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Rare Scotch returned to Antarctic stash
SCOTTBASE, Antarctica (AP) - Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackelton's abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland to recreate the long-lost recipe.
Mexico’s ‘grand warlock’ makes 2013 predictions
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Antonio Vazquez is a cherubic 72-year-old with twinkling eyes, a long white beard and a knack for predicting things that don't actually happen.
Gunmen kill 7 involved in polio vaccine effort
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Gunmen on motorcycles sprayed a van carrying employees from a community center with bullets Tuesday, killing five female teachers and two aid workers, but sparing a child they took out of the vehicle before opening fire.
Syrian rebels capture air base near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels captured a helicopter base just outside Damascus Sunday in what an activist called a "blow to the morale of the regime" near President Bashar Assad's seat of power, while the bombardment of a village near the capital killed at least eight children.
Israel strike kills 11 in Gaza, including children
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli missile ripped through a two-story home in a residential area of Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 11 civilians, including four young children and an 81-year-old woman, in the single deadliest attack of Israel's offensive against Islamic militants.
Belize seeks McAfee software founder in slay case
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Police in the Central American nation of Belize said Monday that they are looking for the founder of the software company McAfee Inc. to question him about the slaying of another U.S. citizen, his neighbor in an island town on the Caribbean.
Philippine crocodile declared largest in captivity at 20.24 feet
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A huge crocodile known as Lolong has brought pride, fear, tourism revenue and attention to the remote southern Philippines town where it was captured. And now it has claimed a world record, too.
49 headless bodies dumped on north Mexico highway
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Forty-nine bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found Sunday dumped on a northern Mexico highway leading to the Texas border in what appeared to be the latest carnage in an escalating war between Mexico's two dominant drug cartels.
German offering motorcycle hearse for last trip
BERLIN (AP) - A German man says people are dying for a ride in the sidecar of one of his Harleys - literally.
Saint’s ancient heart stolen from Dublin cathedral
DUBLIN (AP) - Somewhere in Ireland, a burglar has the heart of a saint. Officials at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin said Sunday they're distraught and perplexed over the theft of the church's most precious relic: the preserved heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, patron saint of Dublin. O'Toole's heart had been displayed in the cathedral since the 13th century. It was stored in a heart-shaped wooden box and secured in a small, square iron cage ...
Cyprus drops gambling charges against 98-year-old
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' attorney general has dropped gambling charges against about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-and-bridge party had been raided by police.
Interpol says 25 suspected Anonymous hackers arrested in sweep of Europe, South America
PARIS (AP) - Interpol said Tuesday that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America.
Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 74 dead
CAIRO (AP) - At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by the home team over Egypt's top club, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene.
US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - U.S. military forces flew in helicopters under the cover of darkness on a raid into Somalia early Wednesday and freed an American and a Dane held hostage, Western officials said. Pirates reported a gun battle with several casualties.
Principal warned over high-tech anti-cheating idea
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) - An Austrian high school principal narrowly escaped legal action after going after potential exam cheaters with a high-tech - but illegal - idea.
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