1. Man, 73, Asked To Show He´s Over 18
A local department store that asked a 73-year-old man to prove he was over 18 when buying fishing tackle claims it was only a joke.
2. You Can´t Sack Me Cos I´m Sloshed
Workers in Peru who turn up drunk in the morning cannot be fired, the country´s top court has ruled.
3. British City Gets Rid of Apostrophes
Saying they are confusing and old-fashioned, officials in Birmingham, England, decide to once and for all stop using apostrophes in street signs. But grammar purists object to the move, saying the punctuation marks enrich the English language.
4. Fire station burns after cooking mishap
A blaze broke out at a Japanese fire station after a firefighter left a cooking stove burning as crew members left the station to respond to emergency calls.
5. Reunited Siblings Lived 300 Yards Apart
A brother and sister in England who fell out of touch decades ago recently found out they had been living just 300 yards apart from each other, according to Britain´s Telegraph.
6. Mideast crisis turns Tony Blair´s hair grey
Trying to solve the Middle East crisis has turned the hair of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair grey, Iran´s Foreign Minister Manouchechr Mottaki said.
7. Shoe monument for man who threw footwear at Bush
An Iraqi town has unveiled a giant monument of a shoe in honor of the journalist who threw his footwear at former US President George W Bush.
8. Scrap workers find $128,000 in safe
Workers at a steel plant near Berlin found 100,000 euros ($128,500) in a safe that a bank had sent to be scrapped -- but they did the decent thing and gave it back.
9. Goat detained over armed robbery
Police in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.
10. Mat made of moss stays alive with the help of bath water
A new bathmat made of moss is kept alive by the water that drips from your body as you dry.
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