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Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
LONDON - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down.
Reuters 11/11/2009 7:53 AM
Only in Italy: Sleeping with Raphael
CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy – "I almost had a heart attack," said pensioner Tarcisio De Paolis, recalling his shock on discovering faithful copies of some of Raphael's most famous frescoes in his bedroom.
Agence France-Presse 11/10/2009 1:21 PM
SKorean woman passes driving test on 950th attempt
SEOUL – A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has passed the written test for her driving license after 950 attempts.
Agence France-Presse 11/09/2009 11:59 AM
British butcher takes biro to meet the queen
LONDON – A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth II kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.
Agence France-Presse 11/08/2009 3:45 PM
Israeli university puts professors on trains
MODIIN, Israel – A morning commute seems like a good time to embark on an ambitious train of thought. At least, that was the idea from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which put a professor on a train on Wednesday to lecture commuters.
Agence France-Presse 11/05/2009 3:49 PM
Three-star chefs cook up a treat in Paris subway
PARIS – Top French chefs have taken their art into the Paris underground, cooking up a treat for a crowd of commuters in a bid to prove haute cuisine can be cheap and simple.
Agence France-Presse 11/05/2009 8:09 AM
Widower in drag uses dead wife's ID for gym: report
HONG KONG – A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court, a report said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 11/05/2009 7:49 AM
Beefeaters 'harassed' lone female Tower guard
LONDON - Two guardians of Britain's historic Tower of London have been suspended after a female colleague, the first woman warden in their 524-year history, accused them of harassment.
Reuters 11/03/2009 3:34 PM
Israel feeds hungry, hungry hippo market
JERUSALEM – The latest export from the land of milk and honey is a grass-chomping mammal that hangs out in rivers and lakes and is apparently hard to sedate.
Agence France-Presse 11/03/2009 3:03 PM
Oops! Newspaper apologizes for premature Phillies ad
WASHINGTON – A Philadelphia newspaper apologized Monday for running a department store ad congratulating the Philadelphia Phillies, who stand on the brink of World Series elimination, on winning the title.
Agence France-Presse 11/03/2009 7:46 AM