Recent Posts Tagged With 'weird world news'

• Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 13:44 in weird news, afghanistan, propaganda, raf, weird world news, afghan leaflet drop

  The British Ministry of Defence is investigating the death of a young Afghan girl who died after being hit by a box of leaflets dropped by the RAF....

• Man Killed by ‘Exploding Cell Phone’

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 22:02 in cell phone, mobile phone, weird news, technology news, odd news, explosion, bizarre news, weird world news, cell phone explodes

  A man in China has died after his mobile phone exploded, severing a major artery in his neck....

• A Rehabilitation Clinic For Jihadists

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 08:43 in weird news, odd news, bizarre, bizarre news, jihadists, betty ford clinic, weird world news, jihadist reform school, terrorist reform program

  It has been called the Betty Ford clinic for jihadists, where inmates have access to swimming pools, table tennis and PlayStations. More like an exclusive boarding school than a Saudi jail. ...

• Two Fisherman Found Alive in Floating Icebox

  Posted on Saturday January 24th, 2009 at 20:17 in weird news, odd news, bizarre, survivors, weird world news, men in icebox

  Two Myanmar fishermen have survived for almost a month in shark-infested waters by floating in a large ice box after their boat sank. ...

• Goat Detained For Armed Robbery

  Posted on Saturday January 24th, 2009 at 20:03 in weird news, nigeria, odd news, goat, bizarre, armed robbery, weird crime, weird world news

  Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery. ...

• Top 10 Christmas Accidents

  Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 09:33 in weird news, odd news, xmas, weird world news, christmas accidents, top 10 christmas accidents, xmas accidents

  Thousands of people end up in the emergency room every Christmas. Here's a list of the Ten most common Christmas accidents. ...

• Stray Cats Keep Lost Boy Warm

  Posted on Sunday December 21st, 2008 at 06:39 in weird news, odd news, stray cats, weird world news, homeless boy

  Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats who shared food scraps and kept him warm in the city of Misiones. ...

• German Prisoner Escapes in a Box

  Posted on Saturday December 20th, 2008 at 13:08 in weird news, odd news, bizarre, prison escape, escaped prisoner, weird world news

  A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail. ...

• Papua New Guinea Women Kill Male Babies to End Tribal War

  Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 18:59 in weird news, odd news, bizarre, infanticide, papua new guinea, weird world news, women kill male babies

  Women in Papua New Guinea's Highland region are killing their male babies to end a tribal war that has gone on for more than 20 years. ...

• Japanese Man Makes Mexico City Airport Home

  Posted on Monday November 24th, 2008 at 21:36 in weird news, odd news, bizarre, weird world news, japanese homeless man, mexico airport

  Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave. ...

• Teenager Changes Name to Captain Fantastic

  Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 07:29 in weird news, odd news, superhero, name change, weird world news, teenager changes name

  A teenager has legally changed his birth name to incorporate several comic book superheroes. ...

• Man Drives Bus into Lake following GPS Instructions

  Posted on Sunday November 9th, 2008 at 07:08 in GPS device, weird news, gps, odd news, bizarre, gps navigation, weird accidents, weird world news

  A Polish man drove his Mercedes mini-van into a lake after following the instructions of a satellite navigation system. ...

• Leopard Man Moves Into Retirement Home

  Posted on Tuesday October 28th, 2008 at 13:38 in Retirement, weird news, odd news, bizarre, tatoos, leopard man, weird world news, most tatooed man, most tatoos

  The infamous Leopard Man of Skye, Scotland has given up his remote hermit lifestyle to live in a retirement home. ...

• Man Tracks Cat with GPS Device

  Posted on Thursday October 9th, 2008 at 11:05 in GPS device, weird news, gps, odd news, weird world news, cat gps, cat tracker, cattraq, mr lee cat tracker, weird devices

  A German man has re-purposed a GPS tracking device to follow the neighborhood wanderings of his cat, Mr Lee. The device called CatTrack is also offered for sale online. ...

• Highway to Hell Popular at Funerals

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 12:45 in weird news, odd news, funeral, bizarre news, acdc, funeral songs, weird world news

  AC/DC's Highway to Hell is one of the most requested funeral tunes in Australia. ...

• Couple Beaten to Death in Bizarre Stop-smoking Ritual

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 09:07 in weird news, odd news, stop smoking, bizarre news, bizarre deaths, weird world news

  A Malaysian couple have been beaten to death by four close family members in a ritual intended to help one of them stop smoking. ...

• 25 Weirdest Newspaper Headlines

  Posted on Wednesday October 1st, 2008 at 08:48 in weird news, odd news, strange news, bizarre, funny news headlines, weird world news, weird news headlines

  These 25 weird news headlines escaped the eyes of newspaper editors before they went to press. ...