News, Stories, Photos about Asia Human Rights, Culture, Poltics, Economy

We are unable to locate the page you requested -

We are unable to located the requested story, if you would like assistance in locating the requested story, please contact UPI support.

Please find current stories from Quirks, below.

  • Cartoon cat to be ambassador for Japan
    • Published: May 18, 2008 at 10:55 AM
    TOKYO, May 18 (UPI) -- Japan is set to have its first-ever cartoon goodwill tourism ambassador, as Hello Kitty has been chosen to take the job in China, officials said.
  • Your Daily Horoscope
    • Published: May 18, 2008 at 4:00 AM
    By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
    UPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Sunday, May 18, 2008.
  • The almanac
    • Published: May 18, 2008 at 3:30 AM
    By United Press International
    UPI Almanac for Sunday, May 18, 2008.
  • Stolen ambulance crashes nightclub raid
    • Published: May 18, 2008 at 1:29 AM
    HOUSTON, May 18 (UPI) -- A drug raid at a Houston nightclub early Saturday was interrupted when a man driving a stolen ambulance hit several police cars involved in the raid.
  • Gator moves into Texas sinkhole
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:36 PM
    DAISETTA, Texas, May 17 (UPI) -- An alligator has turned a sinkhole that formed in Texas into its own personal playpen.
  • Cleveland trash controversy really stinks
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 7:30 PM
    CLEVELAND, May 17 (UPI) -- Union workers on Cleveland's public payroll stand to be paid for services they did not perform, raising a fairness issue, business leaders say.
  • Guilty plea made in doughnut van theft
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 6:22 PM
    TOLEDO, Iowa, May 17 (UPI) -- A 47-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing a donut delivery van in Illinois and initiating a police chase through Tama County, Iowa, authorities say.
  • Police: Amorous teens broke into home
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:40 PM
    DES MOINES, Iowa, May 17 (UPI) -- Two teenagers apparently desperate for a place to have sex or "make out" broke into a vacant home in Des Moines, Iowa, police allege.
  • Your Daily Horoscope
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 4:00 AM
    By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
    UPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Saturday, May 17, 2008.
  • The almanac
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 3:30 AM
    By United Press International
    UPI Almanac for Saturday, May 17, 2008.
  • Vendors hawk racially insensitive duds
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 5:43 PM
    CHICAGO, May 16 (UPI) -- Some Chicago vendors said they are selling controversial "Horry Kow" T-shirts, despite efforts by the Chicago Cubs to ban the offensive merchandise.
  • UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 5:15 PM
    Florida deputy bitten by gator ... Parakeet eggs lure man into live wire ... Woman with large cyst told to lose weight ... Cows stampede on California highway ... UPI Quirks in the News.
  • Man: Bank sued after OKing money
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 5:13 PM
    ALTOONA, Pa., May 16 (UPI) -- A bank has filed suit against an Altoona, Pa., man after he spent part of a $280,276.76 deposit mistakenly put into his account.
  • Kids want teacher back despite nudity
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 4:40 PM
    SYDNEY, May 16 (UPI) -- First-grade students and parents alike at Australia's Narraweena Primary School want their teacher back -- even if she did pose in the nude.
  • Cows stampede on California highway
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 4:07 PM
    CONCORD , Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- The California Highway Patrol said 10 cows wandered into traffic after they escaped from a trailer on Highway 4, near the interchange with Interstate 680.
  • Parakeet eggs lure man into live wire
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 4:04 PM
    PLANTATION, Fla., May 16 (UPI) -- A Plantation, Fla., man has been hospitalized after he touched a live electric wire while attempting to retrieve a nest of parakeet eggs from a substation.
  • New York teachers learn cell phone lessons
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 3:53 PM
    NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- New York's school system is instructing teachers on how to integrate cell phones into lessons -- despite a citywide ban on mobile phones in schools.
  • Florida deputy bitten by gator
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 3:39 PM
    DELTONA, Fla., May 16 (UPI) -- The Volusia County, Fla., Sheriff's Office said a deputy responding to a call about an alligator in a parking lot was bitten by the reptile.
  • Arrest in 1991 'Point Break' robbery
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 3:30 PM
    SAUGATUCK, Mich., May 16 (UPI) -- A man accused of robbing a Michigan bank 17 years ago in a style reminiscent of the surfer film "Point Break" has been arrested, investigators say.
  • Thong helps Giambi out of slumps
    • Published: May 16, 2008 at 3:24 PM
    NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- New York Yankees All-Star Jason Giambi said he often wears a tiger-stripe thong to help him out of slumps -- and he has loaned it out to teammates.
GRADUATION
Graduating Arts and Sciences senior Erin Forman of Boca Raton, Florida, passes the time before commencement ceremonies to blow bubbles at Washington University in St. Louis on May 16, 2008. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
GRADUATION DAY AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Full Photo | Slideshow