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Mexican Woman Held for Allegedly Selling Five-Month-Old Baby
E. Vladmiri

A 23-year-old woman has been arrested by the police for alleged trafficking in children after she was found to have given her five-month-old baby to a couple in exchange for money.

Border Patrol: Woman Found Inside Car Engine Compartment
NBC4.tv

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers said they arrested a man for allegedly trying to smuggle a woman into the country by hiding her inside a car's engine compartment.

Cross-Dressing Lawyer Hangs Up His Dress
Associated Press

A male lawyer who appeared in court dressed in women's clothes as a protest against what he said was New Zealand's overly-masculine judiciary was suspended Wednesday after being found to be in contempt of court.

Prehistoric Pair's Love Stands the Test of Time
Ariel David

Two 5,000-year-old skeletons found locked in an embrace near the city where Shakespeare set the star-crossed tale Romeo and Juliet have sparked theories the remains of a far more ancient love story have been found.

Border Police Nab Migrant in Car Dashboard
Reuters

U.S. border inspectors found an undocumented Chinese immigrant wedged into the dashboard of a car crossing from Mexico, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

Mexican Seeks World Chili Eating Record
Ioan Grillo

For most people, even the smallest bite of a raw chili pepper means a flushed face and a rush for a gulp of water. But Manuel Quiroz can guzzle down dozens of Mexico's spiciest chilies, rub them on his skin and even squeeze their juice into his eyes without so much as blinking.

Sperm Hair Treatment Gives You Horns
Ananova.com

A London hairdresser is offering clients a new conditioning treatment made out of bull's semen. The 45-minute treatment costs £55 and uses semen from Aberdeen Angus bulls on a farm in Cheshire.

Cambodia's 'Jungle Woman' is Trying to Speak
Ker Munthit

A woman who emerged earlier this month from a Cambodian jungle, naked and unable to speak, is becoming more relaxed around people and is trying to communicate, but no one can understand her, a Spanish psychologist said Thursday.

Diver Says He Was Partly Swallowed by Shark
Michael Perry

An Australian abalone diver told rescuers he was partly swallowed head-first by a Great White Shark on Tuesday but managed to fight his way free, suffering a broken nose and bite marks around the chest.

Police in Tijuana Issued Sling Shots
Associated Press

The police department has issued about 60 slingshots to officers in the violent border city of Tijuana, where soldiers confiscated police weapons two weeks ago on allegations of collusion with drug traffickers.

If at First You Don't Succeed...
Associated Press

A man who tried to commit by throwing himself onto the tracks of the Mexico City subway was later beaten to death by police, prosecutors said Saturday.

Albuquerque Man Found With Human Fetus in Jar Under Car Seat
Associated Press

A 33-year-old Albuquerque man is in jail tonight after U-S customs agents found a human fetus in a jar in the car he was driving.

Former Spy Runs Brothels
El Universal

A Mexico City newspaper reported Thursday that Raúl Luis Martins Coggiola, who worked as an intelligence operative for Argentina´s former military regime, controls a prostitution network in the Caribbean resort cities of Cancún and Playa del Carmen.

Mysterious Object Crashes Through Roof
Chris Newmarker

Nobody was injured when the golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup, struck the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night. Federal officials sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft.

Pensioner Survives 2-Day Ordeal in Mexican Jungle
Craig Davidson

A Scottish pensioner who survived 38 hours stranded in a Mexican jungle has told how he was desperate for a drink of the local wine after being rescued.

Beauty Pageant Features Prostitutes in Mexico City Neighborhood
Ioan Grillo

They may not be as tall and slim as the models in Miss Universe. But the prostitutes participating in Mexico City's Miss Meche had just as big smiles.

Deep Shit: Mexico City's Sewage Divers
Jo Tuckman

Julio Cesar Cuc spends his days blindly feeling his way through sewage and occasionally risking his life deep in the bowels of Mexico's capital.

Men Accused of Posing as Doctors, Giving Pelvic Exams
11 News

Two men authorities say passed themselves off as doctors have been indicted on charges of practicing without a license, sexual assault and Medicaid fraud.

Heart Attack Grill's Naughty Nurses Upset Real Caregivers
Amanda Lee Myers

The Heart Attack Grill — a theme restaurant whose specialties include the Quadruple Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries, cooked in pure lard — is making health-care professionals' blood pressure rise, and not because of the menu.

