Miscellaneous News from Reuters (Complete list)
Underwear chicken dare puts man in hospital Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:37:40 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man's dare went horribly wrong when he tried to play chicken with cars on a freeway wearing only his underwear. The 18 year old was critically injured after being hit by a four-wheel drive on a freeway in the southern city of Melbourne in the early hours of Wednesday, police said in a statement.	Don't ask Olympic tourists' age or wage or . . . Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:42:09 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) BEIJING (Reuters) - Don't ask a tourist's age or wage, steer clear of sex and avoid religion: what many Chinese consider idle chit-chat has now become the latest area of censure in Beijing as it prepares for an influx of Olympic visitors.
Superhero fans, Hollywood execs flock to Comic-Con Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:16:08 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Like wannabe Dark Knights answering the call of the "bat signal," throngs of grown men wearing tights and capes converge this week to revel in all manner of superhero lore and merchandising at the 39th annual Comic-Con Convention.	Not everyone can meet our nudist standards Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:58:40 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) PARIS (Reuters) - France's data protection authority has given permission for a nudist resort to keep a "black list" of guests barred from its facilities, the organization said.
Court rules lesbians are not just from Lesbos Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:15:20 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) ATHENS (Reuters) - A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday.	Man blows up apartment spraying for bugs? Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:42:14 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) NEW YORK, July 21 - A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.
Chavez may hug king, won't shut up Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:21:54 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday he would like to give the king of Spain a hug when he visits Europe next week, but the outspoken leader, referring to a diplomatic spat last year, said he will not shut up.	With this fake wife, I divorce thee Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:43:27 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - An Indian man who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said Friday.
Yusuf Islam wins damages for "veiled women" slur Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:16:30 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) LONDON (Reuters) - British folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, accepted libel damages and an apology on Friday from a news agency that reported he had refused to talk to women at an awards ceremony who were not wearing a veil.	Sex, blood and baby names: U.S. mad for free gas Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:41:13 GMT (more with latitude, longitude) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care centers to donating blood.