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Officials in tears over comatose croc

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian officials summoned a vet Friday to determine whether a crocodile, captured after six months on the run, was comatose or dead.

Court rules employee worked to death

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Toyota Motor Corp employee died of overwork after logging more than 106 hours of overtime in a month, a judge ruled Friday, reversing a ministry's earlier decision not to pay compensation to his widow.

Mayors promote fluorescents as 'state bulb'

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas will have a favorite state bulb -- a light bulb -- along with a state flower and a state song if mayors of five large Texas cities have their way.

China says moon pictures not faked from NASA

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has dismissed Internet gossip that its first photo of the moon taken from a lunar orbiter might have been plagiarized from NASA, local media said on Monday.

Moving to beat lottery cheats

BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to issue its first comprehensive rules for the lottery industry next year, aiming to stamp out a growing tide of fraud, the official Xinhua news agency said Sunday.

Merry Christmas, we're stealing your pork!

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cheeky Australian thieves stole 16 tons of ham and bacon from a Sydney warehouse and then wrote "Thanks, Merry Christmas" on a wall, police said on Monday.

Day-release convicts caught with drug crop

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two convicts on day-release from a German prison were caught tending their illegal cannabis crop in an empty warehouse nearby, German authorities said on Monday.

Porn star politician auctions breast implants

LOS ANGELES, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Porn star Mary Carey, who shot to fame by running for California governor against Arnold Schwarzenegger, unveiled plans on Tuesday to auction off her autographed, recently removed breast implants for charity.

Protest over shop-till-you-drop tour

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Macau riot police were called in to calm down 120 angry Chinese tourists on a wind-swept beach who had protested angrily to tour guides over an itinerary too packed with shopping.

Laughing Santa gets the old heave ho ho ho

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A Santa in an Australian department store said on Wednesday he has been fired for saying "ho ho ho" and singing Christmas songs to children.