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80-year-old Japanese oldest to top Everest

An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday
Emirati woman burns ex-husband’s car in revenge

Woman drove to Khorfakkan from another emirate with a gallon of petrol
Meet the woman who says she's too pretty to work

Laura Fernee, who lives in Notting Hill, says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life and have forced
Thieves target UK baby’s grave twice

Three teddies were stolen a few months ago
Man gets stuck in McDonald's baby high chair

Police were called to rescue him
Indian baby's swollen head reconstructed

Another round of surgery will be required, say medics
College student kills 18-foot long python

Sets record for longest snake ever captured in South Florida
Man reports restaurant over sandwich

A man went to the consumer protection department in Dubai and took a sandwich he bought from as local restaurant to
Man rides Ferris wheel for 48 hours to set new world record

First Ferris wheel was built in 1893 in Chicago
Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told

Country is facing severe power shortage and has turned off air-conditioners
Manager to knock-out MD at UAE fight

Two teachers will go head-to-head in all-women’s bout
World's smallest monkey seen on video eating noodle

It is just five to six inches tall
Two men kill for an iPad

Incident occurred when 15-year-old was walking down the street with iPad
Taxi driver cleared over 6 cent overcharge

Cabbie had to endure 6-month lawsuit
Prague plans subway 'Love Train' for singles

Passengers can try their luck at romance in designated dating cars
Man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey

Case triggered an outpouring of sympathy
Man runs out onto uncertain Alaska lake ice to avoid police

He later surrenders
Crazy World: Artist 'sells' neighbours' privacy

The photos are on sale for up to $7,500 at Manhattan gallery
Man gets 33-year jail term for 'ignoring' ex-wife

Sri Lankan man to serve prison term for who defaulting maintenance payment to ex-wife
Dancing on the treadmill

Dancing on the treadmill
Owner hires men to smash his Maserati

Some expressed scepticism about car owner's motives
Two husbands make pact to kill each other’s wives

Two men charged with murdering an Idaho woman who disappeared three years ago had a pact to kill each other’s wives,
Man marries two women at same time - but honeymoon detail hazy

A Saudi man married two women at the same time, on the same day and at the same wedding hall. But it was not clear if
Justices play Shakespeare tragedy for laughs

It's part of an annual tradition
Human coconut peeler claims he is Guinness-worthy

With vice-like teeth, 64-year-old gnaws his way to world record
Bieber robbed at his own concert

Robbers target Bieber's South Africa concert, steal $330,000
Crazy pics from around the world

People look at a sculpture made of 13 scrapped cars of various colours created by Gu Yuan and Sun Yeli at a cultural
Man drives with sawn-off arm for help

37-year old fished arm out of machinery and rushed to hospital
Man gets $1,103 speeding ticket

Speedster wanted to check out what his new Ducati bike could do
Richard Branson shaves legs, squeezes into a red skirt

Honours bet he lost with a flight attendant
Pregnant Filipina mum declared dead returns to life

Woman was declared clinically dead at Kuwait hospital but returns to life after Cesarean operation
Crazy World: Mom goes online as son lay shot

Teenager's treatment delayed as a result of hours of searching for treatment options online
Leave your car running: It will be 'stolen'

Police adopt a novel method to teach drivers to exercise caution while leaving cars running
Woman hits cop to kick smoking habit

Smoking isn't allowed in jail
Woman survives harpoon shooting

Husband shot her accidentally
Sophia top baby name for US girls

Messiah and King on the rise for boys
South Korean starlet 'too pretty' to be a boxer

‘Too pretty’ label mars actress's win over 19-year-old Kim Da-Som in the 48kg class
Now, mobile app flushes out dirty toilets

For those on the go, finding a clean toilet in Singapore and giving feedback on the best and worst commodes is now in
Woman survives after being shot in the mouth with harpoon

Weapon came within one centimeter of killing her
Official's daughter gets restaurant closed after she didn't get table she wanted

Dad issues statement apologizing for 'inappropriate behaviour'
Cleaner killed after falling into meat blender

An Oregon cleaning worker was killed when he fell into a running blender at a meat-processing plant, the Clackamas
Chinese tofu feud lands on Obama's plate

There is a regional divide in China on how jellied tofu should be consumed
Gorgeous model injects cooking oil in face

A South Korean woman injected COOKING OIL into her own face after doctors refused to give her any more plastic surgery.
Prince Charles' organic veg shop shut

Economy takes toll on Britain's poshest greengrocer
Crazy World: Mom locks child in metal dog cage

Nuns caught smuggling cocaine in Colombia
Man shoots self while cleaning gun in Colorado

24 year old had spilled soda on the gun
Soccer referee dies after being punched by player

17-year-old player punched Portillo after he called a foul
Saudi pilot arrives in Cairo without passport

Was held until passport was brought in next flight
Cabin gets 60,000 bees as uninvited guests

It took 6 hours to get rid of the beehive from Utah cabin
Robber left red-faced after chilli attack

Takeaway store staff threw a bucket of chilli at thief

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Argentinian honey production in danger

Many Argentinian apiculturists decide to leave the Pampas in a bid to maintain the production and the quality of their
Dancer stars in Chadian film at Cannes

Chadian director Mahamat Saleh Haroun presents 'Grigris', the only African film in the competition for the Palme d'Or.
Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall

Pakistani politician Imran Khan leaves hospital, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election
Korea takes the fashion world by stealth

[video]Backed by some of the country's biggest conglomerates, Korean fashion labels are racking up revenues and

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5 silly mistakes that’ll make your colleagues hate you

These mistakes can also ensure you lose your co-worker’s respect: HR expert
Emirati woman burns ex-husband’s car in revenge

Woman drove to Khorfakkan from another emirate with a gallon of petrol
Meet the woman who says she's too pretty to work

Laura Fernee, who lives in Notting Hill, says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life and have forced

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