Witchcraft training gets Dutch tax break
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch tax authorities have allowed a woman to deduct the 2,210 euros (1,444 pounds) it...
Russian Admiral Named Patron Saint Of Nuclear Bomber Force
Historic Russian admiral Fyodor Ushakov - a hero of Russia's wars against Turkey and Napoleon Bonaparte - was...
‘Dead women’ elected as councillors in Pakistan
Police in northwestern Pakistan have launched an inquiry after complaints about two dead women being declared elected in...
No Smiling for Passport Photos in Germany
BERLIN - Germans were ordered Thursday to stay serious when having their photographs taken for new passports, wiping...
Pssst. Where the devil is the exorcists convention?
At the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday Pope Benedict greeted Italian exorcists who, he disclosed,...
3 Chimps Killed at Neb. Zoo After Escape
ROYAL, Neb. - Three chimpanzees from a small-town zoo were shot and killed after they escaped from their...
Rat Catchers 0-For-Decade
NEW DELHI - New Delhi's government has a rat catching department that hasn't caught a single rodent in...
Trial of poet for ‘defiling idol’
An Indian court has ordered a leading Bengali poet to stand trial on charges of defiling a Hindu...
PSNI fire warning shots at chimp
Several warning shots have been fired by police officers trying to recapture a chimpanzee which had escaped from...
“Jerk-O-Meter” Measures Phone Rudeness
People know when they're on the phone with an inattentive jerk, but they might not realize how they...