Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/photos/oddlyenough-photos.html en-en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/photos/oddlyenough-photos.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/img/pod-us-vote-obama-ireland-f-fec92d22030d.html /afp/20080829/r_p_afp_od_usa/pod-us-vote-obama-ireland-f-fec92d22030d Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:12:00 +0000 Both US presidential hopeful Barack Obama(R) and running mate Joseph Biden(L) are descended from shoemakers who emigrated from Ireland within five weeks of each other, a researcher said Friday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/img/pod-sweden-animal-legend-of-a6bf24c62f24.html /afp/20080829/r_p_afp_od_other/pod-sweden-animal-legend-of-a6bf24c62f24 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:51:00 +0000 A photo provided by the Florida Keys News shows New York artist Cameron Gainer with his interpretation of the Loch Ness monster in a Key West lagoon, January 2008. Sweden's own version of the Loch Ness monster, the Storsjoe or Great Lake monster, has been caught on film by surveillance videos, an association that installed the cameras said. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080829/img/pod-sweden-animal-legend-of-b5ea0ef4633a.html /afp/20080829/r_p_afp_od_other/pod-sweden-animal-legend-of-b5ea0ef4633a Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:00 +0000 A photo provided by the Florida Keys News shows New York artist Cameron Gainer positioning his interpretation of the Loch Ness monster in a Key West lagoon, January 2008. Sweden's own version of the Loch Ness monster, the Storsjoe or Great Lake monster, has been caught on film by surveillance videos, an association that installed the cameras said. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080828/img/pod-lifestyle-us-vote-anima-abcf2fef3d81.html /afp/20080828/r_p_afp_od_usa/pod-lifestyle-us-vote-anima-abcf2fef3d81 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:13:00 +0000 A poodle at a dog show. Americans have elected a poodle to the White House, the American Kennel Club (AKC) said Thursday. After reports that Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle promised their young daughters that they could have a dog after the election, the AKC polled the US public to find out what kind of canine would be most suitable for the possible first family. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080828/img/pod-czech-president-hip-off-033ef728dd3b.html /afp/20080828/r_p_afp_od_other/pod-czech-president-hip-off-033ef728dd3b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:00 +0000 Czech President Vaclav Klaus, seen here, has blocked criminal proceedings against a man suspected of offering the head of state's hip for sale on the Internet, his office said Thursday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080828/img/pod-cambodia-acne-condom-of-dd08827606bc.html /afp/20080828/r_p_afp_od_other/pod-cambodia-acne-condom-of-dd08827606bc Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:16:00 +0000 A Cambodian woman holds a wrapper from Number One Plus condom in Phnom Penh. The water-based lubricant used by Number One Plus has reportedly become a popular acne cure among female Cambodians. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080828/img/pod-lifestyle-bulgaria-drug-145457dcd759.html /afp/20080828/r_p_afp_od_other/pod-lifestyle-bulgaria-drug-145457dcd759 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:00 +0000 A young man carries a flag with a picture of a marijuana leaf during a protest in central Sofia in 2005. Bulgaria's campaign against cannabis has gone literally to the doorstep of power, after marijuana plants were found growing amongst the flowers outside government headquarters in Sofia. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080828/img/pod-pope-benedict-xvi-spray-c04ed0c3074b.html /rtrs/20080828/r_p_rtrs_od_other/pod-pope-benedict-xvi-spray-c04ed0c3074b Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:23:00 +0000 Pope Benedict XVI sprays holy water as he celebrates a mass during a youth meeting in Loreto, central Italy, September 2, 2007. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080828/img/pod-a-wooden-sculpture-of-a-994c37f00b6f.html /rtrs/20080828/r_p_rtrs_od_other/pod-a-wooden-sculpture-of-a-994c37f00b6f Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:54:00 +0000 A wooden sculpture of a crucified frog, entitled "Zuerst die Fuesse" (Feet First) and made by late German artist Martin Kippenberger in 1990, is shown in an undated photo released in Bolzano, August 28, 2008. REUTERS/Courtesy Museion Museum/Handout Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080828/img/pod-a-police-officer-instru-eeb6ca6231d9.html /rtrs/20080828/r_p_rtrs_od_other/pod-a-police-officer-instru-eeb6ca6231d9 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:35:00 +0000 A police officer instructs workers during a training course for traffic wardens in Shanghai, March 9, 2004. REUTERS/China Photos Reuters