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  • Man tries to escape prison in suitcase

    2011-07-05 09:59

    Police say a woman was caught trying to sneak her common-law-husband out of a Mexican prison in a suitcase following a conjugal visit.

  • Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead

    2011-07-04 22:56

    The Twitter account of FoxNews.com's political news feed, FoxNewspolitics, was hacked on Monday and sent several false tweets saying that President Barack Obama had been shot dead.

  • $17b treasure trove found in India temple

    2011-07-04 06:20

    A treasure trove of gold, diamonds and precious stones hidden for centuries was discovered in the underground vaults of a temple in southern India. The estimated value is $17 billion.

  • Pigeons race for Tour de France top spot

    2011-07-01 15:17

    Just days before cycling's elite gather to race in the gruelling Tour de France, pigeon fanciers are looking to promote their sport with a 13-stage race around the country.

  • US govt sues Apollo astronaut over camera

    2011-07-01 14:25

    The US government has sued a former NASA astronaut to recover a camera used to explore the moon's surface during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission after seeing it slated for sale at a New York auction.

  • Runway turtles cause flight delays

    2011-07-01 14:10

    Flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport were delayed shortly on Wednesday when about 150 diamondback terrapin turtles were spotted crossing a runway, authorities said.

  • Turtles crossing runway cause New York flight delays

    2011-06-30 13:58

    Flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport were delayed shortly on Wednesday when about 150 diamondback terrapin turtles were spotted crossing a runway, authorities said.

  • Video catches Russian president in driving gaffe

    2011-06-30 10:34

    Memo to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev: next time you plunge into a crowd, don't forget to park your car first.

  • Cameroon bans night-time travel

    2011-06-29 17:16

    Cameroon has banned night-time public transport between cities after a spate of deadly accidents last year, many involving heavy drinking on the country's infamously poor roads.

  • Humanity may meet aliens by 2031

    2011-06-29 09:37

    Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilizations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer predicted on Monday.

  • Woman sprays police with breast milk

    2011-06-29 09:29

    A lactating US woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after she sprayed sheriff's deputies with breast milk as they tried to remove her from a vehicle, police said on Monday.

  • Aussie boy knocked unconscious by whale

    2011-06-27 16:03

    A humpback whale has hit a dinghy with its tail off Australia's coast, knocking a 13-year-old boy unconscious and breaking his collar bone.

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