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Crocodile swallows Indonesian girl

A wild crocodile swallowed a 10-year-old girl while she played in a river with her father in eastern Indonesia, the second death in the same place in two months, a local official said Friday. The girl was swimming in Wailolong river on Thursday when the large crocodile sudd …

It's raining fish! It's normal

The story on "fish falling from the sky" in Agusan del Sur was generally met with disbelief across social networking sites.

North Korea Reportedly Punishing Insincere Mourners

North Korean authorities are punishing mourners who failed to exhibit sincere sadness and despair after the death of Kim Jong Il on Dec.

Weird: Texas teen mistakenly deported to Colombia back home

SAN ANTONIO  - A pregnant 15-year-old Texas girl mistakenly deported to Colombia in a bizarre mix-up returned to the United States and was reunited with her family on Friday.   Dallas runaway Jakadrien Turner was deported in May to the Andean country she had neve …

Police find 7 dead in Fort Worth-area apartment - Yahoo! News

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Seven people believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartment, police said Sunday.

Mexican drug cartel tries to silence Internet

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's hyperviolent Zetas drug cartel appears to be launching what may be one of the first campaigns by an organized crime group to silence commentary on the Internet. The cartel has already attacked rivals, journalists and other perceived enemies.

A million-dollar mistake in German museum

File this one under "O" for "Oops." A cleaner with the best intentions accidentally destroyed a piece of art worth more than $1 million when she removed what she thought was a "stain" from the installation.

Italian priest shot dead in southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An Italian Catholic priest who was about to travel to a clergy meeting was shot dead Monday in his remote southern Philippine parish, police said. The Rev.

Mother force-fed baby to death - Yahoo! News

LONDON (Reuters) - A nurse faces jail after killing her baby by force-feeding in the first case of its kind in Britain. Gloria Dwomoh was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Wednesday of causing or allowing the death of her 10-month-old daughter Diamond.

Near-extinct Philippine eagle shot dead

An endangered Philippine eagle, one of only a few hundred left in the world, has been shot dead, a conservation group that had previously rescued the bird said Friday. The two-year-old female raptor was found last month with a bullet embedded in its carcass in a forest in t …

Apple says company co-founder Steve Jobs has died

CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

Man gets paid to sleep on the job

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - He has the best excuse to sleep on the job. Lee Jia, 27, earns 10,000 yuan (US$1,600) a month just to test the comfort level at hotel rooms. Besides sleeping, he checks out the scent of the rooms, the cleanliness, the brand of toiletries and the …

Woman decapitated in Mexico for web posting in Social Networking site

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police found a woman's decapitated body in a Mexican border city on Saturday, alongside a handwritten sign saying she was killed in retaliation for her postings on a social networking site. The gruesome killing may be the third so far this month in  …

Man in China held 6 women as sex slaves, killed 2

BEIJING — Police in central China have detained a man for holding six women as sex slaves in an underground prison for two years, killing two before one escaped and notified the authorities, Chinese media reported on Friday.

Maguindanao 'sex strike' puts clan war to bed

Women in a Maguindanao village successfully held a “sex strike," putting an end to the “rido" or clan feuds in their area.

'Corpse hotels' in Japan's death industry

TOKYO (Reuters) - Across from a noodle shop in a Yokohama suburb, Hisayoshi Teramura's inn looks much like any other small lodging that dots the port city.

Logger cuts off toes to free himself - Odds and Ends

DENVER -- A western Colorado logger said on Wednesday that he amputated all the toes on his right foot with a pocket knife to free himself after a 7-ton trailer landed on his foot, trapping him in an isolated forest. ..."The three smaller toes were easy, but it took some work  …

Body of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly found after 130 years

The headless remains of the infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly have finally been identified, officials said Thursday, solving a mystery dating back more than 130 years.

Report: Chocolate good for the heart

Chocoholics will be licking their lips thanks to a new study showing their favourite food could have even more health benefits than previously thought. Researchers found that high levels of chocolate consumption could cut a person's chances of developing heart problems by mo …

Galileo got it wrong: Catholics

Scientists have got it wrong - Earth really is the centre of the universe, according to a group of staunch Catholics who refuse to believe otherwise. "A few conservative Roman Catholics are pointing to a dozen Bible verses and the church's original teachings as proof that Ea …

Boy 'punished for wetting bed' dies of dehydration

"A 10-year-old Dallas-area boy who died of dehydration after his father and stepmother kept water from him was being punished for wetting the bed, authorities say."

Vampire in Houston sparks discussion on pop culture

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The arrest of an American man who broke into a woman's house and tried to suck her blood over the weekend has sparked discussion about the impact of vampire books and movies on youth culture.

Cotabato lady evangelist shot dead for 'witchcraft'

KIDAPAWAN CITY — Two gunmen shot dead a woman evangelist who was suspected by some of her neighbors of practicing witchcraft in North Cotabato on Friday, as she was watching young men play basketball in her village.

Wis. man hides mom's body, collects monthly checks - Yahoo! News

Wis. man hides mom's body, collects monthly checks...

Wife takes over plane when pilot-husband can't fly

DENVER – A woman whose pilot-husband was having trouble breathing and speaking took over the controls of a small airplane during a flight from California to Colorado and flew toward a nearby airport while receiving guidance from ground controllers and another pilot, auth …

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  • Crocodile swallows Indonesian girl

    A wild crocodile swallowed a 10-year-old girl while she played in a river with her father in eastern Indonesia, the second death in the same place in two months, a local official said Friday. The girl was swimming in Wailolong river on Thursday when the large crocodile sudd …

  • It's raining fish! It's normal

    The story on "fish falling from the sky" in Agusan del Sur was generally met with disbelief across social networking sites.

  • North Korea Reportedly Punishing Insincere Mourners

    North Korean authorities are punishing mourners who failed to exhibit sincere sadness and despair after the death of Kim Jong Il on Dec.

  • Weird: Texas teen mistakenly deported to Colombia back home

    SAN ANTONIO  - A pregnant 15-year-old Texas girl mistakenly deported to Colombia in a bizarre mix-up returned to the United States and was reunited with her family on Friday.   Dallas runaway Jakadrien Turner was deported in May to the Andean country she had neve …

  • Police find 7 dead in Fort Worth-area apartment - Yahoo! News

    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Seven people believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartment, police said Sunday.

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