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Octogenarians are new British radio stars
LONDON, England - A top award at Britain's "radio Oscars" has gone to the country's latest up-and-coming entertainment talents: two ladies aged 86 and 90.
Tips for fighting zombie attacks: Canada says be prepared
MONTREAL, Canada - If you're in Canada this summer, and you don't want to die, then listen up. If you're ready for a zombie attack, then you're ready for just about anything.
Topless Ukraine activist grabs Euro soccer cup
KIEV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian women's rights activist stripped to the waist and seized the Euro-2012 soccer trophy while it was on public display in Kiev on Saturday in a protest against the forthcoming month-long championship.
Shock-seekers snap up new Aussie art dare
SYDNEY, Australia - Smelling excrement may not be everyone's idea of fun, but for those who like to push the boundaries, Australia's most controversial new museum may be just what they are looking for.
Man needs $20,000 to get dog back from ex
World's biggest boxes of pasta on sale in Turkey
Shoppers can buy a half-ton box of pasta from Thursday at supermarkets in Turkey, but not in the world's spaghetti capital of Italy.
It's a gas: dinosaur flatulence may have warmed Earth
WASHINGTON - In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm the planet during the hot, wet Mesozoic era.
South Korea stamps down on 'human-flesh' pills
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop the smuggling from China of pills made from dead human foetuses or deceased infants, a report said on Sunday.
Thieves take 10-ton Czech bridge in metal heist
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Thieves in the Czech Republic have made away with a ten-ton steel pedestrian bridge in the latest case of scrap metal heists plaguing the country, police said.
New Zealand's 'Dr. Bogan' earns heavy metal doctorate
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand researcher has earned a doctorate studying the social habits of heavy metal fans, or "bogans" as they are known in the country.