Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:18 GMT Bandages cover the face of a 20-metre (66ft) tall statue of Santa Claus in downtown Auckland November 19, 2009. The 49-year-old statue, which is placed on the busy corner every year, has undergone a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) makeover which will be revealed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fairfax NZ/John Selkirk

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:40 GMT A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:53 GMT Cartons of contraband cigarettes are put on display at the Finance Ministry in Paris on September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:13 GMT Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:20:20 GMT Then President-elect Senator Barack Obama is pictured live on a giant screen as he addresses supporters at his election night rally in Chicago November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:07 GMT Reuters - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state.

Johnny Depp named People's "sexiest man alive" (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:38 GMT Actor Johnny Depp arrives for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:52:23 GMT A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Trapped thief drops trousers in bungled burglary (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:08 GMT Reuters - He wiggled, jiggled and even dropped his trousers, but a thief trying to break into a supermarket in Portugal stayed stuck fast in a tiny window until he was rescued by police and the fire brigade.

Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes? (Reuters) Oddly Enough News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:19 GMT High rise buildings are seen behind a slum in Mumbai April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta