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Sweet sorrow for German boy who stole money
BERLIN – An eight-year-old German boy swiped nearly 2,000 euros (3,000 dollars) from his parents but was caught out when he tried to spend some of his ill-gotten gains on sweets, police said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse 10/15/2009 1:01 PM
'World's shortest man' comes of age in Nepal
KATHMANDU – Khagendra Thapa Magar from Nepal, thought to be the world's smallest living man at just 22 inches (56 centimeters), has turned 18 and now hopes to be officially recognised for his record size.
Agence France-Presse 10/15/2009 8:57 AM
Aussie mum has two sets of quads, then twins: reports
SYDNEY – An Australian woman who made headlines by falling pregnant with quadruplets -- twice -- has added to her brood by delivering twins, reports said Monday.
Agence France-Presse 10/14/2009 12:17 PM
Japan's ex-PM Koizumi gets a superhero role
TOKYO – Japan's former premier Junichiro Koizumi, known for crooning Elvis Presley songs while in office, is lending his voice to a superhero movie, reports said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 10/14/2009 12:11 PM
School fined as girl loses fingers in art lesson
LONDON - A school in eastern England was ordered to pay 19,000 pounds on Monday after a 16-year-old girl lost nearly all her fingers when she put her hands in a bucket of plaster of Paris during an art lesson.
Reuters 10/14/2009 7:59 AM
Matter in hand: Jugglers have rewired brains
PARIS – Neuroscientists have discovered that learning to juggle causes changes in white matter, the nerve strands which help different parts of the brain communicate with each other.
Agence France-Presse 10/12/2009 12:19 PM
Faulty pen delays Polish approval of EU treaty
WARSAW – After holding out against the European Union's Lisbon treaty for more than a year, Poland's President Lech Kaczynski had to delay his signature for a few extra seconds Saturday when his pen ran out.
Agence France-Presse 10/12/2009 12:09 PM
Japanese, SKorean first ladies try kimchi diplomacy
SEOUL – The first ladies of Japan and South Korea engaged in some kimchi diplomacy Friday as their husbands held summit talks on improving relations.
Agence France-Presse 10/12/2009 12:05 PM
French ministers fight fat for Sarkozy
PARIS – Out with the red wine and foie gras: half the French cabinet are fighting the fat to please their clean-living boss President Nicolas Sarkozy and his supermodel wife, a top nutritionist said Thursday.
Agence France-Presse 10/11/2009 3:38 PM
Sorcerers casting spells on Cristiano Ronaldo: reports
LISBON – Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a sordid battle between sorcerers with one trying to ruin him on behalf of a spurned lover and another to save him, reports said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse 10/08/2009 8:49 AM