'Doctor Who' sonic screwdriver 'created by scientists'

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'Doctor Who' sonic screwdriver 'created by scientists'
A working prototype of the sonic screwdriver seen in the BBC television series Doctor Who has supposedly been completed.
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Couple make detour into hell
Staying in a remote B.C. cabin would normally be the perfect getaway, but for a couple who broke in to survive, it was just the opposite.
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Indonesian eight-year-old boy kicks his smoking habit
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit.
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Virginia teacher arrested after allegedly firing blank shots from gun at students
A Virginia teacher was arrested Wednesday after allegedly lining up his students during class and firing multiple blank shots from a gun at them.
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Festival condoms cause contoversy in Condom
A festival in South West France has annoyed the local authorities by producing paraphernalia based on its host town’s namesake – a condom.
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Student chokes principal over slow computer
A student at a school Malmö, in southern Sweden, who was angry that he couldn’t get his computer to work, went berserk on Monday, throwing furniture around and trying to strangle the principal.
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Greg Ham, Men At Work flute player, 'found dead'
Men At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to Australian reports.
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'Eggless' chick laid by hen in Sri Lanka
A Sri Lanka hen has given birth to a chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first.
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Rare ancient statue depicts topless female gladiator
A small bronze statue dating back nearly 2,000 years may be that of a female gladiator, a victorious one at that, suggests a new study.
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South Carolina McDonald's employee arrested for allegedly spitting in tea
A South Carolina county's deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in two customers' cups of iced tea after the drinks were returned because they weren't sweet enough.
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Seven year itch has become the three year itch
... due to pressures of modern life - with biggest strain on relationships said to be children
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Shells made dinosaurs egg-stinct, scientists say
The fact that land-bound dinosaurs laid eggs is what sealed their fate of mass extinction millions of years ago while live birthing mammals went on to thrive, scientists said Wednesday.
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Dick Clark Dies: TV Legend Dead At 82
Dick Clark is dead after suffering a heart attack, according to TMZ. ABC confirmed the report.
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Mourners available to rent for funerals in China
A Chinese entrepreneur has set up a business that allows people to rent mourners for funerals.
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Man finds videos of his wife on porn site
An Egyptian man collapsed after logging on to a porn site and finding filthy videos of his wife having sex.
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Jilted lover tries to bite off her ex's penis in furious row ... after visiting his flat to apologise for earlier drunken bust-up
A spurned lover has been convicted of assaulting her partner - by biting his penis during a row.
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Terrified boy, 11, frogmarched off bus to waiting police after forgetting his Oyster card due to school fancy dress day
A terrified schoolboy was frogmarched off a packed bus for forgetting his travelcard before a school charity fancy dress day.
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Man strips naked at Oregon airport in TSA protest
A 50-year-old man who said he felt that airport screeners were "harassing" him stripped naked at Portland International Airport, police in Oregon said.
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