Tourist treat - famous toilets (Reuters)
Employees of German bathroom ceramic and furniture firm Duravit, stand outside on a balcony atop of a giant lavatory bowl, at their company headquarters in Hornberg in the Black Forest, Southwestern Germany, January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerReuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering ...

Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters)
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) wort...

Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to...

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)
Police guard the entrance to a store in Barendrecht, near Rotterdam December 4, 2002. REUTERS/Guido BenschopReuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to ...

Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in Franc...

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,...

Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move...

Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in German...

Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)
A fan blows a vuvuzela before the start of a 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg July 3, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenReuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the contro...

Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters)
Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam...

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts becaus...

Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that a...

Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters)
Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost ...

Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters)
Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favor...

John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters)
An undated handout image shows a toilet belonging to late Beatle John Lennon. The toilet fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on August 28, 2010, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organisers said. BRITAIN-LENNON/ REUTERS/The Beatles Shop/HandoutReuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auc...