Weird News

Bizarre News

• Former mayor receives two year sentence for underwear theft in England
• Russian hackers jam traffic with porn video: reports
• London court jails man for killing wife with remote control
• Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market
• Oldest duck in UK dies at age 22
• Ukrainian student killed by exploding chewing gum
• College students arrested for not paying tip
• Giant 13-Year-Old Boy Suffocates After Watching TV Show About Himself
• Homeless men kill, dismember, eat victim in Russia
• Olympic condoms auctioned: "faster, higher, stronger"

Yahoo! Odd News

• GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (AP)
• Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP)
• Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (AP)
• Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star (AP)
• Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel (AP)
• Marines wait in the cold for Afghan offensive (AP)
• Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station (AP)
• Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77 (AP)
• Palin's note-scrawled hand draws critics' ridicule (AFP)
• North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons (Reuters)
• Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study (AFP)
• AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors (AP)
• World's tallest tower closed a month after opening (AP)
• Top Canadian military official charged with murder (AP)
• Weather closes government offices a second day (Reuters)

Topix Weird News

• Super Bowl Most-Watched Program In TV History
• The Buzz: Most Memorable Ads
• U.S. soldier waterboards his daughter, 4, because she couldn't recite alphabet
• Coffee shop chain bans man for coffee complaint
• Coco nuts make worlds longest doormat
• Pensioner joins judo elite
• 2 Year-Old Chained to Pole in Beijing for Safety
• Mumbling, Fumbling, Bumbling Robber Fails Twice
• Pot Smoker Accused Of Trying To Bribe Urine Tester
• Alaska Dentist Fixes Injured Eagle's Broken Beak
• Cheers! Explorer's Scotch Found Under Ice
• Super Bowl picks: youngest Ore. Zoo orangutan likes Indianapolis
• Louisiana student, principal clash over Colts jersey
• GA: Student stabbed with samurai sword
• Marine Uses Craigslist To Facilitate Ex-Girlfriend's Rape

Sky News Strange

• Leeches Pump Fresh Blood Into Russian Economy
• Oz Sword Swallower Sets New World Record
• ITV Fined Over Rat's I'm A Celebrity Death
• Pain In The Deck: Tower's Viewing Area Shut
• Child 'Waterboarded' By Dad Over Her ABCs
• Facebook Revellers Trash £1m Gated Home
• Prison Inmates Get Refund On TV Charges
• Asda Admits Its Booze Policy 'Seems Mad'
• Banker's Job Rescued By Model He Ogled
• New Nasa Pics Show Changing Face Of Pluto

Strange News From Russia

• Woman in Saudi Arabia sues hotel $1.3 mln over mosquito bites
• Ukraine runoff turns odd: topless women, disappearing ink pens, ballot eaten
• Ukraine runoff turns odd: topless girls, disappearing ink pens, ballot eaten
• Russia to open first ice hotel on St. Valentine's Day
• Italian teenager slashes dad's throat in Playstation row
• Naked men travel in Moscow subway after betting with women
• Austrian thrill-seeker to jump from 23 miles
• Austrian thrill-seeker to jump of 23 miles
• Belgian animal rights activists protest against pig tail docking
• Hungarian firefighters fined for parking violations
• Police end Dagestani laborer's dream of Kremlin marriage
• Afghan sells UN humanitarian aid supplies for $20,000
• Spanish woman spends 8 days stuck in elevator
• Urals businessman fined for selling silver pot pendant
• Man convicted of killing, eating dog in central Russia

Reuters Oddly Enough

• A tough act to swallow
• Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand
• Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show
• No dressing down for banker in TV supermodel email blunder
• Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid
• Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies
• Woman seeks "Jessica Alba" makeover to win back lover
• Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu
• Banker red-faced over racy photo
• Drunk driver had 49 children in 16-seat taxi

msnbc.com Weird News

• Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall
• Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow
• Mumbling, fumbling, bumbling robber fails twice
• Pot smoker accused of trying to bribe urine tester
• Cow tips man and steps on him at UT campus
• Suspected thief flees into police station
• World’s strangest Olympic souvenirs
• Campaign to save Dave the libidinous banker
• Two-inch LEGO gun gets 4th-grader in trouble
• ‘Car pool’ commuter nabbed with mannequin

UPI Odd News

• The almanac
• Police use stun gun on enraged naked man
• 1,529 ski for women in Alaska
• 'Antique's Roadshow' finds $156,000 plate
• Police: One-armed man took cuff link
• Bill for broadband setup: $70,427.98
• Record: Man swallows 18 swords
• Falling tree crushes house
• Col. Sanders statue stolen from KFC
• Strip club raises relief funds for Haiti
• UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
• Police: Suspect fled into police station
• Class ring found after nearly 20 years
• Watercooler Stories
• Jockstrip: The world as we know it.