Two government offices in Romania have come up with a novel way to cut expenses during the economic downturn. The idea is to turn off the elevator for most of the day; having then on only between 7-9 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.  Roman says the measure will cut the electric bill. Some 200 people work [...]

A suspected drugs gang caused mayhem on a motorway when they tossed about $17,000 from a vehicle during a police chase in San Diego, USA. Cash was hurled out of the truck, prompting hard-up, credit-crunched rush-hour drivers to pullover, get out of their cars and run onto freeway lanes to grab the $100 and $20 [...]

Apparently it is not only the financial institutions that are getting free things from the government these days. A village in Northern Austria, worried by its dwindling population, is offering free plots of 800 and 900 square metres (8,611 to 9,687 square feet)  to both singles and married couples who pledge to have at least [...]

A woman in a wheelchair who regularly begged outside a shop in Monterrey, Mexico leapt to her feet and fled after her husband bungled an attempt to rob the shop. The couple were arrested when they returned to retrieve the wheelchair. Full story here. The 30-year-old Mrs Perez will be lucky if the Police don’t [...]