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Kazakhstan fishermen caught 2kg piranha in Irtysh River The piranha that weighed over two kilograms fell into the fishermen’s netting in the Irtysh River in Pavlodar oblast.

09 October 2012

Kazakhstan and Indian workers fought for queue in tea-house on D Island at Kashagan Atyrau oblast prosecutors investigated into the details of a fight between workers on D Island at giant Kashagan oil field at the Caspian Sea.

09 October 2012

Quirky museums vie for attention with Vienna's grand galleries Fascinated by contraception, chimneysweeps, or magic boxes? Vienna has a museum for you.

07 October 2012

Costa Rica fires judge for being serial oversleeper A judge in Costa Rica has been sacked for serial tardiness, the newspaper La Nacion reported Monday.

02 October 2012

Horse smashed in a car during race in East Kazakhstan 13-y.o. horseman from Semei received a brain concussion.

26 September 2012

Dutch police swamped after teen's Facebook party goes viral Riot police went into action in a sleepy Dutch town late Friday to contain thousands of party-goers who turned up after a teenager's birthday invite on Facebook went viral.

22 September 2012

Man mauled by tiger at New York zoo A man jumped off the Bronx Zoo monorail Friday and into the tiger enclosure, where he was savagely attacked and left in critical condition.

22 September 2012

Colombia nabs 2 who swallowed $40,000 in cash Colombia police said Friday they have arrested two men who had each ingested about $40,000 before trying to enter the country, in what may be a novel form of money laundering.

15 September 2012

Japan tsunami 'miracle pine' cut down, preserved A lone pine tree that stood as a symbol of hope in Japan, after surviving the huge tsunami that swept away a forest of 70,000, was being cut down Wednesday in a bid to preserve it.

12 September 2012

PHOTO: Camels freely roam Atyrau Two well-fed camels have been eating off the plants around Torgovaya Baza bus stop in Atyrau for the last few days.

12 September 2012

Catching some zzzz's at Costa Rica's sloth sanctuary They often arrive in bad shape -- hit by cars, zapped by high-voltage wires as they climb trees, or orphaned because superstitious locals have killed their moms.

12 September 2012

White House reveals 'Ale to the Chief' beer recipes Barack Obama promised and Saturday the White House delivered, revealing recipes for the president's official microbrewed honey beers, following an Internet campaign.

04 September 2012

Coca-Cola available but expensive in N. Korea: defectors Coca-Cola has been available at private markets in North Korea for more than a decade even if the US soft drink maker has not opened business in the communist state.

01 September 2012

Australian jailed over penis hack killing of ex-lover An Australian woman who admitted killing her ex-lover and attempting to hack off his penis was jailed for three years and nine months Wednesday, with a court accepting she was suffering depression.

29 August 2012

Frenchman in Australian hospital after prank goes awry A French tourist was in an Australian hospital Monday with burns after a fellow traveller allegedly set fire to his fancy dress costume which was made of toilet paper.

27 August 2012

Superstition thrives in modern Singapore Whenever Christina Tang is overseas and returns to her hotel room, she always knocks on the door before entering even if she is the only occupant.

26 August 2012

Man in Malaysia bitten by crocodile during toilet break A construction worker was bitten by a crocodile during a toilet break in a river in Malaysian Borneo, but fought off the huge reptile and escaped with his life.

25 August 2012

British press torn on naked Harry snaps Britain's press thrashed out Saturday whether The Sun newspaper had done the right thing by eventually publishing pictures of a naked Prince Harry cavorting with similarly-clad women in Las Vegas.

25 August 2012

New Zealander jailed for ostrich egg assault on wife A New Zealand man who assaulted his wife with an ostrich egg after her pet pig ran amok has been jailed for six months.

24 August 2012

PHOTO: Almaty replaces casino with mosque A new 6,000 sq meter mosque will be constructed at the spot where Zodiac casino used to be in Almaty.

22 August 2012

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