Read more customs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31176/customs.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:33:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74146/obama-bow-right-idea-wrong-bow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA friend of ABC’s Jake Tapper would like to clear up some misconceptions about President Obama’s bow to the Japanese emperor: First, “the right is wrong about Obama’s bow.” It’s not an “unprecedented” display of subservience from an American president—Richard Nixon bowed to the emperor in 1971 (photo here...http://www.newser.com/story/74146/obama-bow-right-idea-wrong-bow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 11:52:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57059/iris-cards-let-travelers-skip-customs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new digital card will allow Americans to skip customs lines at a foreign airport for the first time, reports USA Today . In a deal between Homeland Security officials and the Netherlands, US travelers approved for the ID card will be able to speed through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, while...http://www.newser.com/story/57059/iris-cards-let-travelers-skip-customs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 8:56:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49858/smuggler-caught-with-pigeons-in-his-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in...http://www.newser.com/story/49858/smuggler-caught-with-pigeons-in-his-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 7:45:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49184/sniffing-for-coke-blamed-in-police-dogs-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA police dog's owner believes his years of sniffing drugs cost him his life, the New York Daily News reports. Max, a springer spaniel, spent 7 years helping British police bust drug offenders but had to be put down last week after developing an aggressive tumor in his nose. His...http://www.newser.com/story/49184/sniffing-for-coke-blamed-in-police-dogs-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 6:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43048/find-your-tipping-point-abroad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKnowing the appropriate level of gratuity can be tricky, and it gets even more difficult abroad, where tipping practices widely vary. Forbes offers some help, noting, for instance, that for a cab ride in South America, rounding up the fare to the next dollar is an acceptable tip, while in...http://www.newser.com/story/43048/find-your-tipping-point-abroad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 14:26:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28557/pushy-waiters-should-put-a-cork-in-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarbaric waiters are storming the dinner table, "butting in and pouring wine without being asked" and expecting diners to hurry up and pony up to replace the drained bottle, laments Christopher Hitchens in Slate. Leaving punchlines and evenings in tatters, their unsolicited interruptions aren't just a sign of bad manners;...http://www.newser.com/story/28557/pushy-waiters-should-put-a-cork-in-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 May 2008 15:08:07 CDT