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Apocalypse... but not as we know it The End Of The World As We Know It -- TEOTWAWKI -- is littered with predictions that didn't quite pan out.

13 December 2012

Australian PM warns of 'zombie, K-Pop' doomsday Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Thursday weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21 under the Mayan calendar in a spoof video about Korean pop and flesh-eating zombies.

06 December 2012

North Korean 'unicorn' claim lost in translation An apparent North Korean claim to have uncovered a "unicorn's lair" that created an Internet storm was partly the result of mistranslation by Pyongyang's much-mocked propaganda machine.

06 December 2012

Australian scientists develop coconut-tasting pineapple Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple -- one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut.

06 December 2012

Missing Pacific island riddle solved: researcher A New Zealand researcher Monday claimed to have solved the riddle of a mystery South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps which does not exist, blaming a whaling ship from 1876.

03 December 2012

It's no Joker: Batman's car is for sale It's no Joker: Batman's car is for sale.

30 November 2012

Aussie scientists un-discover Pacific island A South Pacific island identified on Google Earth and world maps does not exist, according to Australian scientists who went searching for the mystery landmass during a geological expedition.

22 November 2012

Briton in serious condition after pizza fight on ferry Two British passengers on a Dutch-bound ferry were airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after two separate fights onboard, including one over a slice of pizza.

20 November 2012

Kazakhstan residents preparing for doomsday Many Kazakhstan citizens are concerned about the Mayan calendar’s ‘apocalyptic’ prediction that the world may end on December 21, 2012.

19 November 2012

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15 November 2012

New Zealander admits Prince Charles manure plan An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist planned to hurl manure at Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland.

13 November 2012

Darwin earns 4,000-plus votes in US election Charles Darwin earned more than 4,000 votes in a US congressional race from voters protesting the unopposed candidacy of an ardent creationist.

10 November 2012

PHOTO: Butt and smiley win contest in Kazakhstan A garbage can that looks like a cigarette stub became a winner of Soros-Kazakhstan's contest for the best design of garbage cans for Astana.

06 November 2012

Fisherman caught rockfish in Kapchagay lake near Almaty It still remains a puzzle how the fish got to the freshwater lake and how it managed to survive in such an unusual habitat.

06 November 2012

Indian wardens bang drums to halt peeing in public Volunteers in India armed with drums and whistles are to lead a crackdown on going to the toilet in public under a new scheme in the western state of Rajasthan.

05 November 2012

British ministry rattled by £10,000 bill to stuff snake Britain's foreign ministry has come under fire after it emerged that it paid £10,000 to re-stuff a giant anaconda named Albert.

02 November 2012

Premium class yurts sold in U.S. for $75 thousand American company Rainier sells premium class yurts in the United States.

01 November 2012

Architect suggests putting a dome over Astana An architect from Astana Yevgeniy Nevelichkov suggests to erect a transparent dome over Astana’s left bank area.

31 October 2012

WWII bomb found near Japan runway halts flights A huge unexploded World War II bomb has been found buried near the runway of one of Japan's busiest regional airports, forcing all flights to be cancelled Tuesday.

30 October 2012