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Police hunt for lioness in eastern Spain
MADRID – Spanish police said Tuesday they were looking for a lioness that had been sighted by several witnesses on the loose in the mountains of eastern Spain.
Agence France-Presse 10/07/2009 10:50 AM
Air India says mid-air scuffle no threat to safety
MUMBAI - A mid-air scuffle between pilots and crew of an Air India flight at the weekend did not endanger the 106 passengers on board, said a spokesman for the airline which has ordered an inquiry.
Reuters 10/07/2009 10:18 AM
Bra which doubles as gas mask wins whacky Ig Nobel
NEW YORK - A woman's bra which in an emergency can double as a pair of gas masks has won one of the awards handed out at the prestigious Harvard University for the year's most eccentric research.
Agence France-Presse 10/06/2009 12:37 AM
Bangladesh champion rat killer wins TV
DHAKA – A Bangladeshi farmer who killed more than 80,000 rodents won a colour television on Wednesday as he was crowned the country's champion rat killer of 2009, officials said.
Agence France-Presse 10/02/2009 1:29 PM
Girls warned not to hide boyfriends' guns
LONDON - A campaign warning girls not to stash or carry guns for their boyfriends was launched by London police Wednesday.
Reuters 10/02/2009 1:17 PM
British girl banned from selling granny on eBay
LONDON – A 10-year-old British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay, who she complained was "cuddly" but "annoying," the auction website said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse 10/02/2009 1:05 PM
Spain's sweetcorn activists seek 'agricultural asylum'
MADRID – Environmentalists dressed as giant ears of corn on Tuesday asked for "agricultural asylum" in the French embassy in Madrid in a protest over genetically modified crops.
Agence France-Presse 09/30/2009 12:39 PM
Australian students break robot dance record
SYDNEY – A group of more than 300 Australian university students grooved their way into the history books Tuesday, setting a new world record for the largest ever robot dance.
Agence France-Presse 09/30/2009 9:17 AM
Bin Laden sports 'I love Guantanamo' T-shirt in US ad
WASHINGTON – Travelers on the metro in the US capital risk coming facing to face with Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, smiling and wearing an "I Love Guantanamo" T-shirt.
Agence France-Presse 09/30/2009 9:13 AM
Brits have had 'indirect sex' with 2.8 million people
LONDON – The average British man or woman has slept with 2.8 million people -- albeit indirectly, according to figures released Wednesday to promote awareness of sexual health.
Agence France-Presse 09/24/2009 2:30 PM