Thierry Bellisha, 32, and two colleagues unloaded all of their suitcases from Hossam Abdalla's taxi at LaGuardia Airport. All except one. The co-owner of Montreal-based Crown Ring immediately looked up but it was too late - Abdalla had already sped off, unaware he still had a suitcase worth several hundred thousand dollars in the trunk of his yellow cab, according to the Canadian Press.

Thierry Bellisha, 32, and two colleagues unloaded all of their suitcases from Hossam Abdalla's taxi at LaGuardia Airport. All except one. The co-owner of Montreal-based Crown Ring immediately looked up, but it was too late - Abdalla had already sped off, unaware he still had a suitcase worth several hundred thousand dollars in the trunk of his yellow cab.

An online survey conducted by America Online and Salary. com reveals U. S. workers waste an average of two hours a day in the workplace, not including their standard lunch breaks. The most commonfare time-wasting actvities? Surfing the web, socializing with co-workers, or, like the protagonist of the film Office Space,

Personal style and the postal service do not go hand in hand. Postal clerk, Steve Adams, learned this the hard way when he was banned from wearing colorful ties with his uniform.

In response to threatening water shortage reports, Mayor Ken Livingstone suggests residents not "flush the lavatory if you have just had a pee. "The water shortage facing the south of England forced Livingstone to take dramatic action to avert a crisis and address the situation.