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19. 03. 10 - 13:00
Chilli grenade
It's the hottest new bit of hardware in the arms race - a non-lethal hand grenade loaded with the world's most powerful chillies.
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Feeling flat
Traffic cops found more than 600,000 GBP of heroin packed into a car tyre after doing a routine safety check on the trafficking gang's car in a motorw ... -
Shoe-ter
A German was arrested after blacking up his face with boot polish and opening fire in front of a block of flats in Leipzig. ... -
Brit mum murder: Suspect vanishes, paper names priest as tee
An Italian man who was the prime suspect in the murder of Bournemouth mum Heather Barnett has suddenly disappeared. ... -
Hot hooker
A punter's night in a transexual brothel turned out even hotter than he'd bargained for when a fire swept through the place trapping him naked on the ... -
Busted
Police arresting a suspected drug dealer got the shock of their lives when this slippery customer suddenly nipped out from his hiding place - down her ... -
Art hotel
It's never going to make it into any travel guide but the bizarre Performance Hotel is offering guests a free room for the night if they show their ar ... -
Lovestruck teen
A lovestruck Polish teenager was arrested after he stole 700 GBP from his dad's wallet determined to travel to Britain for a first date with a girl he ... -
Thong pong
It's a new perfume that's certainly not to be sniffed at. ... -
Hands that time forgot
It costs 193,000 GBP and however you set it, this astonishing timepiece is always 150,000 million years late. ... -
End of the road for stupid trucker
The stupid trucker who sparked a world-wide hunt when he was filmed dancing while he drove his lorry with his feet has come to the end of the road - a ... -
Frozen stiff
Spring may be on the way, but some parts of Europe are still clearly frozen stiff. ... -
Worlds smallest mans big rival broke his heart
The tiny teenager who was set to steal the crown of the world's smallest man before he died is to contact Guinness World Records bosses to take over t ... -
Trashy models
Somehow, even the rubbish is more stylish in Italy. ... -
Undie cover cop boss
Fed up police minister Katarina Kresal could never be accused of a cover up after posting pictures of bras and thongs on her website. ... -
In a slurry
A lake of 14 million litres of manure were spilled when a tank exploded after a technical defect in Grosskayna, Germany. The substance covered around ... -
Golddiggers
Conmen who made more than 500,000 GBP with bogus for sale ads for construction vehicles are facing five years in jail for fraud. ... -
Khatalytic converter
Traffic cops intercepted more than 700 lbs of the drug khat when they stopped a car in a routine search after it was caught going too slow on a motorw ... -
Tiger heat
Tang Baihu a rare white tiger is one big flop when it comes to being king of the jungle. ... -
High Flyers
A Chinese airline has turned its back on female flight attendants to introduce a new all-male team. ... -
Tiger Heat
Tang Baihu a rare white tiger is one big flop when it comes to being king of the jungle. ... -
High Flyers
A Chinese airline has turned its back on female flight attendants to introduce a new all-male team. ... -
Giant eye tumour horror
A loving brother has posted these horrific images of his sister on the Internet in a desperate bid to raise 30,000 GBP for a life-saving operation. ... -
Chain gang
A 75-year-old great grandmother is facing three years in jail after being caught drink driving on her bicycle. ... -
Builders mix up
Furious motorists are trying to unravel an insurance mix-up after their cars were devastated by an exploding cement mixer. ... -
BMI is a big fat lie, say scientists
A new scientific study of increasing waistlines has branded the Body Mass Index most health regimes are based on a big fat lie. ... -
Pillow dork: man weds cushion
Oddball Lee Jin-gyu showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion. ... -
Bloody fans
Shocking YouTube footage of a young fan writing love letters to her pop idol in her own blood have outraged authorities in South Korea. ... -
Gorillas in the bliss
When dad is a 400lb silverback and mum could break a man's arm with a flick of her wrist, natural childbirth can be a bit risky when you're a baby gor ...
Higher cigarette prices on tap
Austria Tabak reported today (Fri) that the price of its 35 brands of cigarettes would increase by 10 to 20 cents a pack at the end of March.
RI's Croat subsidiary gets €30mn credit
Raiffeisen International’s (RI) Croatian subsidiary Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. received a 30-million-Euro credit by the German Investment and Development Society (DEG), it was announced.
Austrian Catholics turn on church
Austrian Roman Catholics are up in arms over sex scandals involving local priests and children with increasing numbers threatening to quit the church.
Wolford's earnings up in first three quarters
Vorarlberg textile firm Wolford reported today (Fri) that its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) had increased in the first three quarters of its 2009/2010 business year.
More foreign holidays planned this year
More Austrians are planning on holidays abroad this year after 2009 saw a drop in numbers, according to a study by public opinion research agency Karmasin.
Siemens Austria to lay off 500 to 600
Siemens Austria said today (Fri) it would lay off 500 to 600 of 2,000 workers in software division SIS (IT solutions and services) in the near future.
Graz police smash drug ring
An Iranian asylum seeker thought to be the boss of a drug-dealing gang has been arrested along with 11 cohorts, police said today (Fri).
Verbund could lose interest in French Poweo
Austrian energy provider Verbund’s 46 per cent interest in French electricity provider Poweo may become less valuable if the firm makes good on its threat to stop providing service to end customers.
Kasabian roll into Vienna
British indie rock giants Kasabian will return to Austria this summer, it has been revealed.
Paraglider crashes against bus
A 34-year-old paraglider escaped with bruises after smashing into a moving bus in Eben, Tyrol, yesterday (Thurs).
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