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A year and a day since President Barack Obama was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight years to push ... more
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A 12-year-old has scored 439 runs in a school cricket tournament in Mumbai that was used as a launch pad for the career of current Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar ... more
An angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard during a debate at Britain's Cambridge University, the quick-thinking ... more
China's ambassador to London revealed Thursday she is a fan of hit TV talent show "The X Factor" -- even though some of her embassy colleagues ... more
A year and a day since President Barack Obama was elected he hinted Thursday he planned on being around a while, spending eight ... more
A legion of male admirers found her irresistible before her death but Marilyn Monroe has not been able to exert the same kind of pull in the afterlife. ... more
A morning commute seems like a good time to embark on an ambitious train of thought. ... more
Top French chefs Tuesday took their art into the Paris underground, cooking up a treat for a crowd of commuters in a bid to prove haute cuisine can be cheap and simple. ... more
A man who wore women's clothing to use his dead wife's gym membership has appeared in a Hong Kong court, a report said Tuesday. ... more
Nepal is to hold a cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, a minister said Monday. ... more
The latest export from the land of milk and honey is a grass-chomping mammal that hangs out in rivers and lakes and is apparently hard to sedate. ... more
Two Beefeaters at the Tower of London have been suspended and a third is under investigation over allegations they bullied the first woman ever to join their ranks, an official said Monday. ... more
Noisy crowds, long queues, and traffic jams plunged McDonald's restaurants in Iceland into a state of siege Saturday, as the chain served ... more
Bolivia's Catholic church has called on the faithful to stop using human skulls at special Mass celebrations, a practice they link to occult powers. ... more
A Vincenza player was twice ordered from the field by the referee during his team's Serie B match away to Modena on Saturday but still finished the game. ... more
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US singer Beyonce performs during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 at the O2 Arena in Berlin. MTV choose the city of Berlin as 2009 marks the 20th anniversary ...
