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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 FRANKFURT, May 25 - An Austrian man tip-toed along a line strung 185 meters (607 feet) off the ground in Frankfurt on Saturday, attempting to set a new world record for "highlining" despite his fear of heights. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/25/us-slacklining-idUSBRE94O08N20130525?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/25/us-slacklining-idUSBRE94O08N20130525?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Sat, 25 May 2013 12:30:37 -0400 TOKYO (Reuters) - A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/25/us-japan-politics-ghosts-idUSBRE94O04820130525?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/25/us-japan-politics-ghosts-idUSBRE94O04820130525?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Sat, 25 May 2013 06:22:12 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hungry? How about tempura-battered fried Tarantula for an appetizer? They're frozen then defrosted before bug chef David George Gordon cuts off the abdomen, singes off hairs with a lighter and dunks the remaining spider body into batter. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-food-bugs-idUSBRE94N0XS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-food-bugs-idUSBRE94N0XS20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:41 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-obama-speech-heckler-idUSBRE94N01L20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/24/us-usa-obama-speech-heckler-idUSBRE94N01L20130524?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 23 May 2013 20:43:33 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - For New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-politics-newyork-mayor-idUSBRE94M18920130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-politics-newyork-mayor-idUSBRE94M18920130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:37 -0400 CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-missing-ohio-idUSBRE94M11T20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-missing-ohio-idUSBRE94M11T20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43:33 -0400 MILAN (Reuters) - The prosecutor in former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial has received a series of anonymous letters of threats, including one with two bullets, Milan's chief prosecutor said on Thursday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-italy-prosecutor-threats-idUSBRE94M0MG20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-italy-prosecutor-threats-idUSBRE94M0MG20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 23 May 2013 09:27:54 -0400 ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/us-usa-florida-python-idUSBRE94K17420130521?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/us-usa-florida-python-idUSBRE94K17420130521?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Tue, 21 May 2013 17:04:07 -0400 BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors, staring into the jaws of relegation, have had a set of false teeth thrown at their coach by an angry fan while the club's president has quit his seat at the Argentine FA. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-soccer-argentina-relegation-idUSBRE94L00C20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-soccer-argentina-relegation-idUSBRE94L00C20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:43 -0400 OSLO (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online broadcast. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-norway-interview-idUSBRE94M0XU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-norway-interview-idUSBRE94M0XU20130523?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=953 oddlyEnoughNews Thu, 23 May 2013 13:41:56 -0400