Woman on the mend after giving birth to her granddaughters
A 56-YEAR-OLD American woman who gave birth to her triplet granddaughters a month ago is recovering from a caesarean section and hopeful that one of the girls will be home from the hospital this weekend. more
World's ugliest pooch dies
A ONE-EYED, three-legged dog that won the title of world's ugliest pooch in June has died of cancer. more
Woman drove sleeping rapist to police
A NEW Zealand woman drove a man who raped her in the back of his car to a police station after he fell asleep, news reports say. more
Beauty in the nose of the beholder
A contemporary art museum in Antwerp is challenging the nose as well as the eyes with an installation that features rotting vegetables hung from the ceiling in condoms.
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Snake caught eating cockatoo
FIRST it was a giant spider eating a bird, now a ravenous python has been snapped chowing down on a hapless cockatoo in Cairns. more
Teen arrested for breaking into police station
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in Adelaide - for breaking into a local police station. more
Fine for serial Kiwi belcher
A NEW Zealand man nicknamed the ``Picton Belcher'' after going up to women and belching in their faces has been sentenced. more
Power cut behind baby boom
A SMALL Dutch community has recorded a 44 per cent rise in baby births nine months after a power cut plunged its 23,000 inhabitants into darkness for two days, a spokeswoman says. more
Sextuplets leave parents stumped for names
A NEW York couple are calling their sextuplets A, B, C, D, E, and F until they can think of names for their children. more
Teens charged over nudie school run
FOUR teenagers have been charged with offensive behaviour after running naked through three New Zealand schools this morning. more
Spider devours bird
AN amateur photographer has captured amazing images of a mammoth spider devouring a bird in the backyard of an Atherton property, west of Cairns. more
Man charged over after semi-naked cracker run
A MAN who streaked along a busy north-west Queensland street wearing only his underwear and a bike helmet with exploding firecrackers on it has been charged with public nuisance. more
Man bashed for his thongs
THIEVES have punched a man several times in the face after he refused to hand over his thongs. more
Human heads sent to police
POLICE in northern Mexico have received an ice chest packed with four human heads. more
Fears PlayStation game will offend muslims
ONE of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said. more
Thief faces Maori curse
AN Asian thief faces the threat of a Maori curse after stealing a precious carving from an earthquake conference in China, a New Zealand cultural expert has warned. more
Cold turkey elephant can't return to wild
A CHINESE elephant who spent three years in rehab after animal smugglers got him addicted to heroin is not able to return to the wild despite being cured, state press reports. more
Dog stolen, tortured then killed
TWO men remain in custody after they allegedly stole, tortured and then killed a dog in north Queensland. more
'Rotting fish' body odour explained
A WOMAN who spent four decades puzzled by a pungent body odour `resembling rotting fish' has finally had the smell explained by Australian doctors. more
No explanation for Nazi flag
RSL President Bill Crews has slammed an Adelaide man for flying a Nazi flag on his property describing it as `sickening'. more
Bear shot, draped in Obama signs
POLICE are investigating the discovery of a bear cub, shot dead and draped with Barack Obama campaign signs, at a US university. more
Money laundering
A COSTA Rican who mistakenly washed a winning lottery ticket worth $US112,000 ($A160,000) has lost a court appeal to obtain the prize. more
Pot luck
A NEW Zealand woman got more than she bargained for when she turned up at the local police station to reclaim her lost wallet. more
Charge your iPod as you walk
TELECOM giant NTT is developing shoes that generate electricity as you walk. more
What's in a name
A SUPPORTER of Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin has named his newborn daughter after the duo. more
Mohammed lookalike contest canned
A PROPHET Mohammed lookalike contest has been cancelled in Frankfurt after city officials declined to hold the event during a book fair at which Turkey is guest of honour. more
Beware the barcode web scam
TWO Taiwan high school girls were arrested for shoplifting after falling for the internet rumour that blackening the barcodes of products could fool security systems, a television report said. more
Cycling mad
A LOVESICK teenager who cycled more than 10km on the motorway and a mother who pedalled around with her naked baby on the backseat have been stopped by German police in separate incidents. more
Granny gives thieves a run for her money
BRITISH youths who tried to snatch a grandmother's purse got the fright of their lives when she turned out to be a former cross-country champion and chased after them. more
Prisoner claims he's too fat to die
THE US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from an Ohio prisoner who argued he is too obese to be executed. more
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