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Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security is...
May 24, 2013, 12:43 pmJapan government says unaware of ghosts at PM residence: paper
TOKYO (Reuters) - A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompti...
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Tempura-battered tarantula on menu at California bug fest
By Dana Feldman
May 25, 2013, 10:27 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hungry? How about tempura-battered fried Tarantula for an appetizer? They're frozen then defrosted before bug chef David George Gordon cuts off t... 
Pittsburgh on the Hudson? Wrong city in NY City campaign logo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, the road to City Hall leads through Pittsburgh.
May 24, 2013, 9:32 am
Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congre...
Hamburgers for life reward to man who helped Ohio kidnap victims
By Kim Palmer
May 24, 2013, 6:43 am
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy...-
Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record
OSLO (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more...
May 24, 2013, 5:41 am 
Prosecutor in Berlusconi sex trial receives mail with bullets
MILAN (Reuters) - The prosecutor in former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial has received a series of anonymous letters of threats, including one with two bullets, Milan's chief prosecutor ...
May 24, 2013, 1:27 am-
Relegation woes worry toothless Argentinos Juniors
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors, staring into the jaws of relegation, have had a set of false teeth thrown at their coach by an angry fan while the club's president has quit his seat at th...
May 22, 2013, 12:13 pm 
College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
By Barbara Liston
May 22, 2013, 9:04 am
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up...-
Czech police seize 1 million litres of illegal booze
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police found a million litres of illegal alcohol hidden in underground tanks in one of the biggest seizures of untaxed booze ever.
May 22, 2013, 4:17 am
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Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros ($398,500) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds.
May 21, 2013, 11:34 pm
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What's in a name? U.S. starts using Myanmar as well as Burma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar.
May 21, 2013, 11:35 am
Successive U.S. g... 
A gnome grows in Chelsea - at the flower show, that is
By Paul Casciato
May 21, 2013, 9:26 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the trunk of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at t...
Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast
By Jonathan Kaminsky
May 21, 2013, 6:46 am
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new canna...-
Man climbs onto dome of St Peter's to protest Italian politics
ROME (Reuters) - A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show", an apparent reference to Italy's embattled ...
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Gandhi blood sample up for auction in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Two microscope slides bearing the blood of former Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi are to go on sale in London on Tuesday and are expected to fetch from 10,000 pounds to 15,000 pounds (...
May 21, 2013, 3:10 am -
Prague metro plans to launch love train for singles
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Rail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for sing...
May 21, 2013, 2:45 am 
Germans blame euro zone crisis for Eurovision debacle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the euro zone crisis for their failure to win any...
May 20, 2013, 1:23 am
EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil
By Charlie Dunmore
May 19, 2013, 3:20 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new rules on h...
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball lottery sold in Florida
By Brendan O'Brien
May 18, 2013, 11:43 am
(Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was n...
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