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  • Refused a kiss, 92-year-old woman fires gun

    2011-03-25 16:25

    Helen Staudinger, 92, wanted a kiss. But authorities say after her 53-year-old neighbor refused, the central Florida woman aimed a semi-automatic pistol at his house and fired four times.

  • Bomb sat for weeks at Detroit federal office

    2011-03-25 10:45

    A package found by a security guard at a US federal office building in Detroit sat three for weeks before someone thought to screen it and found it was a bomb, an official who represents unionized guards said on Wednesday.

  • Thieves steal diamond ring at Tiffany's

    2011-03-25 09:43

    Police say three men pretending to be customers stole a 250,000-euro ($353,200) diamond ring from the Tiffany & Co. store in Paris' upscale Printemps department store.

  • Adultery on way out as crime in Mexico

    2011-03-25 09:15

    Adultery may be a sin, but it soon won't be a crime anymore in Mexico. The Mexican Senate has repealed part of the Federal Criminal Code that made cheating on a spouse an offense punishable by two years in prison.

  • Mayan relic sold for $4m is a fake

    2011-03-24 09:46

    A sculpture of a Mayan warrior that sold for more than $4 million at a Paris auction house this week is a fake, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History said on Tuesday.

  • Transgender New Yorkers sue over birth certificates

    2011-03-24 09:32

    A group of transgender residents filed a lawsuit against New York City over what they say are burdensome requirements for them to change the gender on their birth certificates.

  • Masked love sealed with a kiss

    2011-03-23 15:12

    A couple wearing masks they randomly bought on their way to the West Lake kiss by the lake in Hangzhou.

  • Yes, sex can kill you, US study shows

    2011-03-23 09:38

    Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

  • WWII machine gun found in Lithuanian mail

    2011-03-23 09:53

    Lithuanian customs and postal officials say they have found a fully functional machine gun dating from World War II, complete with ammunition, in a package at Vilnius International Airport.

  • Russia to auction Yeltsin hideaway

    2011-03-21 13:31

    The Kremlin is auctioning off a vacation spot much loved by the late Russian president, a lakeside hotel complex in the woods of Karelia, east of Finland, complete with covered tennis court, sauna, boathouse and boiler room.

  • Ice cream seller accused of dealing drugs

    2011-03-21 13:23

    A New York man has been arrested for allegedly selling illegal prescription drugs from his ice cream truck, making more than $1 million in a year, prosecutors said.

  • Philippine fishermen battling with odd alien fish

    2011-03-12 11:56

    Like some bad science-fiction movie, Philippine fishermen are encountering strange alien creatures: tough, speckled fish with sharp spines that tear and rip their nets.

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