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JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Foreign journalists on Friday spoke of their distress after being asked to remove their bras for a security check before being allowed into the offices of Israel's prime minister. ...
Updated : 2011.07.24 16:37
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Rescuers break a game machine to get to a young boy trapped inside. (Yonhap News) A boy was rescued from a game machine on the street after allegedly crawling inside in order to get a prize, accordi...
Updated : 2011.07.22 15:10
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Emma Veness, a 26-year-old pregnant woman in the U.K., feels compelled to eat furniture polish even though she knows her eating disorder could harm her baby. Veness has been diagnosed with a rare ea...
Updated : 2011.07.18 15:18
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CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania (AP) _ Much has happened in the 53 years since Vonnie sent Clark the letter, wondering why he hadn't called before going back to college. They married later that year. He gr...
Updated : 2011.07.17 14:06
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A girl from Arizona reportedly died after suffocating in a box while playing hide-and-seek. The 10 year-old victim, whose name has not been released, was playing with cousins at her home. The girl ...
Updated : 2011.07.15 11:20
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A Korean millionaire in the U.S. who made a public proposal through a matchmaking firm failed to find a partner because his wealth was concealed. The construction businessman in his 40s, who had nev...
Updated : 2011.07.13 13:31
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Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to come up with a sex doll that would prevent his troops from contracting sexually transmitted diseases from prostitutes, according to reports. Author G...
Updated : 2011.07.12 15:51
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An American fishing tour operator is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department, accused of conducting sex tourism in Brazil, according to reports. The defendant, Richard Schair o...
Updated : 2011.07.11 13:40
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A man who set fire to his own home to retaliate against his noisy neighbor was sentenced to two years by Changwon District Court. The 46-year-old arsonist, who lives in an apartment, said the neighb...
Updated : 2011.07.11 11:12
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A contestant on a Dutch TV show “Who is The Worst Driver in the Netherlands?” proved himself by running into the show’s host during the filming of the last episode, according to reports. The contest...
Updated : 2011.07.10 10:57
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Andrew Castle, 61, created an unusual device to kill his wife in response to his failing marriage, according to reports. Castle rigged an electric chair in his garage and lured his wife Margaret “fo...
Updated : 2011.07.08 13:33
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(MCT) A cat in Britain survived after being shot by 30 air gun bullets, the Daily Mail reported. When the owner found the pet, Hope, bleeding, he assumed that she had been attacked by a dog. After...
Updated : 2011.07.01 10:58
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A British family reportedly stands accused of attempting to kill their 89-year-old grandfather. The mother, her two daughters, son and his girlfriend stood trial on Tuesday for conspiring and savage...
Updated : 2011.06.30 11:30
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The Chinese crested-Chihuahua Yoda claimed the honor as the World’s Ugliest Dog held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California. Owner Terry Schumacher hugged and kissed her dog as they won the $1,000 t...
Updated : 2011.06.27 13:43
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Council caretaker Anthony Harrison, 32, is alleged to have raped two trafficked girls who were subjected to African black magic rituals, court reports have said. A British court heard that ceremonie...
Updated : 2011.06.24 11:21
