Last Updated: April 6, 2011 12:56pm
'Silvio & Ruby' on auction at Milan art dealer
A smiling close-up of Silvio Berlusconi and Moroccan teenager Karima El Mahroug together would have been a priceless picture for photographers attending the Italian prime minister’s trial on underage prostitution charges.
Last Updated: April 6, 2011 12:41pm
Incorporate your uterus, website urges
A Florida civil liberties group is inviting women to incorporate their uteruses to protect them against government intervention.
Last Updated: April 6, 2011 9:21am
Transit rider ejected for displaying f-bomb
Civil libertarians are crying foul after a rapid transit passenger was ejected for wearing a button containing a certain four-letter word before “yoga.”
Last Updated: April 5, 2011 6:20pm
Friday most popular day for bank robberies
Bank robberies in the United States take place most often in mid-morning, on Fridays and in southern and western states, according to government statistics released Tuesday.
Last Updated: April 5, 2011 1:21pm
Fur flies in chocolate bunny battle
An Austrian chocolate company vowed on Tuesday to appeal a ruling by a Vienna court that stops it from producing Easter bunnies resembling those made by Switzerland’s Lindt & Spruengli.
Last Updated: April 5, 2011 10:24am
Paris sewers to heat schools
The Paris sewers — whose murky labyrinths have been reviled and romanticized through history — are at the centre of a renewable energy experiment to harness heat for buildings, including the presidential palace.
Last Updated: April 3, 2011 4:10pm
Neighbour allegedly stabbed over kittens
An elderly California man is charged for allegedly stabbing a neighbour in a fight over his kittens, reports say.
Last Updated: April 2, 2011 12:13pm
Police nab convict who escaped custody by fax
Spanish police caught a convict who twice escaped from custody after his wife sent fake faxes ordering his release.
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 12:59pm
Arkansas bans saggy pants
Students living in the state of Arkansas who love their sagging pants will soon have to leave them at home.
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 12:10pm
Man tries to hide behind curtain... in park?
A man hiding behind a curtain in a Barrie, Ont., park was arrested following a domestic dispute early Friday morning.
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 1:59pm
Teacher's topless photos found by students: Report
An art teacher at a posh British boys school who posed topless for photos in her classroom is distraught after those photos fell into the hands of her students and were quickly circulated, local media reports.
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 10:46am
Missing Bronx Zoo cobra found
The Bronx Zoo cobra has been found.
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 10:27am
Media outlets play along with April Fool's pranks
Friday is April Fool's Day -- at least until noon -- and members of the media and companies were having fun with readers and customers.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 4:20pm
Coyote snatches dog from yard in front of owner
Coyotes have been known to snatch house pets, but rarely do they offer such a front-row seat to their brazen attack.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 1:52pm
Students kicked off team for sacrificing chickens
Two Texas high school students have been kicked off their baseball team for allegedly sacrificing chickens, a local newspaper is reporting.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 8:10am
Dog mummies found in catacombs
An excavation of catacomb under the Egyptian desert has revealed the remains of millions of mummified dogs and jackals, British researchers say.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 8:12am
Very heavy bag exposed coin fraud ring
An airline stewardess struggling to lift her bag at a German airport led to the discovery of a 6-million euro ($8.4 million) coin fraud.
Last Updated: March 30, 2011 7:02pm
Driver chokes on apple, crash saves his life
A U.S. trucker was saved from choking to death on an apple by slamming into a median.
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 1:29pm
Cat's loud purr compared to lawnmower
Smokey the cat's loud purr has been likened to a lawnmower, a hair dryer and a "Boeing 747 coming in to land from a mile away."
Last Updated: March 30, 2011 9:13am
Tim Hortons apple fritter made into ice cream
Lovers of Tim Hortons' apple fritters may want to try a new ice cream.
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 6:08pm
G-strings fund police programs
Stolen G-strings are doing their bit to take a tiny bite out of crime.
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 11:31am
Two charged in wiener theft
Two people have been charged in connection with a break-in totalling $304, Ontario police said.
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 2:26pm
Missing cobra gets Twitter account
A cobra that is missing from a New York zoo now has a Twitter account.
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 9:56am
Laughing baby kicked off bus
An Australian mother and her giggling 13-month-old daughter were kicked off a bus for making too much noise, a local newspaper reports.
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 7:41am
Cops break up fight over last beer
Police in Victoria, B.C., were called to break up a fight between a man and his nephew over the last beer in a case.