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Bluefin tuna sells for more than $36,000 in Tokyo new year auction
A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $36,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market this morning, as Japan faces growing pressure to...
Stop me if you’ve heard this: Nude dude breaks into house, uses hot tub
Police near Salem, Oregon, say they arrested a naked man after he broke into two homes, drank booze and used a hot tub at one of them.
Famous Southern California white cobra gets name: Adhira
A white monocled cobra that briefly became a national celebrity after it roamed a Southern California neighborhood for several days in September now has...
Busted: Sexy China TV drama returns to air with tighter frames
A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage has returned to the screen, though...
Quirky, odd entries among 10,000 applying for paintball job
Some 10,000 people from around the world have applied to be shot at as a paintball bullet tester, the British company posting the job advert said.
Argentina president upgrades lapdogs’ status in bizarre New Year message
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez chose an unexpected theme for her year-end message to the country: a change in policy at the state-run airline to...
From Stalin to Daft Punk: Russian Red Army Choir keeps those hits coming
Russia’s Red Army Choir, famous for its patriotic marching songs, is now heading in one direction - the charts.
Seek muscular male with quality rump? Try online dating for bulls
Described as blond, muscular and from a good family, Bariton’s online profile has caught the eye of Sylvain Frobert, who is thinking of hooking him...
Fabled California restaurant drained of $50,000 in wine heist
A Christmas Day break-in at the fabled Napa Valley eatery The French Laundry drained it of a small fortune in very fine wines, its chef said Wednesday.
Hasbro to yank penis-shaped toy after parents blow tops
Hasbro, the world-famous toy company, is doing damage control over the extruder tool in its Play-Doh Cake Mountain toy, which has been criticised for looking...
Bye-bye, bae: Annual list reveals words we should banish in 2015
The 40th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and Uselessness includes “bae,” most commonly...
South Korean activist to airdrop 100,000 copies of ‘The Interview’ in North
A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony’s “The Interview” toward North Korea to try...
More than a pinch: Mounds of salt spill out of collapsed factory wall in Chicago
Peter Muller was one of a handful of people working at Chicago’s Wrigley Engineering and Technology Center Tuesday afternoon when a loud boom sent vibrations...
Las Vegas betting on chance of rare New Year’s Eve snowfall
If Sin City’s sports books took bets on the weather, snow in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve would normally have terrible odds.
Japan’s New Year’s card sheep completes knitting scarf
When millions of Japanese get their customary New Year’s greeting cards Thursday, the sheep that’s on the postage stamps will have finished...
Great white hunt: Australia searches for killer shark with spear in throat
A teenager who escaped a shark attack that killed his friend in western Australia has described how he fired his spear gun into the suspected great white...
Thieves fry Kenya’s power grid to get at toxic oil for fast food
The morning scene is increasingly routine for Kenyans: When it’s time to start the day, the power is already out.
It’s always Christmas 1974 as Wisconsin man waits for son to return home
Neil Olson put up a Christmas tree when two of his sons went off to war in 1974, vowing not to take it down until all six children returned to his Wisconsin...
In Nevada, goats help eat and recycle Christmas trees
You know that goats eat just about anything. But did you know that the menu might include Christmas trees? “They’ll eat the pine needles and...
Chinese police nab cat kidnappers with more than 1,000 stolen pets
More than 1,000 stolen cats have been freed in northeast China after local police arrested a group suspected of stealing the cats and planning to sell...
30 years later, Cabbage Patch Kids still have fans
Standing in a loose circle with one hand raised, a group of about five dozen adults recited an oath to be the best adoptive parent in the world.
'We're a bit scared': Man calls police after he spots hedgehog in his garden
A man scared by a hedgehog in his garden and another left enraged by a vending machine feature in recordings of irresponsible emergency calls released...
Sealed off: Police deal with mammal stranded seven miles from water
Police and residents of one Merseyside town in England were left completely baffled on Monday when a seal - a water-loving mammal - was discovered stranded...
In Argentina, a captive orangutan has human right to freedom
An orangutan held in an Argentine zoo can be freed and transferred to a sanctuary after a court recognised the ape as a “non-human person”...
Paging Dr Rhesus: Indian monkey saves mate after electric shock
A monkey navigating the high tension wires above a train station in India’s Kanpur got the shock of a lifetime on Saturday.
Armless man jailed for four months on weapons possession charge
Four months after his arrest on gun possession charges, a man who is unable to use his arms has been released from prison without bail.
Mine0210: Gamer beats Beyonce and Jay Z to $70M Beverly Hills estate
The billionaire creator of Minecraft has reportedly won a bidding war for a Beverly Hills mansion which Beyonce and Jay Z had their eyes on.
Censored: The 9-year-old boy who told China’s President to lose weight
A letter from a nine-year-old boy to the Chinese President advising him to “lose some weight” has been censored in China.
Canadian replaces girlfriend with woman of same name for world trip
A Toronto man who made headlines last month by offering a free round-the-world air ticket to a woman with the same name as his ex-girlfriend has found...
Tango treat for dance-mad Pope Francis on his 78th birthday
Hundreds of couples performed a tango on St Peter’s square on Wednesday in a birthday treat for Pope Francis, a proud Argentinian who was reportedly...
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