http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:30:15 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CODD?src=RSS-ODD http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSTP13068920080906?src=RSS-ODD TAIPEI (Reuters) - Authorities in central Taiwan have turned off the red light at the county's last legal brothel after the death of its pimp aged 87, newspapers said on Friday. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:58:02 +0000 2008-09-06T125802Z_01_TP130689_RTRUKOC_0_US-BROTHEL.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL561858920080906?src=RSS-ODD LONDON (Reuters) - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:57:31 +0000 2008-09-06T125731Z_01_L5618589_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-BOOK-odd.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL5266820080906?src=RSS-ODD VIENNA (Reuters) - Two women have made history at Vienna's Spanish Riding School by becoming the first female riders to pass the entrance exam in 436 years. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:57:03 +0000 2008-09-06T125703Z_01_L52668_RTRUKOC_0_US-HORSES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN0448099220080904?src=RSS-ODD BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Furious rail commuters in Argentina set fire to a train on Thursday in anger over delays during the morning rush hour. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:13:09 +0000 2008-09-04T181309Z_01_N04480992_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRAIN.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSKUA45660120080904?src=RSS-ODD LONDON (Reuters) - A father mistakenly declared dead after going missing eight years ago has been reunited with his family after his son spotted him on television, police said on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:43:27 +0000 2008-09-04T154327Z_01_KUA456601_RTRUKOC_0_US-BRITAIN-CREMATION-ODD.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN0430484720080904?src=RSS-ODD ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek anarchists stormed a supermarket on Thursday and handed out food for free in the latest of a wave of raids provoked by soaring consumer prices. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:44:16 +0000 2008-09-04T154416Z_01_N04304847_RTRUKOC_0_US-ROBINHOODS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSSIN25556720080904?src=RSS-ODD SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore retail tycoon Tang Wee Sung was Wednesday jailed for two hours and fined S$17,000 ($11,850) for lying to get approval for a kidney transplant and for organ trading, the Straits Times newspaper said. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:46:14 +0000 2008-09-04T154614Z_01_SIN255567_RTRUKOC_0_US-ORGAN.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL343921120080903?src=RSS-ODD BERLIN (Reuters) - A naked German hiker has vowed to carry on rambling in the nude despite spending 10 days in jail for breaking public nudity laws. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:31:25 +0000 2008-09-03T223125Z_01_L3439211_RTRUKOC_0_US-NAKED-HIKING.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSPEK15177420080903?src=RSS-ODD BEIJING (Reuters) - A bronze mirror that is more than 1,600 years old was stolen from a museum in Dunhuang in northwest China's Gansu Province, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday, citing a museum curator. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:15:24 +0000 2008-09-03T141524Z_01_PEK151774_RTRUKOC_0_US-THEFT.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL336567920080903?src=RSS-ODD BERLIN (Reuters) - Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of south German motorway at 100 km an hour (62 mph), far above the speed limit. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:14:23 +0000 2008-09-03T141423Z_01_L3365679_RTRUKOC_0_US-MOTORWAY-SKATEBOARDER.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN0351615120080904?src=RSS-ODD NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Bottle Shock," a film based on a real wine tasting in Paris in 1976 where Californian wines beat French rivals, has left some of those involved in the original event with a sour taste. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:01:17 +0000 2008-09-04T200117Z_01_N03516151_RTRUKOC_0_US-WINE-variety.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN0351615120080903?src=RSS-ODD PARIS (Reuters) - French scientists have devised a way of using particle accelerators to authenticate vintage wines, one of France's top research bodies said this week. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:14:52 +0000 2008-09-03T141452Z_01_N03516151_RTRUKOC_0_US-WINE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL241434720080902?src=RSS-ODD LONDON (Reuters) - Former British heavyweight boxing champion James Oyebola was shot in the neck in a nightclub after asking a group of men to stop smoking, a court heard Tuesday. Prosecutor Jeremy Donne told the Old Bailey that the boxer died after the "senseless" shooting at the Chateau 6 club in Fulham, west London, in July 2007. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:40:07 +0000 2008-09-02T164007Z_01_L2414347_RTRUKOC_0_US-BOXER.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSDEL2797320080902?src=RSS-ODD KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first woman ever to skydive over the world's highest peak, organizers said Sunday. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:39:14 +0000 2008-09-02T163914Z_01_DEL27973_RTRUKOC_0_US-EVEREST.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSLV19939720080902?src=RSS-ODD MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was feted by Russian media on Sunday for saving a television crew from an attack by a Siberian tiger in the wilds of the Far East. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:36:41 +0000 2008-09-02T163641Z_01_LV199397_RTRUKOC_0_US-PUTIN-TIGER.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSL0846525920080901?src=RSS-ODD CHUR, Switzerland (Reuters) - Diamonds really are forever. Algordanza, a small company based in the mountainous southeast of Switzerland, uses the ashes of dead people to make diamonds as a permanent memento for their nearest and dearest. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:50:35 +0000 2008-09-01T185035Z_01_L08465259_RTRUKOC_0_US-DIAMONDS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSLS7388220080830?src=RSS-ODD BEDUM, Netherlands (Reuters) - The Tower of Pisa is being challenged by a lesser-known 12th-century building in the northern Dutch town of Bedum as Europe's most steeply leaning tower. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:44:31 +0000 2008-08-30T154431Z_01_LS73882_RTRUKOC_0_US-TOWER-odd.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN2831127620080829?src=RSS-ODD LIMA (Reuters) - Dog lovers beware. A neighborhood in Peru's capital, Lima, has passed a law prohibiting families living in apartments from having more than one dog. People living in houses are allowed two dogs, while those found with more will be subject to hefty fines. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:51:55 +0000 2008-08-29T165155Z_01_N28311276_RTRUKOC_0_US-PERU-DOGS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSN2836748720080829?src=RSS-ODD CHICAGO (Reuters) - The brains of flies are wired to avoid the swatter, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:44 +0000 2008-08-29T165044Z_01_N28367487_RTRUKOC_0_US-FLY.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CODD/noddlyEnoughNews_uUSPEK4202120080828?src=RSS-ODD SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai police will post photos and videos of jaywalkers in newspapers and on TV in a bid to shame them out of breaking traffic rules, local media reported on Thursday. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:43:42 +0000 2008-08-28T164342Z_01_PEK42021_RTRUKOC_0_US-JAYWALKING-odd.xml