Topic: NEWS english - on June 11, 2004 at 3:43:00 PM CEST
Woman denies part in fatal 'Jackass' stunt
A British waitress working in Austria has denied charges of urging a drunken restaurant customer to ram his head into a wall, in a lethal stunt apparently inspired by the cult MTV show Jackass.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Amokfahrt mit Kettenbagger auf Autobahn
Ein 16-jähriger Jugendlicher ist am Donnerstagabend mit einem 22 Tonnen schweren Kettenbagger Amok gefahren. Ein kurzes Stück legte der alkoholkranke Schüler auch auf der Autobahn zurück.
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Topic: Euro 2004 - on June 11, 2004 at 3:28:00 PM CEST
FC 45 - Deutschlands Nummer Eins für Fussball und Musik
Im Sommer 2003 haben die Wahl Berliner Schäumer und Wilson sich über Fussballplatten unterhalten und waren entsetzt, dass es keine Literatur oder Datenbank diesbezüglich gab. Die Antwort war - selber machen. Aus monatelangem recherchieren und programmieren ist FC 45 entstanden.
Die wahre Fülle an deutschen Fussballplatten bekommt endlich der Würdigung die sie verdient.
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Topic: SEX - on June 11, 2004 at 3:04:00 PM CEST
School’s not laughing about condom note
A letter to parents of Newfield High School seniors, offering condoms in preparation for an upcoming prom, has been labeled a demeaning hoax by school officials, who have threatened to shut down a student office in retaliation.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 11, 2004 at 2:59:00 PM CEST
INXS Search For a New Singer Through Reality Show
Australian rockers INXS are using reality TV to find a new singer.
The group, once fronted by Michael Hutchence, has teamed up with 'Survivor' creator Mark Burnett to find a front man.
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Topic: DRUGS - on June 11, 2004 at 2:48:00 PM CEST
Student, 17 took huge overdose of ecstasy
An A-level student took at least 11 ecstasy tablets at a party and was found dying by his friends the next morning, an inquest heard yesterday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 2:47:00 PM CEST
Ex-cable guy accused of 10,000 hookup thefts
Des Moines police say a former cable television installer is responsible for more than 10,000 illegal hookups in the city over the past 15 years.
Luqman Abdul-Aziz, 58, allegedly charged $80 to $100 per hookup. The initial fee covered customers for six months, sometimes longer, police said. Many were then asked to pay more.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 11, 2004 at 2:45:00 PM CEST
Man Breaks Handstand Record
Russian Walks Down 787 Steps On Hands
A Russian man walked down nearly 800 steps of a hotel Wednesday to break the world handstand descent record, according to a report. Nikolai Novikov took about 40 minutes to go down 32 flights of marble-plated stairs in a historic Moscow hotel.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 11, 2004 at 2:40:00 PM CEST
Vandals Hit 33 Cars In Police Station Parking Lot
Authorities are baffled after vandals damaged 33 police vehicles in a locked, fenced-in Miami-Dade County police station parking lot that is monitored by surveillance cameras. The surveillance cameras don't record what they see.
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Topic: Euro 2004 - on June 11, 2004 at 2:38:00 PM CEST
Soccer fans will be allowed to smoke dope to keep calm!
EURO 2004 chiefs are to let England's biggest ever invasion of fans smoke dope during the contest - hoping it will make them too chilled to fight.
Police in Lisbon will take a "relaxed" view of cannabis use for the month-long competition in a bid to cut the threat of hooliganism, they said yesterday.
An official admitted they would rather fans were stoned and happy than drunk and violent.
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Topic: Euro 2004 - on June 11, 2004 at 2:36:00 PM CEST
No Sex Before Games, Please, Says Germany Doctor
Germany's team doctor has advised players not to have sex shortly before Euro 2004 games and drink plenty of water instead.
The players' wives and partners are staying at a hotel next door to the players' near the Algarve resort of Almancil.
Team doctor Tim Meyer says sex immediately before games should be avoided because of the physical and emotional strain involved.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on June 11, 2004 at 12:40:00 PM CEST
Australian pub's mice-chewing contest provokes outrage
A competition at an Australian pub where contestants chewed live mice in order to win a holiday was condemned as outrageous cruelty by an animal welfare group. The RSPCA said it would seek the maximum penalty against the two participants in the competition at the Brisbane pub where the incident occurred in front of horrified patrons.
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