Tax man gets rich off of fake taxpayers
BERLIN - A German tax official who stole more than $230,000 from the state by inventing taxpayers and claiming money owed to them has be......

Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler
TORONTO - An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler ......

Mark Wahlberg unleashes "Payne" in new film
By Iain Blair LOS ANGELES - When Mark Wahlberg first read the script for his new film "Max Payne, " which debuts in U.S. theater......

Microsoft rolls out new Zunes
By Daisuke Wakabayashi REDMOND, Washington - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) introduced on Tuesday three new mo......

Artist sued for overdue child support
NEW YORK - Italian porn star Ilona Staller, known as "La Cicciolina, " sued her ex-husband Jeff Koons on Wednesday, saying he failed to......