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'Spacediver' seeks record

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:13:53 +1100

An Austrian man is planning on breaking the record for the highest skydive ever - 37km up, on the edge of space.

Judge asked to rule on orca 'slaves'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:03:31 +1100

A federal judge for the first time in US history has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

Miss Piggy to host BAFTAs

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:54 +1100

The organisers of the BAFTA awards in Britain have unveiled Miss Piggy as one of the show's hosts, promising spiky questions for Hollywood luminaries George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

'Oldest runner' competes in Hong Kong

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:31 +1100

A 100-year-old British Indian man who claims to be the world's oldest marathoner was all smiles after completing a 10-kilometre run at the Hong Kong marathon on Sunday.

Obama tests marshmallow gun

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:33 +1100

US president Barack Obama marvels at the inventions on display at a White House youth Science Fair.

First Lady does push-ups on 'Ellen' show

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:24 +1100

First Lady Michelle Obama performs in a push-ups challenge on American television show 'Ellen'.

Groundhogs' forecasts clash

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:01:16 +1100

Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog has predicted another six weeks of winter despite it being exceptionally mild so far.

Bureaucrats pose as 'new' Canadians

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:18 +1100

Canadian government employees pretended to be new citizens in a citizenship ceremony broadcast on Canadian television.

'Supergiant' amphipods found in NZ

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:11:18 +1100

An expedition to the Kermadec Trench found supergiant amphipods, roughly 10 to 14 times the size of the normal species of crustacean.

Gillard panic honoured in shoe design

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:21:36 +1100

She's been dubbed 'Gingerella', but the company that made the shoe that Julia Gillard lost on Australia Day wants to make sure she's never left barefoot again.

'Flying people' stun New Yorkers

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:29:16 +1100

New Yorkers have been looking up in wonder, as what appeared to be flying people took to the sky in front of the city's landmarks.

'Burqini' named Word of the Year

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:50:49 +1100

Burqini has been named the 2011 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year, while Fracking was the people's choice.

Germans make Euro crisis musical

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:11:46 +1100

The Eurozone debt crisis has been turned into stage material in Germany.

Bare-breasted protesters brave chill

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:16:03 +1100

Three radical Ukrainian feminists braved the subzero chill at the Swiss ski resort of Davos, going topless to protest against the World Economic Forum "gangsters".

Cat has total knee replacement

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:54:03 +1100

A US cat has received a total knee replacement and its owners reckon the $A18,800 bill for the procedure will be money well spent.

Lego man voyages into space

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:32 +1100

A pair of teenagers in Canada have sent a Lego man with a camera on a voyage into space, with amazing results.

Cocaine mistakenly sent to UN headquarters

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:56 +1100

A 16 kilo consignment of cocaine lost by Mexican drug traffickers has turned up in an unlikely place -- the United Nations in New York.

Spider-silk outfit on show

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:41:36 +1100

An astonishing golden outfit made from the silk of spiders goes on display at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, the largest example of the material in the world.

Indian minister in shoelace row

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:04 +1100

An Indian minister has vowed to wear only laceless footwear after he was caught by television cameras using a young man to tie up his shoes at a public function.

Apology over Ascot 'fashion police'

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:38:11 +1100

Officials at England's plush Ascot racecourse has issued an embarrassed apology after spectators were slapped with orange stickers for breaching notoriously strict dress codes.