'Sexy Kim Jong-Un' Spoof Fools Chinese Paper

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper appears to have fallen for a spoof by a US satirical website. An article in The Onion last month declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to be the "Sexiest Man...

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Alligators Found Guarding Washington Pot Crop

Detectives called to a Washington home after reports of a shooting discovered 15 marijuana plants being guarded by alligators. The reptiles were kept in a room with the plants and hissed at detectives who opened the door, according to a Thurston County...

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Syria: Deadly Car Bomb Blasts Rock Damascus

At least 50 people have been killed after two suspected car bombs exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus, according to UK-based opposition activists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that more than 120 people were wounded in the blasts...

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Drink Counsellor On Drink-Drive Murder Charge

A substance abuse counsellor has been charged with murder and drink-driving after witnesses said she struck a pedestrian and drove for more than two miles with the dying man embedded in the windscreen. Sherri Wilkins, 51, also faces charges of gross...

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Pakistan: 17 Dead From Poisonous Cough Syrup

At least 17 people have died in Pakistan after drinking cough syrup suspected of being poisonous. According to local reports, several people were taken to hospitals in the nearby eastern city of Lahore on Saturday after taking the mixture. Dr Zahid...

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P Diddy Urged To Act Over Bangladesh Fire

Rapper Sean Combs has been urged to use his influence to improve Bangladeshi factory conditions after it emerged his clothing range was made in a workshop where 112 died in a fire. Workers who survived the deadliest factory fire in the country's clothing...

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Anti-Islam Film: Seven Face Death Sentence

A court in Egypt has sentenced to death seven Christians in absentia for taking part in an anti-Islam film released on the web. The film, which depicted the Prophet Mohammed as a paedophile, was released in September and has prompted violent protests...

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German Train Driver Killed 10 In Crash

A freight train driver has been convicted of manslaughter after he smashed into a passenger train, killing 10 in one of Germany's worst rail crashes. The 41-year-old missed two stop signals and drove head-on into an express train travelling in the opposite...

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Melrose Place Actress Guilty Over Death Crash

A former Melrose Place actress has been convicted over the death of a 60-year-old woman in a drink-drive crash. Amy Locane-Bovenizer was acquitted of the more serious charge of aggravated manslaughter over the 2010 collision that left Helene Seeman...

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BP Banned From US Government Contracts

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US has temporarily suspended BP from new US government contracts. The ban stemmed from the British oil giant's conduct regarding the blowout at its Deepwater Horizon rig which killed 11 workers in...

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