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Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot in Austria

AP - Sun May 11, 7:11 PM ET

VIENNA, Austria - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.

  • French fries are shown in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
    You want fries with that? YES!!!! Reuters - Thu May 8, 12:47 PM ET

    BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.

  • A montage of orchids are on display at the 2005 Taiwan International Orchid Exhibition. Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday. (Richard Chung/Reuters)
    Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? Reuters - Thu May 8, 12:47 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.

  • Vehicles move past the National Stadium, also known as the 'Bird's Nest,' which is seen lit at night in Beijing April 15, 2008. (Jason Lee/Reuters)
    Safety in numbers for speeding drivers Reuters - Wed May 7, 11:28 AM ET

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on Tuesday.

  • A general view of a housing construction site in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi April 9, 2008. (Grigory Dukor/Reuters)
    Building boom drives dump truck thefts Reuters - Wed May 7, 11:27 AM ET

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.

  • San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)
    Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million Reuters - Wed May 7, 11:26 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market.

  • McLaren's Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a curve during a free practice session at Istanbul Park race track May 9, 2008. The Turkish F1 Grand Prix race will be held in Istanbul on Sunday. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
    Hamilton recognises his "Apollo" was the pits Reuters - Sat May 10, 5:18 AM ET

    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has recognised that acting may not be his forte after a Turkish Grand Prix promotional stunt turned into an embarrassment for the Formula One driver.

  • Canada's last known World War I veteran John Babcock hold his Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation lapel pins presented to him by Greg Thompson (unseen), Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, in Spokane, Washington, April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff T. Green
    Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen Reuters - Fri May 9, 5:31 PM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's last known surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian citizen, the government said on Friday.

  • Freshly picked, organically grown potatoes sit in a basket on an allotment in the village of Lane End, Buckinghamshire, southern England, June 23, 2007. REUTERS/Simon Newman
    Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips Reuters - Wed May 7, 4:42 PM ET

    BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.

  • San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV
    UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds Reuters - Wed May 7, 3:32 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.

  • Members of an elite Brazilian police force stand amidst spent bullet cases left over from a shootout the night before, during a raid against drug gangs inside the Complexo do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro February 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos
    Rio firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist Reuters - Mon May 5, 2:16 PM ET

    RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Rio de Janeiro tour company could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of life in the city's notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug gang leaders.

  • Steve Wilder of Omaha, Neb., shows on Friday, May 9, 2008, the steak knife he used to perform a self-tracheotomy at his home. Wilder awoke the night of April 30, 2008 and felt himself suffocating. His wife, Cora, called an ambulance, but fearing it would not arrive in time, he bolted for the kitchen, picked up a steak knife and made a quarter-inch incision. Wilder says he did the same thing to himself two years ago. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
    Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy AP - Fri May 9, 9:32 PM ET

    OMAHA, Neb. - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.

  • Maid in HK court after sex with boss's teenage son Reuters - Tue May 6, 3:58 AM ET

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 45-year-old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer's 14-year-old son after watching Internet porn together, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

  • Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket AP - Fri May 9, 5:27 PM ET

    ROCK ISLAND, Tenn. - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.

  • Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder Reuters - Tue May 6, 3:59 AM ET

    BOSTON (Reuters) - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.

  • In this Aug. 2, 2007 file photo, Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, third from right after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark. The Duggars announced on Friday, May 9, 2008 that they are expecting their 18th child. (AP Photo/ Beth Hall, File)
    Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child AP - Fri May 9, 5:25 PM ET

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.

  • Vehicles move on the Hangzhou Bay Bridge during a trial operation in Ningbo, Zhejiang province May 1, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
    Chinese drivers fined for slow-drive on scenic bridge Reuters - Mon May 5, 10:26 AM ET

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, but hundreds of drivers have been fined already for, unexpectedly, driving too slow to enjoy the view.

  • Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game AP - Fri May 9, 4:27 PM ET

    ALTA, Iowa - A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.

  • Austrian rugby strip show caught on Lithuania video Reuters - Mon May 5, 3:20 PM ET

    VILNIUS (Reuters) - The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the Internet.

  • Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles AP - Fri May 9, 3:03 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah. The Four Corners destination allowed them to quickly hit four states — Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.

  • Canada minister says duck deaths won't go unpunished Reuters - Mon May 5, 2:56 PM ET

    CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A top Canadian official sought to calm an international uproar over hundreds of ducks killed at Canada's biggest oil sands plant by promising, at a U.S. oil industry event on Monday, that the incident will not go unpunished.

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  • Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong Reuters - Fri May 9, 1:27 PM ET

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Texas have filed corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a skull from a grave and used it as a bong.

  • Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich. AP - Sun May 11, 3:44 AM ET

    CALUMET, Mich. - Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn't.

  • "Self-important and irritating" Reuters - Fri May 9, 1:26 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - England is an irritating and insular country full of overweight, binge-drinking, reality TV addicts, a new guide warns tourists.

  • Legally blind man, 78, bowls perfect game AP - Fri May 9, 4:27 PM ET

    ALTA, Iowa - A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.

  • Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket AP - Fri May 9, 5:27 PM ET

    ROCK ISLAND, Tenn. - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.