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• Santorum neologism spreads to Romney
• 'Stop being so damn respectful' say free speech supporters in London
• Anti-ACTA activists protest across Europe
• Amartya Sen among the scholars for US National Humanities Medal
• American pop star Whitney Houston dies at 48
• Attention drawn to high suicide rates in Scotland, Russia, Australia
• US regulators approve new nuclear reactors for first time in 34 years
• German judge orders life sentence for nation's 'first Islamic-motivated terror attack'
• Egypt struggles to recover tourism; investment
• Wikinews Shorts: February 10, 2012
• Rick Santorum sweeps three non-binding GOP presidential contests
• European cold spell kills hundreds
• Komen executive resigns and criticizes Planned Parenthood
• Santorum neologism gains prominence during US election cycle
• Mitt Romney wins 2012 Nevada caucuses

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Major Events 17 January 2012: Woman gives birth on New Jersey PATH train 1 December 2011: Hungary bans homelessness 17 October 2011: 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer 7 June 2011: Scottish university to introduce comic studies degree 24 May 2011: Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation 1 April 2011: Ohio man dies after sitting in chair for two years 10 March 2011: Charlie the smoking chimpanzee dies aged 52 2 March 2011: Local government officials confiscate London ice cream made from human breast milk for health reasons 22 February 2011: Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook' 18 February 2011: Australian town to change name to promote road safety
North America 17 January 2012: Woman gives birth on New Jersey PATH train 17 October 2011: 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer 24 May 2011: Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation 1 April 2011: Ohio man dies after sitting in chair for two years Europe 1 December 2011: Hungary bans homelessness 7 June 2011: Scottish university to introduce comic studies degree 2 March 2011: Local government officials confiscate London ice cream made from human breast milk for health reasons 4 December 2010: 'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman Asia 9 April 2010: Qatari diplomat detained on Las Vegas bound flight 19 January 2010: Highway billboard gives Moscow drivers an unexpected show 6 January 2010: Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market 12 September 2009: Japanese tourist travels through 37 countries on just $2 Oceania 18 February 2011: Australian town to change name to promote road safety 3 September 2010: Australian teacher drops 'gay' from kookaburra folk song 21 July 2010: Australian election debate moved to avoid clash with cookery show 25 March 2010: Two ill after eating burgers laced with multi-purpose cleaner in Bathurst, Australia	Other Oddities Recent updates Woman gives birth on New Jersey PATH train Hungary bans homelessness 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer Scottish university to introduce comic studies degree Police arrest train passenger for a 16-hour loud cellphone conversation Ohio man dies after sitting in chair for two years Charlie the smoking chimpanzee dies aged 52 Local government officials confiscate London ice cream made from human breast milk for health reasons Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook' Australian town to change name to promote road safety 'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman

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This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

C

• [×] Chili Finger Incident‎ (15 articles)

U

• [×] UFO‎ (20 articles)

W

• [×] World records‎ (28 articles)

Pages in category "Wackynews"

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" "Donkey" bloggers facing jail sentence in Azerbaijan $ $1,000 reward offered for answer from US President ' 'Bigfoot' hunters claim to have found corpse of mythical creature in Georgia, USA 'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer 'Monster' fish killed in Swiss lake after biting swimmers 'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town 'Psychic' octopus backs Spain to win World Cup 1 10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive 112 year old joke fools political activists and the Associated Press 17-pound baby born in Russia 2 20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres 200 yard spider web found in Lake Tawakoni State Park, East Texas 2007 Darwin Award winners announced 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced 4 40 alleged drunken Santas accused of running amok 450 sheep leap to their deaths in Turkey 5 500 stranded melon-headed whales rescued in Philippine bay 6 6-year-old boy in Colorado found alive, unhurt after runaway balloon allegedly carried him away 60-year old woman gives birth to twins 68 pieces of luggage found behind Texas pet store 8 85-year-old jailed for shoplifting in New Zealand A A dozen 7-Elevens transformed into Kwik-E-Marts to promote Simpsons movie A1GP New Zealand races Boeing 777 Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries Adela Lupșe, outburst TV presenter, gives her side Agassi and Sharapova voted Wimbledon's sexiest champions on commercial website Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus Air New Zealand movie censored the word God Alabama postal workers and customers become ill, suspicious substance found Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death Alleged rapist files charges against victim in Sweden on HIV infection grounds American "Chicken for sex" meat salesman is charged with assault American presumed dead for 30 years found healthy American television personality James Lipton was a pimp American who owns BenedictXVI.com wants "one of those hats" Amsterdam pet shop owner creates beer for dogs Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend Arinze and Tettamanzi equal favorites as new Pope Arrest warrant issued for Richard Gere for kissing actress Shilpa Shetty Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline Artists erect giant bunny on Italian mountainside Ask Jeeves to remove valet from website ATM in Virginia Beach hacked to give out four times more money Aunt hires prostitutes for 12-year-old nephew Australian and New Zealander freemasons arrested for sorcery in Fiji Australian election debate moved to avoid clash with cookery show Australian man allegedly ignites carpet, plastic with static electricity Australian man arrested after dragging dead possum behind car Australian man caught driving with no licence twice in one day Australian man threatens to shoot down chopper with tomato-bazooka Australian teacher drops 'gay' from kookaburra folk song Australian town to change name to promote road safety Australian Treasury related agencies spend 17000 AUD on massages in 2004 Australian TV show The Chaser breaches APEC security; 11 charged Australians need bigger toilets B Baby falls from third floor window and survives Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism Band sticker causes bomb scare at Ohio University BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon BDSM as business: Interviews with Dominatrixes Beijing cracks down on manhole cover thefts Belgian bus company knows solution for car parking problems Big shoes to fill at eBay Bird defecates on Bush in front of reporters Birds attack people in Houston Bomb scare aboard plane caused by harmless prayer box

B cont. Boy stops wearing Brett Favre jersey after four years Boy survives flight in wheel well of Boeing 737 Boyfriend forces Missouri woman to swallow cell phone Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts’ swarming instinct Brazil dismisses English language skills on Diplomatic career admission Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water Brazilian President son's photoblog causes polemic 'Bridezilla' YouTube video: many debate legitimacy Britain's "Grey Train Robbery" solved Britain's top traffic cop faces driving ban British company designs Paris Hilton protest panties British motorists showered with cash on motorway British teenager finds baby bat in her bra British university falls short of Smurf gathering world record Bulgarian chess grandmaster attempts to break chess record Bush crashes his bike into Scottish police officer Butter sculpture returns to Canadian National Exhibition C California lawmaker denies affairs after sexual discussion becomes public California senator opposed to cell-phones involved in cell-phone related crash California woman sees holy figure in burrito California's violent video game ban law ruled unconstitutional by US Court of Appeals Cambodian lawmaker calls for ASEAN website to be blocked over missing land Cambodian woman found after 19 years of jungle life Camel sacrificed at major Turkish airport Canada, U.S. to tighten security between 'cross-border' library Canadian burglars face 355 charges Canadian woman gives birth while sitting on toilet Cape Town charges Frontline Fellowship pastor with Halloween paintball assault Car accident was an act of God, says driver Car crash enrages bees Cardboard coyote startles jogger in Sarnia, Ontario; police called out Cat in Rhode Island, USA nursing home 'senses death' Caterpillars force temporary closure of Wisconsin state park CBS blog criticizes stations' coverage of Tigger incident Celebrations for the time 01:02:03, 04/05/06 Charles Manson releases album under free license Charlie the smoking chimpanzee dies aged 52 Chechen and Russian mothers in shock after baby mix-up Cheney gets ovation, shooting victim apologizes to Cheney Chicken that crossed road let off fine by California court Children find human bones, develop interest in anatomy Chili Finger Incident Chili finger may have been raw Chili finger suspect arrives in San Jose, California for trial Chinese short movie mocks Kim Jong il and his secret agent Christmas arrives early in Rochdale, Greater Manchester CIA covert "rendition" operative blows her cover for frequent flyer miles Circus elephant escapes in Zurich, Switzerland Claim of 'Bigfoot' dead body is a hoax CNN typo mixes up prospective U.S. presidential candidate with Osama bin Laden Colonel Sanders statue lost in 1985 recovered from river in Japan Complaints about Bible surge after HK student paper classified as indecent Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US Couple with 99 grandchildren possibly record holders Court finds South Yorkshire Chief Constable guilty of speeding Court papers filed on behalf of God respond to lawsuit by Nebraska Senator Criss Angel challenges Uri Geller and Jim Callahan over paranormal claims Customer says Verizon confuses dollars and cents D Dad sells $90 video game for $9000 after catching son smoking pot Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study "Dead" canoeist arrested after being missing for over 5 years Denny's Super Bowl free 'Grand Slam Breakfast' brings 2 million diners Diet Coke advert featuring singer Duffy cleared by advertising watchdog Discriminatory job ad by Central Bank of Turkey asks for men only Dog falls on car and kills driver in Michigan Doughnut on display in Springfield, New Zealand Downing Street welcomes new resident cat

