Shreveport Weird & Offbeat News
Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)
- September 2, 2010 at 01:20 PM
- Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.
Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)
- September 2, 2010 at 01:23 PM
- Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.
Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters)
- September 2, 2010 at 01:24 PM
- Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.
Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters)
- September 1, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.
Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters)
- September 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)
- September 1, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters)
- August 31, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)
- August 31, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)
- August 31, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.
Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters)
- August 30, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.
© 2009 User-Friendly Phone Book, LLC. All rights Reserved
