Around the World, page 2

• 2010-03-17 15:48:00
  Lovestruck teen
  A lovestruck Polish teenager was arrested after he stole 700 GBP from his dad's wallet determined to travel to Britain for a first date with a girl he'd only ever met online.
• 2010-03-17 15:47:34
  Thong pong
  It's a new perfume that's certainly not to be sniffed at.
• 2010-03-17 15:46:37
  Hands that time forgot
  It costs 193,000 GBP and however you set it, this astonishing timepiece is always 150,000 million years late.
• 2010-03-17 15:31:07
  UK flight bomb terror
  Terrified passengers had to evacuate a packed budget airline jet heading for Britain today (Wednesday) after a chilling terror bomb threat in mid-air.

• 2010-03-17 15:25:00
  Pain in the butt
  Some jobs are just one big pain in the butt.
• 2010-03-17 15:22:47
  Sausage noshers
  More than 500,000 Germans are addicted to online porn, an official study by psychologists has revealed.
• 2010-03-17 15:22:13
  Caught napping
  Lawyers in Spain are seeking government protection for the country's midday siestas to make them part of the country's official heritage.
• 2010-03-17 15:20:55
  Dads boob
  A 46-year old dad has been arrested for the corruption of a minor after he took his 13-year-old son to a strip club.

• 2010-03-17 15:20:19
  Hand job
  A sex club bouncer has been arrested after he hacked off a punter's hand with a machete after he attempted to flee without paying for his romp with one of the girls.
• 2010-03-17 15:19:37
  School drugs tests
  School bosses are to introduce mandatory drugs tests for pupils under 15 in a move to crack down on young drug users.
• 2010-03-17 15:19:02
  Shocking plot
  A 33-year-old electrician tried to murder his pregnant ex girlfriend by wiring her garage door to the mains to electrocute both her and her new lover's unborn baby, a court heard.
• 2010-03-17 15:18:37
  Learning swerve
  A cheapskate dad is being investigated by police after his 17-year-old son sent the family car through a supermarket window on his first lesson.

• 2010-03-17 15:17:53
  Bite of alright
  Kinky Patryk Szczepanski, 23, has been fined 50 GBP after he bit a shop assistant on the bottom. Police in Biala Podlaska, Poland, say he claimed to have been overcome by the girl's beauty.
• 2010-03-17 15:16:54
  Choc-a-blocked
  Police set up a roadblock to halt three crooks who'd stolen 17 tonnes of chocolate by backing up their truck to a trailer loaded with sweets at a goods yard in Celje, Slovenia.
• 2010-03-17 15:16:25
  Women only TV
  The first women-only TV channel goes on air within weeks - with a ban on all football.
• 2010-03-17 15:15:58
  Wham pram
  A lucky 20-month-old toddler who survived a 30ft plunge down the middle of a stairwell when he fell into an abandoned pram was born on a Friday the 13th, his mum told amazed medics in Dusseldorf, Germany.

• 2010-03-16 14:40:56
  End of the road for stupid trucker
  The stupid trucker who sparked a world-wide hunt when he was filmed dancing while he drove his lorry with his feet has come to the end of the road - after he lost his licence for drink driving.
• 2010-03-16 14:39:49
  Frozen stiff
  Spring may be on the way, but some parts of Europe are still clearly frozen stiff.
• 2010-03-16 14:39:32
  Worlds smallest mans big rival broke his heart
  The tiny teenager who was set to steal the crown of the world's smallest man before he died is to contact Guinness World Records bosses to take over the title.
• 2010-03-16 14:39:14
  Trashy models
  Somehow, even the rubbish is more stylish in Italy.

• 2010-03-16 14:28:37
  Faking heck
  A hooker who complained to police that her punter cheated her with a fake 200 Euro banknote was charged with breaching strict anti prostitution laws in Bulgaria.
• 2010-03-16 14:28:09
  Currency crash
  Traffic cops found more than 300 million GBP in banknotes abandoned in a car when they investigated a mystery smash.
• 2010-03-16 14:27:27
  Moo-ve it say Commonwealth Games bosses
  Commonwealth Games officials have recruited 1,300 crack cowboys to rid New Delhi's streets of cows and bulls before the event begins in October.
• 2010-03-16 14:27:02
  Shun-ted
  A farmer has divorced his wife after she travelled on a train with men unchaperoned.

• 2010-03-16 14:26:02
  Police release me
  WPC Mihajela Kosmina who attacked her inspector husband's police car when she caught him driving his mistress around in it has been docked five per cent of her wages until she pays for the repairs, say officials in Split, Croatia.
• 2010-03-16 14:25:33
  Burning love
  A jealous husband tried to set fire to his neighbour after accusing him of having an affair with his young wife, say police in Landau, Germany.
• 2010-03-16 14:25:06
  Floody nuisance
  A drunken reveller flooded his apartment block when he nodded off in his shower after a boozy night out.
• 2010-03-16 14:24:39
  Double portion
  Roly-poly Stefanie Bieber gave birth to twins after going to the loo with what she thought was a bout of indigestion.

Higher cigarette prices on tap
Austria Tabak reported today (Fri) that the price of its 35 brands of cigarettes would increase by 10 to 20 cents a pack at the end of March.

RI's Croat subsidiary gets €30mn credit
Raiffeisen International’s (RI) Croatian subsidiary Raiffeisenbank Austria d.d. received a 30-million-Euro credit by the German Investment and Development Society (DEG), it was announced.

Austrian Catholics turn on church
Austrian Roman Catholics are up in arms over sex scandals involving local priests and children with increasing numbers threatening to quit the church.

Wolford's earnings up in first three quarters
Vorarlberg textile firm Wolford reported today (Fri) that its earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) had increased in the first three quarters of its 2009/2010 business year.

More foreign holidays planned this year
More Austrians are planning on holidays abroad this year after 2009 saw a drop in numbers, according to a study by public opinion research agency Karmasin.

Siemens Austria to lay off 500 to 600
Siemens Austria said today (Fri) it would lay off 500 to 600 of 2,000 workers in software division SIS (IT solutions and services) in the near future.

Graz police smash drug ring
An Iranian asylum seeker thought to be the boss of a drug-dealing gang has been arrested along with 11 cohorts, police said today (Fri).

Verbund could lose interest in French Poweo
Austrian energy provider Verbund’s 46 per cent interest in French electricity provider Poweo may become less valuable if the firm makes good on its threat to stop providing service to end customers.

Kasabian roll into Vienna
British indie rock giants Kasabian will return to Austria this summer, it has been revealed.

Paraglider crashes against bus
A 34-year-old paraglider escaped with bruises after smashing into a moving bus in Eben, Tyrol, yesterday (Thurs).