Posted by Askewered at 198.153.26.55 on July 31, 2002 at 18:21:22:
This from newsoftheweird.com. Thought you folks might be interested.
Bell South telemarketer Maria del Pilar Basto became a hero, calling Leonardo Diaz to sell him more minutes for his out-of-minutes wireless phone, and happening to reach him as he was trapped in a blizzard in the Andes Mountains and had almost given up hope of being rescued (Bogota, Colombia).
Health inspectors arrested a 57-year-old man and charged him with manufacturing 30 pounds of "bathtub cheese" (Napa, Calif.).
Pakistani officials arrested leaders of a tribal council that had ordered an 18-year-old woman gang-raped as revenge against her brother, who had been seen walking beside a woman of higher status (Punjab province, Pakistan).
Vandals struck the First United Methodist Church with hate graffiti, but had trouble with Satan ("Satin") and Rebel ("Reble") (Prestonburg, Ky.). [Reuters, 6-28-02] [San Francisco Chronicle, 7-3-02] [St. Petersburg Times-AP, 7-4-02] [Floyd County Times, 6-26-02]