couple from naming their son 'Friday'
- Dutch police serve hashish cake to man suspected of growing cannabis
- Thieves saw off more than 500 parking meters; no police report, so no investigation
- With bright Mars, full moon Christmas Eve, Santa could give Rudolph night off