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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Golf courses out of bounds for sumo wrestlers Video catches Russian president in driving gaffe "Ladyboy" pictures confuse election officials? Russian scientists expect to meet aliens by 2031 Country bans night travel to end road carnage Woman sprays police with breast milk Iran plans to send monkey into space And the most sedentary U.S. city is.. China to use droppings to count endangered pandas Seven arrested after Joburg's police chief burgled Alaskans irked after midnight solstice game halted Zoos attract visitors with sleepovers Team pays for rights to own nickname Intimate piercing earns Melbourne player red card Botox and texting may not mix Sarah Palin says jury duty comes before bus tour Scantily dressed visitors must cover up to see Rikers inmates Chef catches flak for treated tap water Reaching out to female investors Ice cream chain sues over TV report criticizing product Study: Women dig dudes driving hot cars Boeing rights a wrong: the flight attendant button Village bites into snake business Thousands in Portland take to bikes for naked ride Erection-boosting condom gets EU backing U.S. air passenger arrested in saggy pants dispute Airport geese to be cooked for poor "Very slow" live cruise show a hit Students scramble to save lost "prom nights" "Sexist" skirt rule remains in limbo Cows churn out "human breast milk" Agents seize 159 pounds of iguana meat Cursed number "39" haunts Afghan car owners Bald eagles attack post office at Alaska port Neighbors sign peace deal to stop feud Elderly woman uses AIDS threat to rob Colorado bank: police Baboon adopts bush baby Baboon adopts bush baby Travel Picks: Top 10 wacky U.S. summer events Atheists sue over bus ads on God-free lifestyle Golf courses out of bounds for sumo wrestlers Wed,29 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - Japan's sumo giants have been banned from playing golf and to strictly obey traffic laws as the country's ancient sport gears up for its formal return from a damaging bout-fixing scandal. Full Story1 Top Video catches Russian president in driving gaffe Wed,29 Jun 2011 10:59 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Memo to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: next time you plunge into a crowd, don't forget to park your car first. Full Story1 Top "Ladyboy" pictures confuse election officials? Wed,29 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT Reuters - BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's community of "ladyboys" complained on Wednesday they were being marginalized in next week's general election because their ID card pictures were too confusing for polling officials. Full Story1 Top Russian scientists expect to meet aliens by 2031 Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:56 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilizations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer predicted on Monday. Full Story1 Top Country bans night travel to end road carnage Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon has banned night-time public transport between cities after a spate of deadly accidents last year, many involving heavy drinking on the country's infamously poor roads. Full Story1 Top Woman sprays police with breast milk Tue,28 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - A lactating U.S. woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after she sprayed sheriff's deputies with breast milk as they tried to remove her from a vehicle, police said on Monday. Full Story1 Top Iran plans to send monkey into space Mon,27 Jun 2011 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to send a live monkey into space next month, the latest advance in a missile and space program which has alarmed Israel and its western allies that fear the Islamic Republic is seeking nuclear weapons. Full Story1 Top And the most sedentary U.S. city is.. Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Although it's known for its beautiful horse farms and as the "Thoroughbred Capital of the World," Lexington, Kentucky has gained a new distinction -- as the most sedentary city in the United States. Full Story1 Top China to use droppings to count endangered pandas Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China will use analysis of panda droppings as it embarks upon a once-in-a-decade census of the endangered animal, state media said on Monday. Full Story1 Top Seven arrested after Joburg's police chief burgled Mon,27 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Police arrested seven people in connection with a weekend break-in at Johannesburg's police chief's home, sparking criticism over such swift action compared with that experienced by ordinary South Africans. Full Story1 Top Alaskans irked after midnight solstice game halted Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Baseball fans in Alaska were fuming after a traditional midnight game, held every year without lights during the twilight hours of the summer solstice, was postponed for the first time because a visiting California team complained it was too dark. Full Story1 Top Zoos attract visitors with sleepovers Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:42 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - For wild animal lovers not content with watching tigers and gorillas during the day, a growing number of zoos are offering a more thrilling after-dark experience -- overnight stays. Full Story1 Top Team pays for rights to own nickname Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:42 AM PDT Reuters - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Football Association (SAFA) will pay five million rand ($732,332.479) for the rights to the popular nickname of the country's soccer team, Bafana Bafana, ending a long running dispute with a licensing company who first registered it. Full Story1 Top Intimate piercing earns Melbourne player red card Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:18 AM PDT Reuters - MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An amateur soccer player fell foul of the referee, and could incur the wrath of his mother, after failing to prove he had removed a piece of jewelry from an intimate body piercing during a match in Melbourne. Full Story1 Top Botox and texting may not mix Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:18 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anyone contemplating Botox treatments for excessive sweating might want to consider the case of a U.S. teen-ager. Full Story1 Top Sarah Palin says jury duty comes before bus tour Thu,23 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Wednesday she was pausing her "One Nation" bus tour to answer the call of jury duty and denied media reports her much-hyped multi-state jaunt had been cut short. Full Story1 Top Scantily dressed visitors must cover up to see Rikers inmates Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Skimpily dressed visitors at Rikers Island, New York City's