TV sends fat UK teens to Aussie outback
Obese British teenagers will be dropped into Australia's harsh outback, where they will have to hunt with Aborigines for food in a new reality television show, a report said Tuesday. .. more

Japanese networks sued for revealing 'magic'
A group of 49 Japanese magicians sued two television networks here Tuesday for showing how coin tricks are done in their news programmes. .. more

Blind pilot flies halfway round world
A blind British adventurer landed in Sydney on Monday completing a record-breaking journey that took him halfway around the world in a microlight aircraft. .. more

Pasta boss acquitted on dead rat charges
A French court of appeals on Monday acquitted a pasta company boss of charges of cheating customers which arose after a client found the remains of a dead rat in a packet of pasta. .. more

Runner ends marathon, a week later
"Slow motion" marathon runner Greg Billingham finished the London Marathon on Sunday -- one week after the event itself started. .. more

Runner finishes race in a week
"Slow motion" marathon runner Greg Billingham finished the London Marathon on Sunday -- one week after the event itself started. .. more

Scotty’s ashes sail into space
The ashes of "Star Trek" star James Doohan were boldly sent into outer space Saturday when a rocket blasted off from this remote launchpad in the New Mexico desert. .. more

Researcher says real spiderman possible
A new Spider-Man film swings into cinemas soon, but an Italian researcher said he was working on a project that could lead to real-life versions of the comic book character. .. more

Stripper charged for impersonating cop
A male stripper in Scotland has been charged with impersonating a policeman after real officers mistook him for one of their own, he said Thursday. .. more

Star Trek actor's ashes ready for launch
The ashes of "Star Trek" star James Doohan will be blasted into space on Saturday when a rocket carrying a symbolic portion of the late actor's cremated remains is launched in New Mexico. .. more

Spaniards rather drink with PM than Cruz
Spain's reform-minded Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero tops a list of people Spaniards would like to have a beer with, according to a poll published Wednesday. .. more

Scientists crack beer-froth enigma
There is the nagging question of whether life exists other than on Earth. .. more

War rebels to cease fire for semis
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are to take a brief break from battle later Tuesday to watch the national cricket team play New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals. .. more

Man hacks off penis in London restaurant
A man stormed into a London restaurant and hacked off his own penis in front of horrifed diners, the Italian eaterie said Tuesday. .. more

Give global warming the bum's rush: Crowe
Sheryl Crowe is suggesting a bottom-up solution to wipe away global warming: limit each trip to the bathroom to one piece of toilet paper, according to a statement on the US rocker's website. .. more

Democracy tucked in plastic bags
For the first time in history, Nigerians voting in the just-ended presidential and governorship polls, dropped their ballots into see-through "carry-all" plastic bags, an innovation that electoral officials said was aimed at checking malpractices. .. more