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                  as of Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:15:24 GMT

    Something you don't see too often.. (Reuters)

Reuters - A motorcyclist with a helmet-wearing corpse strapped to his
 back crashed in this Mexican city on the U.S. border on Friday and fled
 on foot, setting off a police murder hunt.

    Tourist charged for bathing naked (Reuters)

Reuters - Indian police have brought charges against a Finnish tourist
 for bathing naked in a holy lake in a Hindu pilgrim town, a police
 officer said on Monday.

    Inventions: Sex drive patch to sideways bike (Reuters)

Reuters - From a scented patch to boost a woman's sex drive to a bicycle
 that travels sideways, the weird, wonderful and wacky were out in force
 at the British Invention Show on Saturday.

    Soaring energy costs to hit dirty laundry baskets (Reuters)

Reuters - The cost of airing your dirty laundry in public is about to go
 up.

    Fanboys and overdogs muscling into English language (Reuters)

Reuters - Don't know a fanboy from an overdog? Fear not -- help is at
 hand.

    Christian group wants to 'redeem' US states (Reuters)

Reuters - Cory Burnell wants to set up a Christian nation within the
 United States where abortion is illegal, gay marriage is banned,
 schools cannot teach evolution, children can pray to Jesus in public
 schools and the Ten Commandments are posted publicly.

    Cyprus wants to get its flag right after 45 years (Reuters)

Reuters - Cyprus says independent minded flag makers have been adding
 their own creative touches to the national flag for 45 years and it's
 time to get it right.

    Giant "corpse flower" blooms (Reuters)

Reuters - The world's tallest -- and smelliest -- flower has bloomed,
 reaching a height of 2.94 metres, 18 centimetres more than the previous
 record for the species, the Stuttgart botanical garden said Friday.

    Attorney Jailed After Going to Court Drunk (AP)

AP - An attorney appealing his second drunken driving conviction was
 jailed Monday after he came to court intoxicated, officials said.

    Nottingham Forest fans invited to slam players in person (Reuters)

Reuters - Nottingham Forest manager Gary Megson came up with a novel way
 of punishing his under-performing players at the weekend when he made
 them face disgruntled fans in the changing rooms.

    Six Stabbed at 1-Year-Old's Birthday Party (AP)

AP - Six people were stabbed early Sunday during a melee at a
 1-year-old's birthday party, police said. It apparently started when a
 downstairs neighbor went upstairs to complain about the noise.

    Malta bird flu helpline gets 200 calls an hour (Reuters)

Reuters - A bird flu emergency helpline set up by Malta's Rural Affairs
 Ministry is attracting 200 phone calls an hour as people report every
 dead bird they see, Maltese newspapers reported on Tuesday.

    Bargain-Hunting Tips: Shower With the Dog (AP)

AP - Shower with your dog, live in a tent and confiscate your husband's
 credit cards. These are some of the mostly tongue-in-cheek moneysaving
 tips given by contestants in a competition to find New Zealand's
 thriftiest shopper, organizers said Tuesday.

    Turkish court fines 20 for using letters W and Q (Reuters)

Reuters - A Turkish court fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W
 on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law banning
 characters not used in the Turkish alphabet, rights campaigners said on
 Tuesday.

    Man Wades Naked Above Niagara Falls Rapids (AP)

AP - A Chinese performance artist appeared in city court Monday for
 wading naked into the rapids above Niagara Falls as part of a stunt
 that went wrong.

    Baby not quite home in South Korea (Reuters)

Reuters - The first South Korean baby born in the North came to the
 South on Tuesday, but her mother said her home will always be
 Pyongyang.

    Elderly Driver Crashes Into N.D. Hospital (AP)

AP - An elderly woman on her way to a doctor appointment smashed her car
 into the hospital's lobby, sending five women to the emergency room,
 police said.

    Japan court split on suits by ex-leprosy patients (Reuters)

Reuters - Former Taiwanese leprosy patients incarcerated during Japanese
 colonial rule won a suit seeking compensation from Japan on Tuesday as
 a Tokyo court rejected the government's claim that a law on the issue
 did not apply to its former colonies.

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