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Security intrudes on live interview

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A suspected break-in at Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's home Monday intruded on her electioneering when bodyguards accidentally broadcast an alert over her telephone line… more

Cop pulls gun over scooter helmet violation

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A motor scooter rider in central Taiwan was held at gunpoint during a traffic stop for not wearing a safety helmet, local media said on Thursday. After a police car whistled to th… more
An ant crawls on its colony's hive in Roccafluvione, a town near Ascoli, central Italy September 1, 2006. REUTERS/Daniele La Monaca

Ant aphrodisiac conman executed

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has executed the leader of a bogus scheme for breeding ants to make aphrodisiacs that conned investors out of 3 billion yuan ($439 million), the official Xinhua news agency … more

Disgruntled 8-year-old boy crashes teacher's car

BERLIN (Reuters) - An eight-year-old German schoolboy who wanted to complain to his mother about being sent out of clas… more

Three jailed for kangaroo T-shirts in court

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Three Singaporeans were jailed on Thursday after being charged with contempt of court for showing… more

German churches find 'chocolate Jesus' tasteless

By Josie Cox BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's churches criticized a businessman on Tuesday for selling thousands of Jesus … more

Italian party to pay for babies named after Mussolini

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian right-wing party is offering 1,500 euros ($1,930) to parents who name their babies after wa… more

Japan polar bear mating stymied by gender mixup

TOKYO (Reuters) - Handlers of a popular polar bear, brought to mate with a female in a zoo in northern Japan, found the… more

Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dress… more
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