Mini-dress student readmitted to university
Reuters - Wednesday November 11, 08:49 AM
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A female Brazilian student who was expelled from a Sao Paulo university after her short dress sparked student protests has been allowed back after federal prosecutors opened an investigation into the case.

Lethal Kalashnikov designer is now Russia's hero
Reuters - Wednesday November 11, 07:59 AM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The designer of the Kalashnikov, sometimes called the world's most lethal weapon, was named a "Hero of Russia" Tuesday by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating "the brand every Russian is proud of."

Hebrew Bible stolen by Nazis returned to Austria
Reuters - Tuesday November 10, 08:20 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nearly 500-year-old Hebrew Bible stolen by the Nazis shortly before World War Two was returned to the Jewish community of Vienna on Monday, U.S. officials said.

Online auction site launches for rich and famous
Reuters - Tuesday November 10, 04:24 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.

Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
Reuters - Tuesday November 10, 04:23 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.

Student expelled after row over short dress
Reuters - Tuesday November 10, 04:22 AM
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - In Brazil, famed for its tiny bikinis and carefree attitude, a university student has been expelled after violent protests by students outraged at the short outfit she wore on campus.

Airport to run bus with fuel from organic waste
Reuters - Tuesday November 10, 03:53 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - East Midlands Airport will try to run a bus with a fuel produced from decomposing organic waste, the fuel producer Gasrec said on Monday.

London commuters baffled by sex broadcast
Reuters - Saturday November 7, 06:57 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - London commuters listening out for the latest news about train services got a broadcast with a difference when the noise of a couple apparently having sex was blasted out over a station's loudspeaker system.

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
Reuters - Saturday November 7, 05:54 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
Reuters - Saturday November 7, 04:31 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.