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Southern Taiwan carpet bombed with bee droppings
TAIPEI – Swarms of bees have showered parts of southern Taiwan with their droppings, leading locals to believe aeroplane toilets were being emptied over their homes, authorities said Friday.Agence France-Presse 03/21/2010 9:38 AM
MySpace trail leads US police to teen burglar
SAN FRANCISCO – A teenager that checked into his MySpace account after breaking into a furniture store was arrested by police that tracked him down through clues left on the shop's computer.Agence France-Presse 03/21/2010 9:30 AM
Taiwanese robbers seek accomplices 'via job ad'
TAIPEI – Two Taiwanese robbers who were looking for accomplices for a series of heists managed to fill the vacant spots by placing a fake job ad in a local paper, a report said Friday.Agence France-Presse 03/21/2010 9:06 AM
Obama sends beer to Canadian PM
OTTAWA – A US envoy delivered 2 cases of beers Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to settle a bet US President Barack Obama lost when Canada beat the United States for Olympic ice hockey gold.Agence France-Presse 03/21/2010 9:01 AM
Sex in a cold climate lethal for Russian couple
MOSCOW - A Russian couple having sex in a car parked in a tiny garage have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.
Reuters 03/18/2010 3:13 PM
Airline crew face jail over sexy texts
DUBAI - Two Emirates airlines cabin crew have been ordered jailed for three months in Dubai over sexually explicit text messages, the latest in a string of indecency cases against foreigners, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
Reuters 03/18/2010 3:08 PM
British top private school in poison soup mystery
LONDON - An investigation has begun at one of Britain's most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils' soup, police said on Wednesday.
Reuters 03/18/2010 1:41 PM
Irate Brazil artist adds randy bulls to CowParade art exhibit
SAO PAULO, Brazil – A Brazilian artist launched a subversive protest against the popular "CowParade" travelling art exhibit, which he deemed an affront to his country's homegrown art scene.
Agence France-Presse 03/17/2010 2:15 PM
Thieving baboons wipe out S.African vineyards: report
CAPE TOWN – Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday.
Agence France-Presse 03/17/2010 2:03 PM
Left-wing Rome politicians drop trousers in budget protest
ROME – Around 50 left-wing municipal officials dropped their trousers at Rome's city hall on Monday to call for the speedy passage of the Italian capital's 2010 budget.
Agence France-Presse 03/17/2010 1:17 PM