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Qantas says an "inappropriate message" written on the side of a bag caused this afternoon's delays at the Brisbane Domestic Airport.
CANEY - A dog at a southeast Kansas zoo has adopted three tiger cubs abandoned by their mother. Safari Zoological Park owner Tom Harvey said the tiger cubs were born Sunday, but the mother had problems with them.
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| Isabella, a golden retriever at the Safari Zoological Park, east of Caney, Kan. nurses Wednesday, July 30, 2008, three white tiger cubs she adopted after they were abandoned by their mother at the park. The cubs were born on Sunday. |
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The world's oldest recorded joke has been traced back to 1900 BC and suggests toilet humor was as popular with the ancients as it is today.
It is a saying of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq and goes: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
It heads the world's oldest top 10 joke list published by the University of Wolverhampton Thursday.
Estonian border guards said Tuesday they had detained one of their citizens who lost his passport during a visit to Russia and tried to return home by swimming across the Narova border river.
A man arrested by US police for the assassination of a lawnmower was a communist sympathiser who acted alone, the FBI said last night.
Keith Walendowski killed the Black & Decker Lawn Hog with two shots fired from a 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano rifle from the upstairs bedroom window of his Milwaukee home, agents said.
They claim he developed a hatred of American mowers after defecting to the Soviet Union, which he expected to be a lawnmower-based utopia.
Keith Walendowski killed the Black & Decker Lawn Hog with two shots fired from a 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano rifle from the upstairs bedroom window of his Milwaukee home, agents said.
They claim he developed a hatred of American mowers after defecting to the Soviet Union, which he expected to be a lawnmower-based utopia.
A Worcestershire man who thought vandals were attacking the family cars with pen knives was shocked to discover the culprit had feathers. Adam Fradgley, 35, a photographer from Bewdley, set up a camera to catch those responsible for the £2,000 damage.
An Audi A2 and Golf GTI were attacked for several weeks before Mr Fradgley realised a chaffinch was to blame. He believes the territorial bird was attacking its own reflection. "He must have thought it was a rival," he said.
An Audi A2 and Golf GTI were attacked for several weeks before Mr Fradgley realised a chaffinch was to blame. He believes the territorial bird was attacking its own reflection. "He must have thought it was a rival," he said.
"I can do that," Keith Walendowski told Milwaukee police after his arrest. "It's my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want."
Police charged Mr Walendowski with possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and disorderly conduct.
He could face a fine of up to $11,000 and six years and three months in prison, if convicted.
A woman who lives with Mr Walendowski told police he had been drinking, according to the complaint.
Police charged Mr Walendowski with possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and disorderly conduct.
He could face a fine of up to $11,000 and six years and three months in prison, if convicted.
A woman who lives with Mr Walendowski told police he had been drinking, according to the complaint.
A US newspaper has made one of the most embarrassing typographical errors in media history.
New Hampshire's Valley News spelt its own name incorrectly - in the masthead on the front page.
This Monday readers were surprised to see the paper's name spelled "Valley Newss".
New Hampshire's Valley News spelt its own name incorrectly - in the masthead on the front page.
This Monday readers were surprised to see the paper's name spelled "Valley Newss".
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A Russian boycott on Czech beer in response to the placement of a U.S. missile defense radar in the Czech Republic could deliver a serious blow to the Czech economy, a Russian analyst said on Wednesday.
The U.S. plans to place a radar in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in northern Poland as part of a U.S. missile shield for Europe and North America against possible attacks from "rogue states," including Iran. Russia strongly opposes the possible deployment of the U.S. missile shield, viewing it as a threat to its national security.
The U.S. plans to place a radar in the Czech Republic and 10 interceptor missiles in northern Poland as part of a U.S. missile shield for Europe and North America against possible attacks from "rogue states," including Iran. Russia strongly opposes the possible deployment of the U.S. missile shield, viewing it as a threat to its national security.
A recent revelation by the Washington Post that the Air Force had sought to spend war funds on "comfort capsules" in military aircraft became the target of a segment on Stephen Colbert's Tuesday night show.
