NYE lanterns spark fake UFO sightings
GERMANY'S UFO hotline has been inundated with thousands of calls from people who have mistaken glowing lights in the night time sky for alien space objects.

The aliens are not coming...
Germany's UFO hotline has been inundated with thousands of calls from people who mistook the glowing lights of sky lanterns for alien space objects.

Tiny hot-air balloons spark UFO scare in Germany
Mannheim (Germany), Jan 2 : Germany's UFO hotline has been inundated with thousands of calls from people who have mistaken glowing lights in the night sky for alien space objects.

NYE lanterns spark fake UFO sightings | Offbeat | Lismore Northern Star
The red-gold lights were in fact balloons that have become the latest festive season fad, according to Werner Walter of the Central Research Network for Unusual Sky Phenomena (CENAP).

LiveSmart Community Heroes
Richmond's Susan Lee Hem lives "green" at work, home and play. As an entrepreneur, she buys secondhand university textbooks and sells them to a warehouse.

My ?Winter Sonata?, Dream Vacation
Bandar Seri Begawan - South Korea has always been my dream place to go for vacation. And that dream came true when my parents decided to take the whole family to South Korea.

Hogmanay was 'busy but peaceful'
Ambulance chiefs said they had their busiest night of the year during the Hogmanay celebrations.

Sabres turn over same old Leafs
Pominville, Roy score two goals apiece to hand Toronto fourth loss in five games

Winery purchase, E. Coli outbreak make headlines
The purchase of Niagara Vintners by Diamond Estates, the continuing saga at Niagara District Secondary School and an E. coli outbreak at The Little Red Rooster were among some of the newsmakers in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 2008. The Crier will now take a look at the second half of 2008.

Over 240 smokers given verbal warning for defying smoking ban
SINGAPORE: As of 5pm on Thursday, over 240 smokers have been given verbal warning by National Environment Agency's (NEA) officers for not adhering to an extended smoking ban which came into effect on the first day of 2009.

As hard times bite, Cubans show little appetite for celebration
Carmen Gonce remembers the triumph of Cuba 's revolution as the happiest day of her life. Fidel Castro and his guerrillas swept down from the Sierra Maestra and delivered the island from a corrupt and brutal dictatorship. People danced in the streets and welcomed the "bearded ones" into their homes.

As hard times bite, Cubans show little appetite for celebration
The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Carmen Gonce remembers the triumph of Cuba's revolution as the happiest day of her life.

Acerinox, Eni, UBS, Credit Suisse: European Equity Preview
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies? shares may have unusual price changes. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are from the last close.

Bellway, BP, HBOS, Vodafone, ITV: U.K., Irish Equity Preview
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in U.K. and Irish markets today. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the last market close.

Acerinox, Eni, UBS, Credit Suisse: European Equity Preview
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies? shares may have unusual price changes. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are from the last close.

Acerinox, Eni, UBS, Credit Suisse: European Equity Preview
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies? shares may have unusual price changes. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are from the last close.

Hogmanay was 'busy but peaceful'
Ambulance chiefs said they had their busiest night of the year during the Hogmanay celebrations.

Acerinox, Eni, UBS, Credit Suisse: European Equity Preview
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies? shares may have unusual price changes. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are from the last close.

Silence is golden for hard-of-hearing party animal
First let me thank you if you contacted me about last week's story of Heymin, Potions' dog, who ate half-a- box of chocolates and then eat all but two chocolate bells off the Christmas Tree.