Italian court clears groping boss because of immature sense of humor
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian man accused of groping female colleagues is not guilty of sexual harassment because he was driven by an immature sense of humor rather than a desire for sexual...
View ArticleVideo of Pomeranian doing Chinese lion dance goes virtual with three million...
(Reuters) - Optimus, a two-year-old Pomeranian in Thailand, has become an Internet hit after his owner posted a video on Facebook of the tiny dog doing a traditional Chinese lion dance ahead of the...
View ArticleWatch the birdie! Photo booth snaps mugshot of thief in the act
CHICAGO (Reuters) - If you are going to rob a photo booth, a mask might be a good idea.
View ArticleSea lion takes a booth at San Diego restaurant on the beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A skinny sea lion pup with a taste for the finer things in life turned up on Thursday inside a fancy San Diego restaurant, where it settled down into a booth.
View ArticleTurkish army seizes parrots, budgies on Syria border
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish army has confiscated 700 parrots and 294 budgerigars on the border with Syria, it said on Friday, as its tighter security measures ensnare what was once a thriving...
View ArticleTexas governor says he supports crosses on police cars
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The governor of Texas supports police putting cross images on their patrol cars, saying they are part of U.S. historical practices, and symbols of service, his office said on...
View ArticleIndia's Tata Motors to rename hatchback that sounds like Zika
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The rapidly-spreading Zika virus has an unlikely victim - Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd .
View ArticleOhio police and perhaps 'Man with the Yellow Hat' on lookout for monkey
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - In an escape worthy of popular cartoon monkey "Curious George," police in Minerva Park, Ohio, have alerted the public to a simian on the loose.
View ArticleIn February, Chicago goes crazy for 'paczki' as donuts go gourmet
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicagoans this month are less obsessed with badmouthing Mayor Rahm Emanuel or worries about their sports teams, and more focused on finding the perfect “paczki,” a rich, Polish,...
View ArticleCars parked on thin ice get icy bath in Wisconsin
(Reuters) - Call it the polar bear plunge for cars and trucks.
View ArticleScientists investigate suspected meteorite death in southern India
CHENNAI (Reuters) - Indian scientists are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite, which if confirmed would be the first recorded death from falling fragments of space rock in almost 200...
View ArticleSparrow defies nature and joins Japanese family
FUKAYA, Japan - - A sparrow has set up home with an elderly couple in Fukaya, in Japan's Saitama prefecture, becoming the newest member of their family.
View ArticleLeopard found in school grounds in India
A leopard was seen strolling on the grounds of a school in India's southern Karnataka state on Sunday, with closed-circuit television footage showing video of the animal on the premises.
View ArticleWisconsin couple, too drunk to drive, give keys to 9-year-old: court
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin couple allowed their 9-year-old daughter to drive them and their 11-month-old baby because they were too drunk to do so themselves, according to Polk County Circuit...
View ArticleDo you want fries with that? Man charged with throwing alligator into fast...
(Reuters) - A Florida fast food restaurant got a customer it wasn't expecting when a live alligator was tossed through a drive-thru window by a patron.
View ArticleIndian scientists express doubt over meteorite death attribution
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian scientists have expressed doubt that a man in the southern state of Tamil Nadu was the first person to have been confirmed killed by a meteorite strike, as the state's top...
View ArticleWild elephant rampage in Indian village caught on video
(Reuters) - A wild elephant went on a rampage in a village in India's eastern West Bengal state on Wednesday, damaging around 100 structures, villagers said.
View ArticleRacy night with handcuffs lands Arkansas man in handcuffs, again
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - An Arkansas couple's evening of "kinky" entertainment ended with one pair of handcuffs used for fun being replaced by another used for real in an arrest, police said on...
View ArticleEgypt orders arrest of Facebook administrator after unfaithful wives comments
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a Facebook page administrator whose assertion on a popular television talk show that a third of married women in the conservative...
View ArticleHungry mice thwart fix for Brussels' traffic chaos
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - As if the European Union does not have crises enough, now traffic chaos in its congested capital Brussels is being blamed on... hungry mice.
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