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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
Police hold suspect after chopper robbery
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police said they were holding one suspect after armed robbers used a helicopter to stage a spectacular raid on a cash storage unit on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday.
Reuters 09/24/2009 2:23 PM
Smokey the cat shot 13 times in head, walks home
MELBOURNE – An Australian cat named Smokey survived 13 shots to the head from an air rifle and then found his way home after what police on Tuesday called a "shocking" act of animal cruelty.
Agence France-Presse 09/24/2009 1:07 PM
Indonesian woman gives birth to 8.7 kilo boy
JAKARTA, - An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kilogram (19.2-pound) baby boy, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse 09/24/2009 7:27 AM
5 jailed for lucky license plate fight
BEIJING – Five men have been jailed in Beijing for up to 16 months for fighting over a "lucky license plate" containing the number eight, China's traditional number for good fortune, state media said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 09/23/2009 3:25 PM
Skydivers land at world's highest point near Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Three skydivers - two British and one Indian - plunged through the shadow of Everest on Tuesday to land at the world's highest drop zone.
Agence France-Presse 09/23/2009 12:30 PM
Priest arrested for bank robbery in Poland
WARSAW – A parishless Polish priest has been arrested on suspicion of armed bank robbery, police and prosecutors said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse 09/23/2009 12:25 PM
Japanese toddler survives being run over by train
TOKYO – A Japanese toddler who strayed onto rail tracks got away with scratches Monday after a train ground to a halt on top of her, police and rescuers said.
Agence France-Presse 09/22/2009 9:43 AM