12 January 2004  
 
 

12 January 2004

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  Man Challenges Lion to Bullfight and Survives   (Reuters)
  • An Argentine man leaped into the lion's pen during a weekend visit to the Buenos Aires zoo, challenged one of the animals to a bullfight — and walked away with just minor cuts and bruises.


  •   Hot Dogs Going Spare in Switzerland   (Reuters)
  • Chocolate and cheese are possibly the best known Swiss culinary delights, but in some rural parts of the Alpine country puppies and kittens spice up the menu.


  •   Army Embarrassed Over Plans Found in Dump   (Reuters)
  • Red faced army bosses in Cyprus came under fire at the weekend after secret ground plans of military installations were found in a rubbish dump.


  •   Kidnap Trial Begins of Fake Spy Scammer   (Reuters)
  • A barman accused of posing as a superspy to swindle more than £600,000 from six victims in an elaborate decade-long con game has gone on trial, charged with kidnapping, beatings, threats, deception and theft.


  •   Feds Join Fast-Food Radio Piracy Probe   (Associated Press)
  • Police said they expected the Federal Communications Commission to try to identify whoever broadcast on the same frequency as the wireless intercom at a Burger King.


  •   Car Thieves Call Police for Help   (Reuters)
  • Two Danish car thieves called police for help when they realized the angry victim of their latest crime was in hot pursuit in another car.


  •   Wrong Numbers Lead to Florida Drug Arrest   (Associated Press)
  • A woman seeking to buy crack cocaine called the wrong numbers, but still tried to buy the drug from people she had mistakenly called.


  •   German Police Investigate Potato Computer Scam   (Reuters)
  • German police are investigating after an angry man returned a computer he had just bought, saying it was packed with small potatoes instead of computer parts.


  •   Dog's Owner Arrested for Trouble on Plane   (Associated Press)
  • An elderly Italian woman was arrested because she let her dog run around the cabin during a flight from Switzerland to Italy.


  •   Woman Causes Parking Garage Chaos   (Reuters)
  • A German woman caused more than 100,000 euros ($128,300) of damage when an attempt to back out of her spot in a parking garage ended with her car on its roof and four other vehicles damaged.


  •   Plugging in Earns Reprimands for Two   (Associated Press)
  • Police have nabbed two Japanese men for siphoning off electricity in heists worth less than 1 cent each.


  •   Man Bitten After Putting Snake in Pocket   (Associated Press)
  • A man who police say stole two snakes from a pet store was bitten by one of the reptiles as he drove home.


  •   Texas Boater Who Faked Death Arrested   (Associated Press)
  • A businessman who officials say tried to fake his death when his speedboat slammed into a barge this summer has been found and arrested.


  •   Homeless Man Who Lived on Golf Course, Resold Used Golf Balls, Evicted After 40 Years   (Associated Press)
  • A man who lived on a golf course for 40 years was told to leave because some golfers complained that he scared them.


  •   Label Cautioning Buyers Not to Swallow Fish Lure Among Wacky Warning Winners   (Associated Press)
  • A warning label on a fishing lure that sports three steel hooks advises the lure is "Harmful if swallowed." The label took fourth in the seventh annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.


  •   Freak Summers 'Will Happen Regularly'   (The Guardian)
  • Costly extremes of weather will become the norm, a study suggests


  •   Chileans Seal Record with a Kiss   (BBC News)
  • Nearly 9,000 Chileans kissed their way into the record books after smooching simultaneously in a Santiago street.


  •   Bracelet Returned Nearly 60 Years After Soldier Dies in WWII   (Associated Press)
  • When Virginia Moore's husband was killed in battle during World War II, an ID bracelet she gave him was lost in a foxhole. Moore was tearfully reunited with the token 60 years later when a Belgian police officer gave her the silver piece her husband was wearing when he left to fight in 1944.


  •   Amazing Balloon Trip   (BBC News)
  • A cluster of balloons released from Warrington Town Hall in celebration of National Poetry Day has landed over 1,300 miles away in Italy.


  •   Martha's Damage Control: Stewart Uses Web to Rally Supporters   (Associated Press)
  • True to her perfectionist reputation, Martha Stewart is using a stylish and highly detailed personal Web site to tell her side of the story as her high-stakes trial approaches.


  •   Inbox Trauma: New Anti-Spam Tools Falter   (Associated Press)
  • In the week since a new federal anti-spam took effect, spam-filtering company Brightmail Inc. flagged 58 percent of incoming e-mail as spam, showing no change from December.
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