<![CDATA[News Back Page Category RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.652 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:00 +0200 <![CDATA[R45.6m Lotto ticket found in cookie jar]]> http://www.iol.co.za/r45-6m-lotto-ticket-found-in-cookie-jar-1.1517930

A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of a cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $4.85 million.

]]> 1.1517930 Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Barbie’s house a dream, or not?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/barbie-s-house-a-dream-or-not-1.1517823

Pristine pink doll or naked angry blonde... role models vie at opening of Barbie Dream House

]]> 1.1517823 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Gallery: Barbie's Dream House]]> http://www.iol.co.za/gallery-barbie-s-dream-house-1.1517786

The life-sized house offers visitors to try on Barbie's clothes in her walk-in closet, tour her living room and her kitchen.

]]> 1.1517786 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:21:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Man punched for doing his job]]> http://www.iol.co.za/man-punched-for-doing-his-job-1.1517659

A New Zealand man has been jailed for punching a census collector after he knocked on his door while he was on the toilet.

]]> 1.1517659 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:48:41 +0200 <![CDATA[MP ‘mugged by a kangaroo’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/mp-mugged-by-a-kangaroo-1.1517631

An Australian politician was left hopping after he was attacked by a kangaroo while on a morning jog in Canberra.

]]> 1.1517631 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22:16 +0200 <![CDATA[Italy’s political slang unravelled]]> http://www.iol.co.za/italy-s-political-slang-unravelled-1.1517215

An encyclopaedia of Italian political slang is perfect to help people decide whether they want to “bunga bunga” or be “Grillini”.

]]> 1.1517215 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:18 +0200 <![CDATA[Heads or tails? Winner becomes mayor]]> http://www.iol.co.za/heads-or-tails-winner-becomes-mayor-1.1516994

A coin toss has decided the mayor for a small Philippine town, after rival candidates were tied at the end of the vote count.

]]> 1.1516994 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:43 +0200 <![CDATA[Hong Kong cries fowl over deflating duck]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hong-kong-cries-fowl-over-deflating-duck-1.1516507

The giant inflatable rubber duck which has attracted thousands of visitors at Hong Kong harbour has been reduced to a deflated disc.

]]> 1.1516507 Wed, 15 May 2013 18:51:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Owner smashes his Maserati in protest]]> http://www.iol.co.za/owner-smashes-his-maserati-in-protest-1.1516042

Watch four men smash Maserati with sledgehammers as owner protests poor customer service.

]]> 1.1516042 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Whitney singer grounds flight]]> http://www.iol.co.za/whitney-singer-grounds-flight-1.1515698

A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing after a passenger refused to stop singing Whitney Houston’s hit I Will Always Love You.

]]> 1.1515698 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:59:23 +0200 <![CDATA[Boss bites bum of male colleague]]> http://www.iol.co.za/boss-bites-bum-of-male-colleague-1.1515531

A council boss has been suspended over allegations that she bit the backside of her only male colleague.

]]> 1.1515531 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:16 +0200 <![CDATA[Coconut fan wants a bite of fame]]> http://www.iol.co.za/coconut-fan-wants-a-bite-of-fame-1.1515472

Andres “Coconut Peeler” Gardin is determined to gnaw his way into the Guinness Book of World Records.

]]> 1.1515472 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:42 +0200 <![CDATA[Video: Branson, the air stewardess]]> http://www.iol.co.za/video-branson-the-air-stewardess-1.1515097

British billionaire Richard Branson strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant on Sunday - complete with fishnet stockings and figure-hugging red pencil skirt.

]]> 1.1515097 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:55:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Jet Li opens T’ai Chi school]]> http://www.iol.co.za/jet-li-opens-t-ai-chi-school-1.1514714

Actor and Kung Fu star Jet Li is determined to make the gentler art of T’ai Chi more popular.

]]> 1.1514714 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:40:52 +0200 <![CDATA[Branson swaps suit for skirt and stockings]]> http://www.iol.co.za/branson-swaps-suit-for-skirt-and-stockings-1.1514520

Richard Branson strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant - complete with stockings and a red pencil skirt.

]]> 1.1514520 Mon, 13 May 2013 07:37:00 +0200 <![CDATA[The price you pay for protection]]> http://www.iol.co.za/the-price-you-pay-for-protection-1.1514263

A fake soothsayer asked her client to withdraw more than $600 000 from her “cursed” bank account for “cleansing procedures”.

]]> 1.1514263 Sat, 11 May 2013 14:44:00 +0200 <![CDATA[If late John Paul II had a twin]]> http://www.iol.co.za/if-late-john-paul-ii-had-a-twin-1.1514208

Many residents and tourists were forced to do a double take after spotting a street performer dressed in white papal vestments...

]]> 1.1514208 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Woman shares flat with her horse]]> http://www.iol.co.za/woman-shares-flat-with-her-horse-1.1514002

It is not unusual for a pet to have the run of the house... But a horse is hardly the average household animal.

]]> 1.1514002 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:27 +0200 <![CDATA[Outcry over Barbie’s Dreamhouse]]> http://www.iol.co.za/outcry-over-barbie-s-dreamhouse-1.1513882

The mistress of a giant Barbie mansion has become a lightning rod ahead of the its opening later this month.

]]> 1.1513882 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:32:34 +0200 <![CDATA[Hop it! You could be a criminal]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hop-it-you-could-be-a-criminal-1.1513872

Ten-year-old Lilly-May Allen was speechless when a policeman said she could be arrested over a game of hopscotch.

]]> 1.1513872 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:20:19 +0200