D cont. Dr. Phil's consultation meant to be private: Spears family Dresden city council wants DNA matching for doggy-doo Driftwood crucifix listed on eBay for $25,000 Driver fined after following sat-nav to edge of cliff in West Yorkshire, England Drunk woman hits police car in Sydney Drunken man is surprised crocodile bit him Dunedin Subway manager sacks New Zealand worker for sharing drink, lays theft charges Dutch mayors support legalisation of cannabis Dwarf gets penis glued to vacuum cleaner E Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer Effort to end monkey-ing around on Delhi's subway Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook' Election of new 7 wonders of the world: deadline approaching Endangered Luzon Buttonquail photographed alive by Philippines documentary Errant monkeys draw the ire of Delhi court EU regulation prevents sale of 'small' kiwi fruit in Bristol shop Exploding toads confuse scientists F Fanime convention winds down in San Jose, California Farmers hunt for missing bull semen Fastest "zorb" ride set by New Zealanders Finger found in frozen custard by North Carolina man Finland claims second world record for karaoke Fisherman in Virginia charged with killing alligator Five anti-hail centres to be set up in Romania Flaming possum blamed for New Zealand fire Former Arizona Governor says he saw a UFO during the 1997 Phoenix Lights Former Formula 1 designer unveils new electric car Former mayor receives two year sentence for underwear theft in Lancashire, England Four Lotto 649 winners share jackpot French agency CNES to release UFO archives on the Internet Full video of Tigger incident reveals different story Funeral hearse caught speeding in Ireland Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007 G German man invents 'cat cam' German supermarket chain uses fingerprint ID for payment German warship undergoes repairs after firing on itself Getting even with the law: Wikinews interviews New York City's 'Jimmy Justice' Getty taps into Flickr snappers Giant Lego man found in sea Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market Gift of footballs from United States offends Afghans inadvertently Global Orgasm for Peace anti-war demonstration held yesterday Greenpeace protestors put solar panels on British Deputy Prime Minister's house H Halloween events banned at Moscow schools Head of CBC network considers defecation as pleasurable as sex Hearse key thief spared prison Helen Thomas probes White House on torture; online community sends flowers Helpline: Do you know this pianist? High school orders shot glasses as prom favors Highway billboard gives Moscow drivers an unexpected show Home video captures alleged UFOs in Haiti Honda Civic tops Canada's list of most stolen cars Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker HUD hoaxer calls attention to lack of affordable housing Hugo Chávez sets new time zone for Venezuela Hundreds of cyclists take part in 2008 London Naked Bike Ride Hungary bans homelessness Hunter says he caught 'Bigfoot' on camera I Idaho meterologist promotes Hurricane Katrina conspiracy theory In the spirit of US Thanksgiving tradition, two turkeys receive presidential pardon Inspectors close Chicago landmark Healthy Food restaurant after finding dead mouse in cooler International Talk Like A Pirate Day held on Saturday Internet pirates want their own nation Invisibility shield gets blueprint Iranian news agency reports UFO has crashed in Kerman province Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing shoes at George W. Bush

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