Divers probe Mayan ruins submerged in Guatemala lake
Reuters - Tuesday November 3, 02:15 AM
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Scuba divers are exploring the depths of a volcanic lake in Guatemala to find clues about an ancient sacred island where Mayan pilgrims flocked to worship before it was submerged by rising waters.
I could have been making sushi, says Kobayashi
Reuters - Tuesday November 3, 01:59 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Kamui Kobayashi feared his career was leading more to the kitchen of his father's sushi restaurant than Formula One until Toyota gave him the break that changed everything.
No eternity with Marilyn as crypt auction fails again
Reuters - Monday November 2, 09:05 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second attempt to sell a crypt on top of Marilyn Monroe's final resting place has failed, with not a single bid received for the burial spot in a celebrity-filled Los Angeles cemetery.
Big rise in City workers' drug problems
Reuters - Saturday October 31, 03:27 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Drug problems among workers in London's financial district have rocketed in the last year because of stresses caused by the recession, according to the founder of a rehabilitation centre.
Bad drivers? Blame their genes
Reuters - Friday October 30, 05:18 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you -- he cannot help it, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Looking into loos ahead of Euro 2012 soccer
Reuters - Friday October 30, 05:17 AM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Patrols of two, wearing white overalls, are boldly entering toilets across Poland to check whether the country is loo-ready for the 2012 EURO soccer championships.
No job? Less money? Divorce is off the budget
Reuters - Friday October 30, 05:16 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial woes often drive couples apart but the current recession seems to be having the opposite effect, with less couples able to afford the cost of a divorce.
Officials suggest legislators wed single mothers
Reuters - Friday October 30, 05:16 AM
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian legislators in the poor conservative Muslim northeastern state of Kelantan should marry single mothers to help care for their children, a state representative suggested.
Russian road roulette?
Reuters - Friday October 30, 05:15 AM
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.