Reuters - A Moscow district court on Friday
awarded former NHL All-Star Pavel Bure 67,000 roubles (1,297
pounds) in damages after British Airways prevented him from
boarding a flight from Moscow to London.
Reuters - Prince Johan Friso of the Netherlands
and his wife Princess Mabel edited information about her past
in the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, the royal family said on
Friday.
Reuters - He falls down stairs, is blown up and
gets hit by cars for money — and now stuntman Teel James Glenn
will pass on his skills to would-be daredevils at what is being
touted as New York City's first stunt school.
Reuters - Three days of travel is not the
best way for an athlete to prepare for the world athletics
championships but for 16-year-old Palestinian Gharid Ghrouf the
odyssey was just the start of her woes.
AP - When the cook on his shrimp boat went into labor 30 miles offshore, captain Ed Kiesel grabbed a new roll of paper towels and a first aid handbook and did the best he could.
Reuters - Chinese police have uncovered the
country's largest alleged on-line pyramid selling scheme,
involving 170,000 people and 1.36 billion yuan (89 million
pounds), state media said on Friday.
Reuters - Russian police have detained a
45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.
AP - A burglar visited Graeme Glass’ home in New Zealand twice in one day — first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heartfelt apology note.
AP - Hungry visitors to next summer’s Beijing Olympics won’t have to choose between “steamed crap” and “virgin chicken” if Chinese authorities succeed in ridding restaurant menus of mangled English translations.
AP - When the cook on his shrimp boat went into labor 30 miles offshore, captain Ed Kiesel grabbed a new roll of paper towels and a first aid handbook and did the best he could.