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Dead two-headed dolphin found in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say Turkish scientists will examine a two-headed dolphin that washed up on a beach in western Turkey. The private Dogan news agency said the remains of conjoined dolphin calf were discovered on a…

Reports: At least 39 die in passenger plane crash in Tehran

Tehran (CNN) -- A passenger plane crashed in Tehran on Sunday, killing at least 39 people on board, official news agencies in Iran reported. The Antonov-140 propeller plane went down shortly after leaving the runway at Mehrabad…

New rules for mobile IM in China: Will it hamper innovation?

(CNN) -- China's 700 million smartphone users will no longer be able to share stories about politics without official approval, according to new regulations announced by authorities on Thursday, which took immediate effect. The State…

Nude political candidate campaigns in Times Square

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Naked Cowboy may have met his match. San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate George Davis stripped buck naked in Times Square on Wednesday to campaign for the right to be nude in public. Davis spoke…

Khmer Rouge leaders jailed for life

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) - Two Khmer Rouge leaders were jailed for life on Thursday after being found guilty of crimes against humanity, in the first sentences against top figures of a regime responsible for the deaths of up to two…

UPDATE: 12-y-o boy stabs 9-y-o at playground

KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy repeatedly stabbed by a 12-year-old at a Michigan playground ran screaming to his home and collapsed bleeding on his porch before dying at a hospital a short time later, witnesses and police said…

Brawl at Jay-Z/ Beyonce concert leaves 11 people in jail

PASADENA, California (AP) — Authorities say a man was arrested at Jay-Z and Beyonce's Rose Bowl concert in Southern California after allegedly groping a woman and then biting off the tip of her boyfriend's finger during a fight. The San…

Sierra Leone Cyclist cleared of Ebola at Commonwealth Games

Glasgow, Scotland (AP) -- Reacting to sensationalistic headlines such as "Ebola Terror at Commonwealth Games" in a British newspaper, officials said on Friday that a Sierra Leone cyclist passed tests for the Ebola virus and competed.…

Demoted executive shoots company CEO, commits suicide

Chicago (AP) -- A demoted executive shot and critically wounded his company's CEO before fatally shooting himself Thursday inside a high-rise office building in downtown Chicago's bustling financial district, police said. The worker pulled…

Police: Naked intruder fell asleep in couple’s bed

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — A New Mexico man faces charges after authorities say a couple found him naked and sleeping in their bed. Investigators say 30-year-old Freddy Shelby of Albuquerque was arrested Sunday after the homeowners…

Plane crashes in San Diego parking lot; 1 dead

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A small plane crashed in a San Diego shopping center parking lot Wednesday, killing one woman on board and seriously injuring another, a fire spokesman said. The single-engine 1988 Mooney M-20L went down around 5:30 pm.…

Official: Landslides trap 150 people or more in western India

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains may have trapped 150 people or more in a village in western India, a senior official said Wednesday. "There are reports that up to 30 to 40 houses have been affected," said…

‘Die Hard’ actor James Shigeta dies

(CNN) -- James Shigeta, a prolific and pioneering Asian-American actor whose 50-year career includes the movies "Die Hard" and "Flower Drum Song," died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Monday, his agent said. He was 81. "It is with great…

Female suicide bomber kills three in Nigeria blast

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A woman blew herself up at a petrol station in northern Nigeria on Monday, killing three people in one of three suicide bombings by females in Kano in two days, police said. The woman was in line with other women, all…