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Baby born on plane named after airline
Liew Siaw Hsia, who gave birth to a baby boy on AirAsia Flight AK 6506 from Penang to Kuching has decided to name her child after the airline, calling him Asia Liew Ya Hang.
abs-cbnNEWS.com 11/02/2009 4:48 PM
Malaysian official suggests legislators wed single mothers
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian legislators in the poor conservative Muslim northeastern state of Kelantan should marry single mothers to help care for their children, a state representative suggested.
Reuters 11/02/2009 12:14 PM
Sent off twice, Vicenza player still finishes game
ROME – A Vicenza player was twice ordered from the field by the referee during his team's Serie B match away to Modena on Saturday but still finished the game.
Agence France-Presse 11/02/2009 7:49 AM
Bolivian Catholics asked to forgo human skulls
LA PAZ – Bolivia's Catholic church has called on the faithful to stop using human skulls at special Mass celebrations, a practice some link to occult powers.
Agence France-Presse 11/01/2009 2:05 PM
Run on Iceland McDonald's as chain flips last burgers
REYKJAVIK – Noisy crowds, long queues, and traffic jams plunged McDonald's restaurants in Iceland into a state of siege Saturday, as the chain served its final burgers on the island.
Agence France-Presse 11/01/2009 1:56 PM
Obama: 'I'm skinny... but tough'
MIAMI – US President Barack Obama has lashed back at critics who fear he lacks the steel to be a successful president, saying "I'm skinny ... but I'm tough."
Agence France-Presse 10/28/2009 8:20 AM
Putin to be cast in bronze for Schwarzenegger
MOSCOW – A bust of Russia's muscle-flexing strongman Vladimir Putin is being created as a gift for ex-Hollywood bodybuilder and California's current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, its sculptor said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 10/28/2009 8:09 AM
Customs nab man with pythons taped to body in Norway
OSLO - Customs officials in Norway said Monday they had arrested a man who tried to illegally import 14 snakes and 10 lizards into the country by taping the reptiles to his body.
Agence France-Presse 10/26/2009 10:32 PM
Thousands eat breakfast on Sydney Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY - Thousands sat down to breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday after the iconic structure was closed to traffic and carpeted with grass for the first time for a giant picnic.
Agence France-Presse 10/26/2009 9:29 AM
Lebanon dips into another world record with hummus
BEIRUT – Hundreds of garlic-loving Lebanese came together on Saturday to make the largest hummus serving on the world's biggest plate, claiming ownership of the dish with a new Guinness world record.
Agence France-Presse 10/25/2009 8:22 AM