Police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak
Reuters - Saturday July 4, 03:56 AM
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.

Game show looks to convert atheists
Reuters - Saturday July 4, 03:55 AM
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?

Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?
Reuters - Saturday July 4, 03:53 AM
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.

Irish uproar stops recession from devouring burger
Reuters - Friday July 3, 11:45 PM
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."

North Korea's latest launch ... beer
Reuters - Friday July 3, 06:15 PM
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.

Mung bean mystery stumps British military
Reuters - Friday July 3, 02:47 AM
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.

"Great Train Robber" is refused parole
Reuters - Friday July 3, 02:09 AM
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."

Guns and booze don't mix, lawsuit argues
Reuters - Friday July 3, 02:07 AM
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.

Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture"
Reuters - Friday July 3, 02:04 AM
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.

Airline crew bares all to get flyers' attention
Reuters - Friday July 3, 02:02 AM
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.