Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 staff after Facebook criticism (AFP)
AFP - Virgin Atlantic said Friday it has sacked 13 of its cabin staff after they criticised the airline and some of its passengers on social networking website Facebook.
Peru hopes for record with 7.5 tonne pair of jeans (Reuters)
Reuters - Peruvian seamstresses hoping to snag a Guinness World Record for sewing the largest pair of blue jeans celebrated on Friday, one day after cranes buckled while trying to lift the giant 7.5-tonne pants.
Mformation sues RIM for patent infringement (Reuters)
Reuters - Handset management software firm Mformation Technologies said on Friday it has sued BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, claiming patent infringement.
Former McAfee employee arrested (AP)
AP - A California woman and her husband have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating millions of dollars from software provider McAfee Inc.
Soup kitchen opens for dogs (Reuters)
Reuters - A soup kitchen exclusively for dogs has opened its doors in Berlin providing pets of the homeless and unemployed with a free meal, the director of the establishment said on Friday.
Daylight Saving Time: Why Did We Do It? (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - At 2:00 a.m. local on Sunday, most of the United States (except Hawaii and Arizona) will leave daylight saving time behind and fall back an hour to standard time.
Queen draws ire over gay marriage comment (Reuters)
Reuters - The Queen of Spain drew criticism Friday after she was quoted as condemning gay marriage, gay pride marches and abortion in an upcoming biography.
Cold wallaby on the run in Ontario (Reuters)
Reuters - A panicked wallaby is on the run in southeastern Ontario after a tree blew over and destroyed its pen at the Oxford Station zoo.
Happy birthday dear goose thief (Reuters)
Reuters - Police in Taiwan served a lonely man cake and sang happy birthday after arresting him for stealing a goose to celebrate on his own, an officer in charge said on Friday.
Rebels poised as EU mulls sending troops to DR Congo (AFP)
AFP - Rebel troops were poised outside the Congolese city of Goma Friday as the European Union mulled sending troops to the strife-torn region to prevent a humanitarian disaster.