Prince Charles Worries About Environment for Unborn Grandchild
He may be next in line to the British throne, but he apparently worries just like any other dad or grandfather-to-be. Prince Charles, a well-known advocate for environmental causes, told ITV’s “This Morning” that he doesn’t want his unborn grandchild to wonder why he didn’t… Read More »
EmailStone Breasts Miraculously Survive Lightning Strike
In what seems like a precision strike, a lightning bolt crashed down from the skies over Australia into a voluptuous Venus de Milo statue, with the breasts the only part of the torso surviving intact. On Jan. 4 Tom Finlay, the stonemasonry head at Finlay’s… Read More »
Japanese ‘War Tourist’ Gets Flak Back Home
TOKYO — Boredom led Toshifumi Fujimoto to one of the world’s most dangerous countries. Now the Japanese truck driver’s daring adventure across Syria as a “war tourist” is garnering headlines all around the world, except in Japan, where he has been criticized for his “reckless”… Read More »
Cat Nabbed for Prison Contraband Smuggling
A cunning feline was detained by Brazilian police after it was busted smuggling escape tools taped to its body into a prison. On New Year’s Eve the cat was spotted by a guard at a medium security Prison Judge Luiz de Oliveira Souza in Arapiraca,… Read More »
Brad Pitt Hints He’s Coming to China
BEIJING–At noon on Monday, Brad Pitt joined China’s massive microblogging service Sina Weibo and issued a short missive as open to interpretation as his Chanel No. 5 ads. “It is the truth. Yup, I’m coming…” Pitt posted in his verified account. The words sent his… Read More »
Missing Fashion Mogul Vittorio Missoni Turned Family Business Into a Global Brand
Rescuers searched by air and sea today off the coast of Venezuela for the plane carrying Italian fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni, the man credited with turning his father’s fashion house into a global empire that includes hotels, housewares and bicycles. The 58-year-old left the remote… Read More »
Putin Gives Depardieu Russian Passport
MOSCOW – French actor Gerard Depardieu, intent on fleeing France’s new steep taxes on its richest citizens, said today he was delighted to hear that President Putin approved his request for a Russian passport because “I love your country” and called Russia a “great democracy.”… Read More »
Giant Yellow Duck Takes Test Run in Sydney Harbor
Sydney’s famous harbor, most recently grand central for New Year’s Eve celebrations, will this weekend be turned into a “giant bathtub” courtesy of a giant floating duck. The five-story, yellow duck took a test run through the harbor’s waters today in preparation for its grand… Read More »
North Korea’s Latest Guessing Game: Did First Lady Have a Baby?
SEOUL, South Korea – Experts on North Korea have long studied photos of the country’s leaders trying to interpret the significance in the slightest change of body language, pose or position of hierarchy. That intense scrutiny has now been turned on the wife of Kim… Read More »
In New Year’s Speech, North Korean Leader Pushes for Unity, Peace
The new year came with all the fanfare that North Koreans have come to expect — but in a rare speech, the country’s young leader had a dramatically different message from what he had said before. “This year the entire Korean nation should turn out… Read More »
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