http://uk.mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:31:36 +0100 http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/eUK/CODDUK?src=RSS-ODDUK http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL561858920080905?src=RSS-ODDUK LONDON (Reuters) - "Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title on Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:05:59 +0000 2008-09-05T100559Z_01_L5618589_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-BOOK.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL5844420080905?src=RSS-ODDUK LONDON (Reuters) - A British MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:37:44 +0000 2008-09-05T133744Z_01_L58444_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-FABRICANT.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKN0445553520080905?src=RSS-ODDUK NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lingerie creator Heather Thomson got a jump-start on the New York Fashion Week, turning to some of the city's best pole dancers to display her new line of Yummie Tummie underwear on Thursday. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:33:20 +0000 2008-09-05T053320Z_01_N04455535_RTRUKOC_0_US-FASHION-LINGERIE.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL5266820080905?src=RSS-ODDUK VIENNA (Reuters) - Two women have made history at Vienna's Spanish Riding School by becoming the first female riders to pass the entrance exam in 436 years. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:23:34 +0000 2008-09-05T162334Z_01_L52668_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUSTRIA-HORSES.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL564306120080905?src=RSS-ODDUK LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:51:52 +0000 2008-09-05T095152Z_01_L5643061_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-MUSIC.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKT16546920080905?src=RSS-ODDUK TOKYO (Reuters) - Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unpopular with voters but T-shirts printed with his huffy parting shot are now a hit. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:49:27 +0000 2008-09-05T074927Z_01_T165469_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-JAPAN-POLITICS-T-SHIRT.XML http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKTP13068920080905?src=RSS-ODDUK TAIPEI (Reuters) - Authorities in central Taiwan have turned off the red light at the county's last legal brothel after the death of its pimp aged 87, newspapers said on Friday. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:07:17 +0000 2008-09-05T070717Z_01_TP130689_RTRUKOC_0_US-TAIWAN-BROTHEL.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL444960320080905?src=RSS-ODDUK MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Maasai warrior Lempuris Lalasho went to Kenya's tourist haven Mombasa to find a white woman to marry, but he ended up working as a hairdresser, a profession that is taboo in his culture. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:13:28 +0000 2008-09-05T021328Z_01_L4449603_RTRUKOC_0_UK-KENYA-MAASAI.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL446057520080904?src=RSS-ODDUK ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - A club where dancers generate power to light the floor, drinks come in recyclable cups and toilets flush with rain water opened in the Netherlands on Thursday, hoping to lure environmentally conscious clubbers. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:49:55 +0000 2008-09-04T204955Z_01_L4460575_RTRUKOC_0_US-DUTCH-ECOCLUB.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL366943120080904?src=RSS-ODDUK TIRANA (Reuters) - An Albanian artist has set a record by creating the largest mosaic made of corks, arranged as a homage to life around the Mediterranean. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:53:52 +0000 2008-09-04T195352Z_01_L3669431_RTRUKOC_0_US-ALBANIA-CORKS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKN0448099220080904?src=RSS-ODDUK BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Furious commuters in Argentina set fire to a train on Thursday over delays during the morning rush hour, incidents the government later blamed on leftist activists. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:15:16 +0000 2008-09-04T231516Z_01_N04480992_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-ARGENTINA-TRAIN.XML http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL432994620080904?src=RSS-ODDUK BELGRADE (Reuters) - A Serb agency is offering tours following the footsteps of Radovan Karadzic, until recently one of the world's most wanted fugitives. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:01:59 +0000 2008-09-04T190159Z_01_L4329946_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-SERBIA-KARADZIC-TOURS.XML http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKN0432546320080904?src=RSS-ODDUK NEW YORK (Reuters) - He has set world records for transatlantic crossings in a powerboat and balloon and now billionaire Sir Richard Branson is aiming to make the fastest crossing of the Atlantic in a mono-hull sailing yacht. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:37:19 +0000 2008-09-04T183719Z_01_N04325463_RTRUKOC_0_UK-SAILING-BRANSON-RECORD.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKN0429928020080904?src=RSS-ODDUK NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than two thirds of Americans would rather be stranded on a desert island with their pet than with their partner, a poll showed on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:45:43 +0000 2008-09-04T164543Z_01_N04299280_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-PETS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL423644820080904?src=RSS-ODDUK ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek anarchists stormed a supermarket on Thursday and handed out food for free in the latest of a wave of raids provoked by soaring consumer prices. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:02:34 +0000 2008-09-04T140234Z_01_L4236448_RTRUKOC_0_US-GREECE-ROBINHOODS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL417804620080904?src=RSS-ODDUK LONDON (Reuters) - A father mistakenly declared dead after going missing eight years ago has been reunited with his family after his son spotted him on television, police said on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:49:24 +0000 2008-09-04T114924Z_01_L4178046_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-CREMATION.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKHKG17393320080904?src=RSS-ODDUK HONG KONG (Reuters) - A pirate Hong Kong radio station run by democratic activists was ordered to cease broadcasting days before a city-wide legislative council election after the broadcasts were deemed a risk to air traffic control. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:05:07 +0000 2008-09-04T080507Z_01_HKG173933_RTRUKOC_0_US-HONGKONG-RADIO.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKPEK15550720080904?src=RSS-ODDUK BEIJING (Reuters) - A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders will return home after emerging clean from a three-year detox program on China's tropical island province of Hainan. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:04:17 +0000 2008-09-04T080417Z_01_PEK155507_RTRUKOC_0_US-CHINA-ELEPHANT.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKL468013820080904?src=RSS-ODDUK LONDON (Reuters) - A specialist armed police officer is facing investigation after leaving a loaded gun in a Starbucks cafe in central London, police said on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:24:34 +0000 2008-09-04T072434Z_01_L4680138_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BRITAIN-GUN.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CODDUK/noddlyEnoughNews_uUKN0331712420080903?src=RSS-ODDUK RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro police found two caimans in a raid on one of the city's slums on Wednesday, saying the crocodile-like reptiles were used by drug traffickers to intimidate their enemies and dispose of bodies. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:41 +0000 2008-09-03T183141Z_01_N03317124_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-BRAZIL-CAIMANS.XML