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[11 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Hundreds feared dead in Taiwan landslide

Around 600 people were feared to be buried in their homes in Southern Taiwan after torrential rains caused a massive mudslide, officials said Tuesday.

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[10 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Australia plans to kill 650,000 camels and turn them into burgers to control population

Snipers will gun down 650,000 of the feral population from helicopters and officials are planning to turn many of them into tasty treats such as camel burgers.

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[9 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Strong earthquake hits Tokyo, Japan

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tokyo, Japan on Sunday night local time.

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[8 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Australia’s Newest Political Party: The Sex Party

Australia’s Sex Party has been officially registered by the Australian Electoral Commission following a number of objections from members of the public.

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[8 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Beatles fans flock to Abbey Road for 40th anniversary

Hundreds of Beatles fans gathered at London’s Abbey Road on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous album cover that has created the area’s traffic problems of today.

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[6 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Teacher forces student to smoke 42 cigs as punishment

A Malaysian student, who was caught with a cigarette and a lighter in his locker, was forced to smoke 42 cigarettes for two hours as punishment by his English teacher.

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[4 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Thank you and Goodbye President Cory Aquino

Today, former Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino will be buried. President Cory Aquino’s eulogy was conducted at the Manila Cathedral and the Burial procession will be from the Cathedral to the Manila Memorial Park.

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[3 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Carla Bruni bikini photos: France’s first couple enjoy intimate swim

Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have put the health scare behind, for he enjoyed a refreshing dip with his supermodel wife Carla Bruni in the Mediterranean.

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[2 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
One dead, 75 injured in Canadian music fest stage collapse

Hollywood star Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West, were backstage at the time of the collapse. Costner was okay, but according to reports, two members of his group were taken to the hospital.

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[2 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
700 dead in Nigeria clashes (video)

Hundreds of people including foreigners have died in days of clashes between government troops and members of a radical Islamic sect in Nigeria, a military official said Saturday.

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[1 Aug 2009 | Comments | ]
Guard shoots himself at Mandela’s home

An officer guarding Nelson Mandela’s home shot and killed himself Saturday. The former South African president was at home at the time of the incident, but, according to the police, he was not in any danger.

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