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19. 03. 10 - 13:00

Chilli grenade

It's the hottest new bit of hardware in the arms race - a non-lethal hand grenade loaded with the world's most powerful chillies.

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  Shoe-ter
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  I ll be bath
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  Feeling flat
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  Brit mum murder: Suspect vanishes, paper names priest as tee
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  Hot hooker
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  Fritzls prison friends: Monsters Inc
  Cellar monster Josef Fritzl has made his first pal in prison - a notorious killer serving life for slaughtering seven helpless victims. [...]
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  Busted
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  Art hotel
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  Who U aping?
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  Hands that time forgot
  It costs 193,000 GBP and however you set it, this astonishing timepiece is always 150,000 million years late. [...]
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  Thong pong
  It's a new perfume that's certainly not to be sniffed at. [...]
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  Lovestruck teen
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  Trashy models
  Somehow, even the rubbish is more stylish in Italy. [...]
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  Worlds smallest mans big rival broke his heart
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  Frozen stiff
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  Monks dirty habit
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  Undie cover cop boss
  Fed up police minister Katarina Kresal could never be accused of a cover up after posting pictures of bras and thongs on her website. [...]
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  In a slurry
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  Golddiggers
  Conmen who made more than 500,000 GBP with bogus for sale ads for construction vehicles are facing five years in jail for fraud. [...]
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  Khatalytic converter
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  Dog of War
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  Tiger heat
  Tang Baihu a rare white tiger is one big flop when it comes to being king of the jungle. [...]
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  Vienna Boys Choir member makes sex abuse claim
  The world-famous Vienna Boys' Choir has been hit by claims of sexual and physical abuse. [...]
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  High Flyers
  A Chinese airline has turned its back on female flight attendants to introduce a new all-male team. [...]
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  Tiger heat
  Tang Baihu a rare white tiger is one big flop when it comes to being king of the jungle. [...]
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  Chain gang
  A 75-year-old great grandmother is facing three years in jail after being caught drink driving on her bicycle. [...]
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  Giant eye tumour horror
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  Builders mix up
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Mayor sent to trial on corruption charges
Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors have sent Mayor Antonie Solomon to trial at Arges Court on corruption charges, it was announced today (Fri).

Romania admits Israeli planes entered its air space
Two military Israeli aircraft had entered Romanian air space on Wednesday after receiving permission to do so, the Romanian Defence Ministry said today (Fri).

Man arrested for putting stolen weapons on sale
A man was arrested today (Fri) for having put guns on sale that he hade helped seize from a military unit in Ciorogarla in Ilfov county.

Romania to have three friendly football matches
Romania will have three friendly football matches starting in May, the Romanian Football Federation has announced today (Fri).

Romania and Bulgaria to be linked by two new bridges
Romania and Bulgaria plan to build two new bridges to link the two countries across the Danube River, Prime Minister Emil Boc said today (Fri) at the opening of the ferry line linking Turnu Magurele and Nikopol.

EC tells the Netherlands to respect Romanian workers´ rights
The European Commission (EC) asked the Netherlands to review its restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian employees who are temporarily dispatched to that country by their employers, according to the EC.

Big discounts at holiday fair in Bucharest
Tens of travel agencies will offer tourism packages at discounts of up to 40 per cent until Sunday during the Holiday Market at the Palace of Parliament.

Readers say Romania´s Eurovision song doesn´t have a chance
Romanian Times readers believe that Romania's song for the Eurovision contest this year has "No chance", according to an online poll.

Highs of up to 22 degrees over the weekend
High temperatures of up to 22 degrees Celsius will occur this week-end after an endless winter of heavy snowfalls and blizzards, meteorologists said today (Fri).

Holender gets Vienna gong
Outgoing State Opera director Ioan Holender received the Golden Honorary Medal of the City of Vienna yesterday (Thurs).