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German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters)
Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

Tourist treat - famous toilets (Reuters)

Employees of German bathroom ceramic and furniture firm Duravit, stand outside on a balcony atop of a giant lavatory bowl, at their company headquarters in Hornberg in the Black Forest, Southwestern Germany, January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerReuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.


Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters)
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.

Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

Police guard the entrance to a store in Barendrecht, near Rotterdam December 4, 2002. REUTERS/Guido BenschopReuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.


Video: Larry King sings ‘Poker Face’

Sept. 3: On Ryan Secrest’s daily radio show, Larry King gave his rendition of the Lady Gaga number one hit, On Ryan Secrest’s daily radio show, Larry King gave his rendition of the Lady Gaga number one hit, "Poker Face." (Countdown)





Lady Gaga - Larry King - Poker Face - Games - Gambling

Video: Fans fight during U.S. Open match

Sept. 3: Amateur video posted on the Internet shows a fight between spectators during a U.S. Open tennis match between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner. Alex Witt reports. (Other)Amateur video posted on the Internet shows a fight between spectators during a U.S. Open tennis match between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner. Alex Witt reports. (Other)



Novak Djokovic - Philipp Petzschner - Tennis - sport - US Open

Video: Regretful robber returns bank's money

Sept. 3: Police in Charlotte, N.C., arrested Everette Edgeworth when he tried to return the money to the Fifth Third Bank he'd robbed. WCNC-TV's Tony Burbeck reports. (NBC News Channel)Police in Charlotte, N.C., arrested Everette Edgeworth when he tried to return the money to the Fifth Third Bank he'd robbed. WCNC-TV's Tony Burbeck reports. (NBC News Channel)



Charlotte North Carolina - Fifth Third Bank - Business - Financial Services - Banking Services

Video: Store owner pelts robber with Pepsi cans

Sept. 3: A Texas store owner took on a gunman Monday night using an unusual weapon. KXAS-TV's Omar Villafranca reports. (NBC News Channel)A Texas store owner took on a gunman Monday night using an unusual weapon. KXAS-TV's Omar Villafranca reports. (NBC News Channel)





Television - NBC News - Pepsi - KXAS-TV - Arts

Video: Shark feeding frenzy spotted in Australia

Sept. 3: TODAY’s Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing nearly 100 tiger sharks preying on a school of fish off the coast of Australia.  (Today Show)TODAY’s Natalie Morales takes a look at incredible video showing nearly 100 tiger sharks preying on a school of fish off the coast of Australia. (Today Show)



Australia - Fish - Feeding frenzy - Shark - Flora and Fauna

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