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Saudi woman beheaded for 'sorcery'

A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for "practising witchcraft and sorcery," the ministry said in a stat

Dec. 13, 2011

Cat’s 26 toes help boost US animal shelter

GREENDALE, Wisconsin (AP) -- In a reversal of fortunes, a once-unwanted cat has come to the rescue of an animal shelter in need of a new home.However, this orange-and-white tabby named Daniel is no typical cat. He has a near-record 26 toes, a phenomenon that is helping the nonprofit Milwaukee Animal

Dec. 11, 2011

Cat’s 26 toes help boost US animal shelter

Hundreds gather for Singapore 'SlutWalk' protest

SINGAPORE (AP) _ Hundreds of people gathered at a park in Singapore on Sunday to protest sexual violence against women as part of the global ``SlutWalk'' movement, in a rare public demonstration in the tightly controlled city state.The event featured live music, speeches and a women's Muay Thai mart

Dec. 5, 2011

Pakistani model's nude photo causes fury

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Pakistani actress who posed in the nude for an Indian magazine with the initials of Pakistan's feared and powerful intelligence agency on her arm has triggered fury across this conservative nation.Veena Malik's photo on the website of FHM India, in advance of its publication in t

Dec. 4, 2011

Taiwan man probed over robbery amputation claim

TAIPEI (AFP) - A Taiwanese man who said his hand had to be amputated after a savage robbery in China was questioned Monday by the island's police amid allegations the injuries were self-inflicted. Retired Taiwanese businessman Hu Chi-yang speaks to reporters at a hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwan on Nov.

Nov. 29, 2011

Taiwan man probed over robbery amputation claim

Sierra Leone city offers 'virgin scholarships'

BO, Sierra Leone (AFP) - A city in Sierra Leone is offering a five-year scholarship to girls who keep their virginity until they complete university.The aim is to cut teenage pregnancies by ensuring "that at least 80 percent of schoolgoing girls keep their virginity until they finish their education

Nov. 27, 2011

Wrong twin terminated in Australian hospital lapse

MELBOURNE (AFP) - An Australian hospital was investigating Thursday after a woman carrying 32-week-old twins had the wrong foetus terminated in a botched procedure it called "a terrible tragedy".Doctors had advised the woman that one of the boys, whom she had already named, had a congenital heart de

Nov. 24, 2011

US judge who beat daughter with belt suspended

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Texas judge who was caught by his then teenage daughter on video beating her repeatedly with a belt in a row over her computer use has been suspended from duty, US justice officials said.A seven-minute video of William Adams whipping Hillary Adams, now 23, at least 17 times and

Nov. 23, 2011

Inmates harass victims via Facebook

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted ``friend'' requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.Neither Gesik nor prison officials can prove her ex-husband is

Nov. 22, 2011

Fake doc injected cement in woman's rear

MIAMI (AP) - A woman who wanted to work at a nightclub started searching for someone who could perform plastic surgery at a cheap price to give her a curvier body. Police say what she found was a woman posing as a doctor who filled her buttocks with cement, mineral oil and flat-tire sealant.The susp

Nov. 21, 2011

Fake doc injected cement in woman's rear

Egypt activist posts herself nude, sparks outrage

CAIRO (AP) _ A woman activist who posted nude pictures of herself on her blog to protest limits on free expression has triggered an uproar in Egypt, drawing condemnations from conservatives and liberals alike.Some liberals feared that the posting by 20-year-old university student Aliaa Magda Elmahdy

Nov. 18, 2011

Egypt activist posts herself nude, sparks outrage

Russian woman keeps 'alien corpse' in fridge

(MCT)A Russian woman said she kept a frozen alien corpse in her fridge for two years and unveiled five pictures of it to prove its existence.Daily Mail reported that Marta Yegorovnam in the western city of Petrozavodsk said that two men turned up at her home a few days ago and confiscated the c

Nov. 16, 2011

Russian woman keeps 'alien corpse' in fridge

Ex-porn star reading to LA students causes stir

COMPTON, California (AP) -- Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school.Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old ex-porn actress who has appeared in mainstream shows like HBO

Nov. 13, 2011

Australian cat walks the 3,000 km home

Sydney (dpa) - A homesick cat walked 3,000 kilometers from far northern Australia to the other end of the continent to be re-united with her sibling, according to news report Tuesday.That is the barely credible story from Sheree Gale, the owner of transcontinental tabby Jessie, who took 15 months to

Nov. 9, 2011

China hospital disposes of live baby

BEIJING (AFP) - Health authorities in south China said Friday they were investigating a hospital medical team for mistakenly diagnosing a stillbirth and disposing of a baby that was alive.The probe is taking place at the Nanhai Red Cross Hospital in the Guangdong provincial city of Foshan where the

Nov. 6, 2011

Judge: Daughter posted beating video out of spite

McALLEN, Texas (AP) _ A judge who presides over child abuse cases said Thursday that his daughter posted a YouTube video of him beating her several years ago because he told her he was reducing her financial support and taking away her Mercedes.

Nov. 4, 2011

Judge: Daughter posted beating video out of spite

Fishermen net bag stashed with yen off Japan coast

TOKYO (AP) -- A fishing boat netted a bag packed with cash worth 11 million yen ($145,000) off Japan's northeastern coast, a catch probably swept away in the tsunami seven months ago.A trawler pulled the bag with more than 1,000 notes worth 10,000-yen ($130) from the bottom of the sea on Oct. 8 near

Oct. 30, 2011

US government seeks $70M from African official

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The son of Equatorial Guinea's president plundered his country's natural resources through corruption, spending more than $70 million in looted profits on a Malibu mansion, a Gulfstream jet and Michael Jackson memorabilia, the U.S. government said Tuesday. Teodoro Nguema Obi

Oct. 26, 2011

Armed police kill exotic animals let loose in US

A sign warning motorists that exotic animals are on the loose rests on I-70 Wednesday, near Zanesville, Ohio. Police with assault rifles stalked a mountain lion, grizzly bear and monkey still on the loose after authorities said their owner apparently freed dozens of wild animals and then killed hims

Oct. 20, 2011

Armed police kill exotic animals let loose in US

Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest

KATHMANDU (AFP) - An environmental group is asking the Nepal government to consider installing portable toilets on Mount Everest for climbers caught short at the roof of the world.Eco Himal says the thousands of trekkers who set off from the South Base Camp in Nepal each year would do a better job o

Oct. 13, 2011