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No jail for kisser who triggered airport scare
ABC Online - 10 Mar, 05:10
A man who held up 16,000 passengers by breaching airport security to kiss his girlfriend has avoided a jail sentence.
'Miracle' as baby elephant comes back from the dead
Telegraph - 10 Mar, 02:30
Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo have declared the live birth of a baby elephant a 'miracle' days after vets said the calf had died in the womb.
Hockey trumps flying in Canada
Reuters - 10 Mar, 02:00
Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey.
Sarah Palin's family sought free health care in Canada
Telegraph - 10 Mar, 01:50
Sarah Palin has raised questions over her staunch criticism of state health care after the former Alaska governor admitted her own family used to 'zoom' over the border to ...
Traffic officer 'eats bribe'
IOL - 10 Mar, 01:30
A Siberian traffic policeman has been arrested for taking a bribe and then trying to conceal his crime by eating the money.
Big Apple condom wrappers ready for makeover
IOL - 10 Mar, 01:30
The designer who won the New York condom wrapper competition was really switch on.
UK chefs have embraced home cooking
IOL - 10 Mar, 01:30
The French have long been considered masters of cuisine, but Britons spend longer in the kitchen and prepare a wider variety of international food, according to a survey.
Woman grows 'devil' horn from top of head
NEWS.com.au - 10 Mar, 01:10
AN elderly woman left her family baffled and worried after a devil-like horn grew on her head.
Replica Civil War gun fired in class
UPI - 9 Mar, 23:40
A Montana superintendent of schools said his replica black powder muzzleloader accidentally fired off a round while he was showing the weapon to a class.
Police: Man attacked for Monopoly drug buy
UPI - 9 Mar, 23:40
Kansas authorities said an injured man pulled over during a traffic stop told officers he was beaten for using Monopoly money to purchase drugs.
Restaurant serves breast-milk cheese
UPI - 9 Mar, 23:40
A New York chef said public demand led him to allow diners at his restaurant to sample homemade cheese made from his wife's breast milk.
Lego blocks patch New York buildings
UPI - 9 Mar, 23:40
A German artist said he is working to fill in cracks in New York buildings with an unusual construction material - plastic Lego blocks.
Circus owner sued for sister boot
UPI - 9 Mar, 23:40
The owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is being sued in Washington for allegedly having his sister thrown out of a memorial for their aunt.
Cat, owner reunited after a year
UPI - 9 Mar, 22:30
A Massachusetts woman whose cat ran away nearly a year ago said the feline turned up in a foreclosed Boston home.
Ex-mayor's Xbox for sale on eBay
UPI - 9 Mar, 22:30
Maryland prosecutors said eBay bids for former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's Xbox video game system are approaching $400.
Suspected burglar arrested nude
UPI - 9 Mar, 21:20
A man broke into a Florida home and raided the kitchen before watching TV, taking a shower and walking around the residence nude, authorities said.
Police: Pot marked with motorist's name
UPI - 9 Mar, 21:20
Authorities in Florida said a box of marijuana found in a car was labeled with the motorist's first name and the word 'pot.'
Owners keep burglar locked in car
UPI - 9 Mar, 21:20
Authorities in Florida said residents who saw a man attempting to steal their car used the vehicle's remote-controlled locking mechanism to prevent his escape.
Banana fails to entice loose monkey
UPI - 9 Mar, 21:20
A Florida woman said she used a banana to try to lure a loose monkey spotted outside of her home, but the animal ran off after a few minutes.
Mexican prison holds beauty pageant
UPI - 9 Mar, 20:10
A 22-year-old woman convicted of drug smuggling was named Miss Captive Beauty 2010 during a beauty pageant at a Mexican prison.
Odor leads police to 200 pot plants in warehouse
AZCentral - 9 Mar, 18:30
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police say all they needed to find marijuana growing in a Van Nuys warehouse was a sense of smell.
At last, a chastity belt for dogs
Metro - 9 Mar, 16:50
Are you worried about your pet dog having too much sex? Then you'll be delighted to know that someone has invented a chastity belt for dogs.
Residents flee Angolan village invaded by elephants
Reuters - 9 Mar, 16:20
Wild elephants rampaged through a southern village in Angola last weekend, destroying farms and dozens of houses and prompting most of its 4,000 residents to flee to ...
Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy
Reuters - 9 Mar, 16:20
Fuelled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles ...
Sky Sports host saucy tweets banned
Digital Spy - 9 Mar, 15:40
Sky Sports News presenter Chloe Everton is banned from posting saucy Twitter messages by her bosses.
Pensioner left hoax bomb at dentist
Telegraph - 9 Mar, 15:40
A pensioner left a bogus bomb at his dentist at the climax of a revenge attack triggered by the belief he had been overcharged, a court heard today.
Top five unexpected appearances of Jesus
Metro - 9 Mar, 15:10
Jesus has a strange habit of cropping up in the funniest places. Here's our top five.
Face of Jesus appears on Marmite lid
Metro - 9 Mar, 15:10
The face of the Messiah is back - on the lid of a Marmite jar. Praise be.
Escaped rodeo bull goes on rampage (Video)
Newslite.tv - 9 Mar, 14:50
A bull escaped from a rodeo in the US and proceeded to charge around the car park sending visitors fleeing for cover.
Seeing the letter A pre-exam can improve results
Newslite.tv - 9 Mar, 14:20
Students would perform better in exams if they spent time looking at the letter A, it has been claimed.
Shambles is Britain's most picturesque street
Newslite.tv - 9 Mar, 14:20
The Shambles, a famous cobbled lane in York has been named as the most picturesque street in Britain.
Crash caused by driver shaving pubic hair
IOL - 9 Mar, 13:30
A car crash in Florida is being blamed on the fact that the driver was trying to shave her bikini line.
Kentucky woman breastfeeds sheriff's deputy
Register - 9 Mar, 12:30
A Kentucky woman cuffed for public intoxication added a third degree assault charge to her rap sheet after allegedly squirting breast milk into a sherrif's deputy's face.
German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuel
ABC Online - 9 Mar, 12:20
Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption ...
Judge 'tries to graffiti teen's bottom'
Digital Spy - 9 Mar, 12:10
A judge is dismissed after allegedly trying to spray paint the bottom of a teen graffiti offender.
Duck invasion damages football pitch
Digital Spy - 9 Mar, 12:10
A Japanese football team continues its campaign to rid its pitch of problematic ducks.
Owner of Pirates of Caribbean parrot jailed
Telegraph - 9 Mar, 12:10
The owner of a celebrity parrot which starred in Pirates of the Caribbean has been jailed after being caught driving with her pet bird on her shoulder.
One-in-ten women regularly fake an orgasm
Newslite.tv - 9 Mar, 12:00
One in ten women fake an orgasm almost every single time they have sex, a new study has found.
Man marries giant cushion
Orange - 9 Mar, 12:00
A Japanese man showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion.
Florida woman prangs car while shaving her privates
Register - 9 Mar, 11:20
A Florida Highway Patrol officer has admitted his incredulity at a woman who pranged her car while shaving her privates.
I always take my wife morning tea in my pyjamas. But is she grateful? No, she says she'd rather have it in a cup.
Eric Morecambe