A Thai Buddhist temple has been reprimanded by religious authorities for selling amulets containing the ashes of cremated infants to raise money for a plot of land and a crematorium. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Courtney Love, singer and widow of the late Kurt Cobain, has been suicidal ever since she discovered that his ashes were missing from her home, according to a report by the British tabloid News of the World. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

On the 60th Anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's assassination, his granddaughter released his ashes into the Arabian Sea. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

The eruption of ashes to the altitude of 500-700 meters from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka Volcano were registered in Kamchatka. The plume of ashes stretched for 105 kilometers northeast of the gigantic volcano. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A man angry that his neighbor parked in his parking spot allegedly ripped open a bag carrying the ashes of the neighbor's father and scattered them on the ground. picked by arsphidius 1 month ago

A man's vehicle was vandalized and his father's ashes were dumped in his front lawn because the thief thought it was drugs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It pays to have Al Qaeda like your sport...

Details have emerged of a planned sarin gas attack during the last ashes test match in England that was called off because bomber was a cricket fan. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

In Star Trek terms, it was a simple mission. But the company that blasted the ashes of James Doohan - better known as Scotty - into space has been forced to admit that the rocket they used has been lost. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

They beamed him up -- and on Friday, after a three-week search, they found the rocket that had carried ashes of "Star Trek" actor James Doohan briefly into space.

Follow up on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A woman in Austria is engaged in a legal battle to win legal guardianship of a chimpanzee to fight for its "human" rights. Keeper Paula Stibbe, a native Briton, said primates such as Matthew -- the chimp in question -- should be given the same rights as human beings in the legal system. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Australia have completed the first 5-0 Ashes clean sweep in 85 years on the fourth day of the fifth Test at the SCG. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

People are scattering the ashes of their dearly departed in Disney World. picked by pulsisx 9 months ago

She helped fulfill her husband's dream of going to a Steelers game. picked by mandolinorange 8 months ago

A large ceramic turtle containing a woman's ashes has been recovered after it was accidentally sold for 50 cents at a rummage sale. Follow up on misswinkle's post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

I'm sure FedEx wishes they would have thought of this. I'm curious, though, if this company ever abreviates their name to "International Scat"?? picked by kxmk 1 year ago

For the Halloween season, a creepy real-life tale picked by moe 10 months ago

This female chimpanzee was said to be the first non-human to acquire human language. She died of natural causes at the research institute where she was kept. picked by Proverb 10 months ago

Now she's desperately trying to get back the big, ceramic turtle that holds her husband's previous wife's ashes. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago