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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: James Bond watch with geiger counter sells for $160,000 Wimbledon rules orange shoes out but not colored undies Saudi prince sued in UK over sale of opulent jet to Gaddafi Police dogs Zac and Marlowe get sniffy at Wimbledon

James Bond watch with geiger counter sells for $160,000  Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 10:10 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - A watch adapted for the fictional British spy 007 in the James Bond movies sold for nearly 104,000 pounds ($160,000) at a pop culture auction on Wednesday after being bought, strapless, at car boot sale for 25 pounds. The Breitling Top Time, worn by actor Sean Connery during 007's mission to find stolen atomic bombs the 1965 movie "Thunderball", was estimated to sell for between 40,000 and 60,000 pounds. ... Full Story	Top
Wimbledon rules orange shoes out but not colored undies  Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:52 AM PDT By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer received orders from Wimbledon organizers on Wednesday to change his orange-soled shoes that breach an all-white rule although women players will not be pulled up for wearing colored knickers. Wimbledon, the world's oldest tennis tournament, has the strictest dress code in tennis, stating for the past 40 years that players must wear "predominantly" white. The rules stipulate no solid mass of color, no fluorescent colors, little or no dark and bold colors, and preferably all white shirts, shorts and skirts. ... Full Story	Top
Saudi prince sued in UK over sale of opulent jet to Gaddafi  Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:35 AM PDT By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - The secretive sale of a private jet to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi by a billionaire Saudi prince came under scrutiny on Wednesday in a London courtroom, where a businesswoman who says she brokered the deal is suing the prince for $10 million. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and one of the world's richest men, is expected to give evidence, in what would be an extremely rare instance of a senior Saudi royal being cross-examined in court. ... Full Story	Top
Police dogs Zac and Marlowe get sniffy at Wimbledon  Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 08:03 AM PDT By Paul Majendie LONDON (Reuters) - Marlowe learnt his trade sniffing out tennis balls so he feels right at home prowling around the Wimbledon courts. Zac is equally passionate about his job but the problem is people who keep trying to pet him when he is working. For both are black Labradors out on dawn patrol every morning at the world's most famous tennis tournament in an eight-dog unit from the police explosives search team. ... Full Story	Top

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