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Chirac: Bin Laden intel not confirmed
PARIS -- A leaked French intelligence document raises the possibility Osama bin Laden died of typhoid, but President Jacques Chirac said Saturday the report was "in no way whatsoever confirmed" and officials from Kabul to Washington expressed skepticism about its accuracy.
There have been numerous reports over the years that bin Laden had been killed or that he was dangerously ill, but the al-Qaida leader has periodically released audiotapes appealing to followers and commenting on current news events.
World's tallest man says he's happy
Vienna: The world's tallest man says he is happy with his height but used to wish he were "normal".
At seven feet, 8.95 inches, Xi Shun, of Mongolia, has held the world record as the globe's tallest living man since January 15, 2005, according to London-based Guinness World Records Ltd.
"Before I wanted to be normal, but now I like it," Xi Shun, a herdsman, said in an interview with The Associated Press on the sidelines of Vienna World Records Day on Sunday.
The Kumar's at the bee business
Thrissur: A swarm of bees will frighten most of us away, but for Ajay Kumar and his brother Sajay rearing bees is part and parcel of their lives.
Their children Rani, Honey, Nectar and Nature, in managing their business, help the two brothers.
The names of the children suggest their parent’s love for the profession. And not surprisingly, they too seem to be quite popular around the workplace.
Bee stings can be deadly and take up to three days to heal, but for the children, thousands of bees swarming all over them is just their idea of fun.
Feds find drug tunnel on U.S. border
MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency officials said they discovered a tunnel running 400 feet along the U.S.-Mexican border used by traffickers to smuggle drugs.
The tunnel, about 20 feet underground, reportedly was outfitted with lights and had a concrete floor, resembling in sophistication the tunnel authorities discovered last January that led from Mexico into a California border town, El Universal reported Tuesday.
The tunnel, about 20 feet underground, reportedly was outfitted with lights and had a concrete floor, resembling in sophistication the tunnel authorities discovered last January that led from Mexico into a California border town, El Universal reported Tuesday.
Sushmita’s painting fetches Rs 25 lakh!
The actor put her personal work under the hammer to raise funds for Imran Khan’s cancer hospital.
Sushmita Sen had recently gone to Dubai to raise funds for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital which Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan has set up in the memory of his mother. Recollects Sush, “It was a wonderful experience. Imran Khan has built this hospital after he lost his mother to cancer. Cancer treatment is expensive and this hospital treats 70 per cent of the patients for free. That’s why I said yes to it.”
Brazil's ad men face billboard ban
In the chaotic urban sprawl of Brazil's biggest city, the impact of advertising is impossible to ignore.
Massive billboards and skyscraper-sized hoardings line the streets of Sao Paulo, flaunting their wares at motorists caught in the city's ever-present traffic jams.
The choice of products on display sometimes bears witness to the uninhibited nature of Brazilian society.
A remarkable number of ads feature giant images of men and women dressed only in their underwear, while the Brazilian edition of Playboy is publicised with huge posters and cut-outs of the latest centrefold models.
It all adds to the sensory overload of a city that many see as South America's version of the hi-tech cityscape portrayed in the film Blade Runner.
Man sets sights on eye-popping record
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally. Pinto can pop his eyeballs out of their sockets at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches), a national record for eye-popping according to RankBrasil, an organization modeled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records.
A former driver, Pinto got a job scaring visitors in a commercial haunted house in Belo Horizonte, 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. But he recently was laid off, and now he seeks international recognition for his ability.
Lift-off for woman space tourist
The first woman space tourist has blasted off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
The mission is carrying Iranian-born businesswoman, Anousheh Ansari, along with a fresh crew for the International Space Station (ISS).
Ms Ansari, a 40-year-old US citizen, is thought to have paid at least $20m (£10.6m) for the mission.
Lift-off took place at 1010 local time (0410 GMT) and the Soyuz has entered orbit successfully, officials said.
Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.
They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.
They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.
New Traffic In Town
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Just think that if such kind of police officer appears in your city. Does it solve the problem of traffic ? What do you think? I think it will damn cause trouble ....LOL
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Beer craze: Oktoberfest begins in Munich
Munich, Sept 17: Munich has opened its doors to thousands of beer drinking merrymakers on Saturday (September 16) as the world`s biggest folk festival, the Oktoberfest, got under way in celebrations which this year last two days longer than usual. Germans, in party mood after the World Cup and cheered by a pickup in the economy, have 18 days to consume millions of litres of beer and hundreds of thousands of sausages as the festival has been extended to include Oct. 3`s public holiday. Munich Mayor Christian Ude broke open the first keg at midday and declared the 173rd festival open with the words "O`zapft is", or "the barrel is tapped". That was the cue for the oompah bands to start up and armies of buxom waitresses to begin serving litres ("Mass") of beer to the 100,000 thirsty guests squashed around long wooden tables in the 14 heaving beer tents. Merrymakers last year downed 6.1 million litres of beer and devoured 479,610 roast chickens and 55,913 knuckles of pork. Giant brezels and gingerbread hearts are also on sale. More than six million visitors are expected to attend this year`s 18-day long event.
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ATM Reprogrammed to Deliver More Cash
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
Police were looking for a man who reprogrammed a gas station
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