"Give pees a chance" student may face jail
Reuters - Thursday November 5, 05:59 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - A university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act."
Moonshine turns horse race rowdy
Reuters - Thursday November 5, 01:42 AM
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Despite a drinking ban mayhem erupted at a traditional Mayan horse race on Sunday with riders falling off their horses and drunken spectators stumbling through the mountain village.
Kazakhstan urges citizens to use planes over cars
Reuters - Wednesday November 4, 02:26 AM
ASTANA (Reuters) - The government of Kazakhstan, an ex-Soviet country the size of Western Europe with an average weekly wage of $114 (69.75 pounds), has urged its citizens to make more use of small planes to replace the "anachronism" of long car journeys.
Marilyn Monroe crypt auction fails again
Reuters - Tuesday November 3, 10:34 AM
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.