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S.Korean police to investigate zoo assault
SEOUL – South Korean police, in one of their more heavyweight cases, are investigating whether a zoo elephant threw a stone at a woman visitor.
Agence France-Presse 09/17/2009 8:01 AM
Bolivians told no anti-flu masks to avoid bank heists
LA PAZ – Bolivian banks have banned customers from wearing masks on their premises, in a bid to curb an epidemic of robberies by people taking advantage of swine flu fears to hide their faces.
Agence France-Presse 09/17/2009 7:57 AM
Baby born near Brussels in high-speed train first
BRUSSELS – A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed train linking Paris and Brussels, the first such case since the Thalys rail service was created in 1996, the company said Monday.
Agence France-Presse 09/15/2009 1:40 PM
107-year-old Malaysian woman seeks 23rd hubby
KUALA LUMPUR – A 107-year-old Malaysian woman says she is ready to marry for the 23rd time because she fears her current drug addict husband might leave her for a younger woman, a report said Monday.
Agence France-Presse 09/15/2009 1:33 PM
Britain tests water with microwave fish fingers
LONDON – From the land of fish and chips, beans on toast and deep-fried Mars Bars come fish fingers specially designed to be crispy, not soggy, when they come out of the microwave.
Agence France-Presse 09/14/2009 3:00 PM
Chavez says Spanish king looking like Fidel Castro
MADRID – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez joked Friday that Spanish King Juan Carlos' new beard was similar to Fidel Castro's, in his second meeting with the monarch since the two clashed at a summit in 2007.
Agence France-Presse 09/14/2009 2:54 PM
Beijing karaoke crooners get anti-drug song
BEIJING – Karaoke singers in Beijing are being forced to listen to an anti-drugs song before belting out tunes as part of a crackdown on narcotics use ahead of China's National Day, state media said Friday.
Agence France-Presse 09/14/2009 2:44 PM
Couples on cloud nine with 99 cent weddings
LOS ANGELES – A budget supermarket chain is helping nine happy California couples beat the recession blues by offering cut-price wedding ceremonies -- for just 99 cents each.
Agence France-Presse 09/09/2009 12:26 PM
DIY roads in India after endless govt delays: report
NEW DELHI – Frustrated villagers in northeast India have grabbed spades and axes and started building their own road to the local town -- after 20 years of government delays, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 09/09/2009 12:04 PM
World ski jump champ excels at Swiss cheese rolling
GENEVA – World champion ski jumper Andreas Kuettel gained new honors on Saturday when he won the celebrity Swiss cheese rolling classic.
Agence France-Presse 09/07/2009 3:14 PM