A British tourist has been barred from a casino in New Zealand for upsetting fellow punters with her 'offensive' breasts. Thirty-three year old Helen Simpson from Nottingham, was wearing a low-cut black evening dress when a woman staff member at the Christchurch Casino told her to cover up or leave. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A no-holds-barred fight between two hot and sweaty beasts. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Muslims in Malaysia have been barred from attending a concert by U.S. hip hop band the Black Eyed Peas sponsored by Guinness which is owned by the world's biggest spirits group Diageo. picked by Doggylives 7 months ago

Now to figure out how to run the church with no priests picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A Muslim girl barred from competing in a Longueuil tae kwon do tournament because of her hijab was adamant Sunday that she would give up neither her sport nor her head covering regardless of what rules are imposed on her. picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

Lobbyists were further motivated to adopt new tactics after President Obama limited their access to meetings and to government officials. He barred administration officials from talking to registered lobbyists about any projects involving federal stimulus money. He blocked lobbyists from working on his transition or taking jobs in his administration. picked by cecilberman 2 months ago

An amendment to the Donkey Code Of Practice means that children over 8st (50.8kg or 112lbs) will be barred from riding donkeys at the seaside. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Under the rules, swimmers – including non-Muslims – are barred from entering the pool in normal swimming attire.
Instead they are told that they must comply with the "modest" code of dress required by Islamic custom, with women covered from the neck to the ankles and men, who swim separately, covered from the navel to the knees. picked by kakana 7 months ago

Male tailors in an Afghan province have been barred from measuring female clients for fittings following a new local ruling that resembles the restrictions the ultra-conservative Taliban imposed on the country when in power. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This was in the news this morning, and royally ruined my entire day The fledgling barred owl was huddled in a hollow tree in Eureka's Sequoia Park, peering out at passersby who strolled along the nearby park road. Onlookers notified wildlife officials about the young owl's location on Wednesday, and would later report the bird appeared healthy but anxious as it clacked its beak in the forest u... read full post picked by psycmoe 9 months ago

An official at Jamaica High School barred school deans from calling 911 in an emergency - just weeks before 14-year-old Mariya Fatima suffered a stroke her family says could have been less devastating. picked by titojuante 3 years ago

Jaswinder Singh, a kebab shop owner was barred from ever running a catering establishment again after being discovered preparing food in the presence of a corpse. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

One of the two young men suspected of killing a fledgling barred owl June 8 in Eureka's Sequoia Park has confessed, according to Game Warden Josh Zulliger. Update to This picked by psycmoe 9 months ago

Should uninformed people stay away from voting? Not should they be barred from voting, but should they stay away?

If you don't know the issues or all of the candidates, should you be casting a vote? picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Those barred included a 15-year-old boy from Osceola County who was arrested with marijuana and a loaded .380-caliber pistol. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

The same surgeon, an internationally known liver transplant expert, performed the procedures on four Japanese "yakuza" organized crime lords. The most prominent transplant recipient, Tadamasa Goto, had been barred from entering the U.S. because of his criminal history until the FBI helped him obtain a visa to receive the transplant. picked by teresag 2 years ago

A 51-year-old woman who was barred from visiting her grandchildren at their school is facing a third-degree felony charge after a bomb threat was called in to the Northeast Side campus. picked by arsphidius 7 months ago

More than 100 Tibetan exiles in India have been barred by from marching to Tibet to protest against China holding the Olympics, Indian police say. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Yury Verlinsky, who was one of the first scientists to develop techniques to detect genetic disorders in embryos and who helped make that screening available to parents around the world, died July 16 in Chicago. He was 65.
Dr. Verlinsky, who fled the Soviet Union in 1979 after being barred from pursuing his research there, picked by Bingo 8 months ago