Flatulence on Plane Sparks Emergency Landing
Associated Press

It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. Not while on a plane. An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

Hired Killer Warns, 'Your Husband Wants You Dead'
Associated Press

A pregnant woman in this Dallas suburb came home to find a strange man in her bedroom with a frightening story: He warned her that he had been hired by her husband to kill her.

Germans Not Amused
AFP

British tourists have left the residents of one charming Austrian village effing and blinding by constantly stealing the signs for their oddly named village. While British visitors are finding it hilarious, the residents of Fucking are failing to see the funny side.

Jet-Lagged Mice Die Young, Study Finds
Reuters

Jet-lagged mice die younger, researchers said in a study that suggests that working unusual shifts and flying back and forth across time zones takes a permanent toll on health.

"Sexsomniacs" Puzzle Medical Researchers
Reuters

Researchers are struggling to understand a rare medical condition where sufferers unknowingly demand, or actually have, sex while asleep, New Scientist magazine reported this week.

Candidate Campaigns on Cleavage
Phillip Rawls

Loretta Nall, the Libertarian Party's write-in candidate for governor of Alabama, is campaigning on her cleavage and hoping that voters will eventually focus on her platform.more »»»

Austrian Removes 'Sexist' Urinals
Mazin Elfehaid

An Austrian businessman announced Thursday that he would get rid of urinals shaped like a woman's mouth from a public toilet near Vienna's national opera, after facing pressure from politicians who demanded their removal.more »»»

Bombay Restaurant Owner Agrees to Change Name of His Hitler's Cross Eatery
AP

The owner of a restaurant named after Adolf Hitler said Thursday he will change its name because it angered so many people. Puneet Sablok said he would remove Hitler's name and the Nazi swastika from billboards and the menu. He had said the restaurant's name — "Hitler's Cross" — and symbols were only meant to attract attention.more »»»

Is it a Cactus or a Rude Gesture?
Paul Fraughton

An air vent cover on the side of a house looks like it might be an obscene hand gesture. Then again, it might be an abstract cactus. It depends if you're the owner or a neighbor.more »»»

Cockroaches Live in a Democracy
Jennifer Viegas

Cockroaches govern themselves in a very simple democracy where each insect has equal standing and group consultations precede decisions that affect the entire group, indicates a new study.more »»»

A Different Way to Pedal Porn..
Reuters

A parade of 30 topless porn stars riding motor bikes down the main street of New Zealand's biggest city will go ahead. Auckland City Council Monday gave the "Boobs on Bikes" parade the green light, saying there was no legal reason to stop it despite concerns by some councilors that granting it a permit would add legitimacy to the event.more »»»

Banned Airport Items Auctioned on eBay
AP

A man-sized artificial palm tree and a sausage grinder share space in a state government warehouse with piles of Swiss Army knives and chain saws. These are just a few of the things travellers have had to give up at airport security checkpoints.more »»»

Migrants Sewn into Car Seats to Get Across Border
Uncle Dave

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. man Tuesday morning after they say he tried to smuggle three migrants into the country hidden in the seats of his vehicle.more »»»

Not a Mask, but a Medical Mystery!
WABC-TV

Who hasn't heard about the legend of the werewolf, the creature whose monstrosity is fueled by the light of the moon, who lurks around in the darkness of night, thirsty for blood? Well, scientists now believe some of those wolf-like characteristics were themselves fueled, not by the moon, but by genetics.more »»»

Pricasso Flashes His Master Piece
Lawrence Bartlett

The 10th anniversary Sydney Sexpo opened with what has to be a world first - an on-the-spot portrait by a "penile artist" of a "genital origamist". Artist Tim Patch, who prefers to be known as Pricasso, uses his penis as a brush to execute surprisingly good portraits in acrylic paint. more »»»

Irish Bookie Plans Biggest-Ever Strip Poker Game
Andrew Bushe

Next month 200 poker buffs will risk baring all in an attempt to become the first World Strip Poker Champion - and earn a place in the Guinness Book of Records.more »»»

At Swinging Convention, Sex is on Everyone's Mind
Adam Tanner - Reuters

Some 3,000 people gathered Saturday at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for the annual Lifestyles conference, a five-day, $700-per-couple event that offers a mix of seminars, socializing and sex.more »»»

Exactly What Kind of Tourists Do They Want?
Reuters

Fancy sex on a fishing boat? Then visit the Lake Balaton resort, say Hungary's authorities in a recently launched campaign aimed at attracting young people to its main lake resort.more »»»


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