Feline Station Chief Revives Failing Japanese Railway

2008/05/26 08:42:03

A money-losing Japanese train company has found the purr-fect mascot to draw crowds and bring back b...

Man Spends 3,000 Hrs. on Phone With Recording

2008/05/26 05:57:13

A Tokyo man obsessed with a recorded female voice has been arrested after spending more than 3,000 h...

Burma Overwhelmingly Approves Constitution

2008/05/26 05:12:20

Voters in cyclone-hit areas of Burma, renamed Myanmar by the ruling military junta, have overwhelmin...

Customs Agent Forgets Marijuana in Random Suitcase

2008/05/26 04:20:30

A Tokyo customs agent stuffed five ounces of marijuana into the side pocket of a randomly selected b...

U.S. Professor Donates Israeli Prize to Palestinians

2008/05/26 03:29:22

Brown Univ. mathematician David Mumford gives his share of Wolf Prize to West Bank university, Israe...

Book: Paris Under Nazis Was One Big Sex Romp

2008/05/26 01:29:53

Book which suggests that German occupation of France encouraged sexual liberation of women shocks co...

Pentagon Researchers Scour Papua New Guinea for MIA's

2008/05/25 11:36:07

Pentagon researchers are searching for the remains of more than 2,000 American pilots and crewmember...

Palestinian President: No Progress in Talks With Israel

2008/05/25 06:09:43

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says nothing has been achieved in six months of peace talks with...

Nearly 40 Killed in Caste Riots in India

2008/05/26 08:13:28

Four days of bloody demonstrations in India have claimed the lives of at least 37 people, as one of ...

Homicide Bomber Targets U.S.-Allied Fighters Near Baghdad

2008/05/26 05:47:03

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck a checkpoint manned by Iraqi police and U.S.-allied Sunni fi...

Former Major Leaguer Killed by Lightning Strike

2008/05/26 04:37:24

Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets, am...

Russian Cargo Plane Crash Kills Nine in Western Siberia

2008/05/26 03:38:56

All nine aboard An-12 that went down near Chelyabinsk killed, officials say....

Swastika Youths on Anti-Immigrant Rampage in Rome

2008/05/26 01:43:32

Hooded gangs, some wearing bandanas emblazoned with swastikas, smashed shop windows with iron bars a...

Cargo Plane Splits in Two on Runway Before Takeoff

2008/05/25 12:51:54

Large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at...

Report: Titanic Discovery Was Cold War Cover-Up

2008/05/25 08:42:27

The man who located the wreck of the Titanic has revealed that the discovery was a cover-up for the ...