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Ethiopian bored of Bordeaux to launch Khat "wine" (Reuters)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:03:22 +0000

Reuters - An Ethiopian scientist is preparing
to launch a new tipple for those looking for a twist on the
usual glass of the grape — “wine” made from khat.

Greek women enter male-only Mount Athos community (Reuters)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:03:22 +0000

Reuters - About a dozen Greek women violated a
1,000-year ban on the male-only monastic community of Mount
Athos on Tuesday during a protest over disputed land, one of
the demonstrators said on Wednesday.

Magazine names Cyrus' dogs most eligible (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:03:22 +0000

AP - Hannah Montana’s concert tour and soundtrack aren’t the only hot things on the charts these days.

Beijing school grooms girls to award Olympic medals (Reuters)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:02:31 +0000

Reuters - For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet
from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw
from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal
around an athlete’s neck come the Beijing Olympics.

Aussie teen blames pot for animal thefts (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:59:09 +0000

AP - An Australian teenager blamed the influence of marijuana for his decision to steal two crocodiles and a monkey, local media reported Wednesday.

Pair wheel corpse to store to cash check (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:59:09 +0000

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

Magazine names Cyrus' dogs most eligible (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:58:41 +0000

AP - Tween queen Miley Cyrus’ pets Roadie and Loco are top dogs. Roadie, a Yorkie, and Loco, a Shih Tzu, clawed their way to the summit of the Most Eligible Pets list put out by Animal Fair magazine. Readers’ votes were announced Tuesday, and the list appears in the magazine’s winter issue, on newsstands now.

Pair wheel corpse to store to cash check (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:58:41 +0000

AP - Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.

Man who hid knives in pants stabs self (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:58:41 +0000

AP - A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say.

81-year-old Aussie nabbed selling weed (AP)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:58:41 +0000

AP - An 81-year-old woman was arrested and charged with growing and selling marijuana in eastern Australia, police said Tuesday.