main jail complex, are allowed to see inmates only if they agree to cover up with an oversized, baggy, green t-shirt as part of an updated dress code intended to maintain a "family friendly" environment. Full Story1 Top Chef catches flak for treated tap water Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian chef has received a chilly reception for charging diners for treated tap water and ditching boutique bottled water, which he termed wasteful, for an eco-friendly option. Full Story1 Top Reaching out to female investors Wed,22 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT Reuters - TORONTO (Reuters) - One of Canada's largest banks admits it needs to do better to attract the emerging female investor, and so far that means martinis and information. Full Story1 Top Ice cream chain sues over TV report criticizing product Tue,21 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A chain of ice cream stores in New York is suing over reports by a television consumer watchdog reporter that its creamy desserts are less healthy than advertised, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. Full Story1 Top Study: Women dig dudes driving hot cars Tue,21 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A recent study by Texas researchers proves what single men have known for a long time: Chicks dig hot cars. Full Story1 Top Boeing rights a wrong: the flight attendant button Tue,21 Jun 2011 08:48 AM PDT Reuters - LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - In the long history of bad industrial design, the flight attendant call button on commercial airlines takes a prominent place. Full Story1 Top Village bites into snake business Mon,20 Jun 2011 08:12 AM PDT Reuters - ZISIQIAO VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - This sleepy village nestled in the heart of vast farmland in China's eastern Zhejiang province hides a deadly secret. Full Story1 Top Thousands in Portland take to bikes for naked ride Mon,20 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - It was a typical early summer evening in Portland: cloudy skies threatening rain, temperatures in the mid-60s, and thousands of naked bicyclists gathered near the city's waterfront for a clothing-free night ride. Full Story1 Top Erection-boosting condom gets EU backing Mon,20 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A British medical company has had its erection-enhancing condom recommended for European approval. Full Story1 Top U.S. air passenger arrested in saggy pants dispute Mon,20 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. college football player who allegedly refused a request to hoist his saggy pants when he boarded a flight was arrested after a dispute with the crew, authorities said on Friday. Full Story1 Top Airport geese to be cooked for poor Mon,20 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City plans to capture pesky geese that threaten planes departing area airports and send them to Pennsylvania to be cooked for meals for the poor, city officials said. Full Story1 Top "Very slow" live cruise show a hit Fri,17 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Worn out by a fast-paced life and faster-paced television shows but lack a vacation budget? Take a five-day cruise along Norway's scenic fjords, all free and streamed live on Norwegian public television. Full Story1 Top Students scramble to save lost "prom nights" Fri,17 Jun 2011 10:08 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - Dozens of German student groups have accused an event planning firm of ruining their plans for "prom night" and making off with their money. Full Story1 Top "Sexist" skirt rule remains in limbo Thu,16 Jun 2011 07:28 AM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE, Jun (Reuters) - Badminton's controversial 'skirt rule' has not been scrapped but is merely in limbo while officials wait for more consultation after initial feedback deemed it sexist, the governing body told Reuters Thursday. Full Story1 Top Cows churn out "human breast milk" Thu,16 Jun 2011 07:26 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Moo-ove over, Mum. Full Story1 Top Agents seize 159 pounds of iguana meat Thu,16 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Customs agents have seized 159 pounds of iguana meat at the Mexican border, hidden in coolers of fish, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman said on Thursday. Full Story1 Top Cursed number "39" haunts Afghan car owners Wed,15 Jun 2011 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's booming car sales industry has been thrown into chaos by a growing aversion to the number "39," which almost overnight has become an unlikely synonym for pimp and a mark of shame in this deeply conservative country. Full Story1 Top Bald eagles attack post office at Alaska port Wed,15 Jun 2011 07:26 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A pair of bald eagles nesting near the U.S. Post Office in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, has taken to dive-bombing customers, in one case drawing blood, authorities said on Tuesday. Full Story1 Top Neighbors sign peace deal to stop feud Wed,15 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT Reuters - KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A handshake wasn't enough for two Malaysian neighbors embroiled in a lengthy and bitter feud sparked by complaints over barking dogs -- the two actually signed a peace treaty. Full Story1 Top Elderly woman uses AIDS threat to rob Colorado bank: police Mon,13 Jun 2011 06:51 AM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - A woman robbed a Colorado bank by passing a note saying she would infect a teller with AIDS if the clerk didn't hand over money, police said on Friday. Full Story1 Top Baboon adopts bush baby Mon,13 Jun 2011 03:56 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Clinging to the under-belly of a baboon, Gakii, a 3-month-old orphaned bush baby has plumped for an unlikely surrogate-mother. Full Story1 Top Baboon adopts bush baby Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT Reuters - NAIROBI (Reuters) - Clinging to the under-belly of a baboon, Gakii, a 3-month-old orphaned bush baby has plumped for an unlikely surrogate-mother. Full Story1 Top Travel Picks: Top 10 wacky U.S. summer events Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you enjoy the strange, unusual or downright wacky and you're planning a summer of fun in the United States, online travel adviser TripAdvisor (http://www.tripadvisor.com) may have a festival of foolishness that will appeal to you in its top 10 list of the wackiest summer events in the United States. Reuters has not endorsed this list: Full Story1 Top Atheists sue over bus ads on God-free lifestyle Fri,10 Jun 2011 09:11 AM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A coalition of atheists is accusing Little Rock's city bus line of violating their rights to free speech in a fight to place ads on public buses praising a God-free lifestyle. Full Story1 Top

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