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Jan 31 2012
2:56am
Abandoned Fukushima Pets Face Harsh Winter
Dogs and cats abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have survived high radiation and lack of food only to face freezing winter conditions.... more
Jan 29 2012
2:40am
Smash And Grab: Ship Ploughs Through Bridge
A cargo ship has smashed through a US bridge after being too tall to go under it, leaving a 300ft gap in the structure.... more
Jan 28 2012
3:24am
Cat Chaos Grounds Canadian Flight For Hours
A flight was held up for four hours when a cat escaped from its carrycase and ran amok in the cockpit.... more
Jan 28 2012
12:40am
Cocaine Worth £1m Sent To UN 'By Mistake'
A 16kg shipment of cocaine lost by Mexican drug traffickers has turned up at the United Nations headquarters in New York.... more
Jan 27 2012
9:38pm
US Man 'Forgotten' After Drink Driving Arrest
A US jury has awarded a man $22m (£12m) after he was kept in solitary confinement without trial for nearly two years over an alleged drink driving offence.... more
Jan 27 2012
11:51am
Monkey 'Extinct For Years' Found In Jungle
A monkey thought to have been extinct for years has been "rediscovered" in the dense jungles of Indonesia.... more
Jan 27 2012
6:07am
Demand Rises For Female Bodyguards In China
A security school in China is training women to become bodyguards after a surge in demand for female security personnel.... more
Jan 26 2012
10:40pm
Danger, Kids Crossing: Ropey Route To School
Children in Indonesia have been filmed risking their lives by crossing a collapsed suspension bridge to get to school.... more
Jan 26 2012
11:10am
Bungling Armed Robber Shoots Himself In Foot
A bank robber in Brazil spent very little time on the run from police - because he shot himself in the foot during the break-in.... more
Jan 25 2012
7:07am
Damage To Dummies Prompts Ride Rethink
Thorpe Park ordered experts to redesign its £20m new rollercoaster - after dummies lost limbs during tests.... more
Jan 25 2012
5:05am
Gold Silk Cape Spun By Spiders On Display
A cape created from golden silk spun by more than a million spiders is being put on display in the UK.... more
Jan 24 2012
3:04am
Ascot Labels Shame Punters Deemed Too Scruffy
Ascot Racecourse has apologised for its 'lack of judgment' after sticking orange labels on visitors who had not adhered to a strict new dress code.... more
Jan 22 2012
3:36am
Child Eaten By Crocodile In Front Of Father
A 10-year-old girl has been eaten by a crocodile as her father watched on helplessly.... more
Jan 21 2012
11:12pm
Miracle Melinda: World's Third Smallest Baby
The world's third smallest surviving baby has been discharged from hospital.... more
Jan 21 2012
4:24pm
Man Was Oblivious Of 3-Inch Nail In His Head
Doctors in the US have removed a three-inch nail from a man's brain after he accidentally fired it into his head.... more
Jan 21 2012
11:20am
Magic Year For Potter Star - But Putin Beware
Big money losses for Vladimir Putin, a magic year for Rupert Grint and a baby for actress Sandra Bullock - just some of the predictions a Taiwanese fortune teller has announced to mark the start of the Chinese New Year.... more
Jan 20 2012
10:31pm
Monkey 'Extinct For Years' Found In Jungle
A monkey thought to have been extinct for years has been "rediscovered" in the dense jungles of Indonesia.... more
Jan 20 2012
12:44pm
Man Arrested Over Saddam Statue Buttock
A 66-year-old man has been arrested over claims a buttock from a Saddam Hussein statue was illegally brought back to the UK after the Iraq War.... more
Jan 19 2012
12:00pm
The Artist Pooch Up For Top Dog Movie Honour
One of the stars of the hit silent movie The Artist is up for a glittering new prize - the Golden Collar Award.... more
Jan 19 2012
3:13am
Threat Hanging Over Indonesia 'Train-Surfers'
Authorities in Indonesia are so fed up with people illegally riding on railway carriage roofs they have resorted to desperate measures - hanging concrete balls above the tracks.... more