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It was only this week that Colombia's pint-sized Edward Nino was on top of the world, named the Guinness Book's smallest man on the planet. Now a tiny Nepalese teen is about to torpedo his low-rise glory. ... more
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Japanese police have arrested a suspected armed robber who wore a nappy on his head as a makeshift balaclava, the force and local media said on Monday. ... more
Estonian authorities said Monday they had busted a trio of alleged fraudsters who helped people pass written driving exams using a camera hidden in a tie, and bribed a road-test examiner. ... more
A New Zealand man who rocked the normally staid sport of lawn bowls when he exposed himself at a tournament has successfully appealed against a 10-year ban. ... more
A Japanese man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres (55 miles) and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, he told police. ... more
Traffic police in Moscow offered rides on horses and ponies painted as zebras Friday in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russia's notoriously careless drivers. ... more
A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120 kilometres (75 miles) reappeared in northern China Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, state media said. ... more
A German man celebrated his first day of retirement by handing out one-euro coins to passers-by in the quiet town of Aschaffenburg, near Frankfurt, police said Wednesday. ... more
British border officials said Thursday they had stopped dozens of weird animals being snuck into the country -- including a boa constrictor wrapped round a man's leg. ... more
New Zealand hosted a pub crawl with a difference on Wednesday, as a landmark hostelry was painstakingly moved 40 metres (130 feet) up an Auckland hill to make way for a road tunnel. ... more
Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens on Wednesday, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services. ... more
Britain's High Court on Wednesday refused a bid by the BBC to ban a book which claims to unmask The Stig, the white-suited racing driver who stars in its hugely successful motoring show Top Gear. ... more
A 20-year-old Frenchman was given a six-month suspended sentence on Tuesday for shining a laser pointer into the cockpits of airliners last weekend as they landed in Paris Orly airport. ... more
New Zealand officials have allowed a motorist to keep her licence plate "ARYAN 1" because it was intended a gesture of affection towards her former partner, not a statement of white supremacy, it was reported Tuesday. ... more
Pakistani cricket lovers Monday protested at the match-fixing scandal by pelting tomatoes at donkeys labelled with the names of top national players embroiled in the allegations. ... more
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The cast in the Korean theatre company Yohangza performs Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream at a preview before the opening of their season in Melbourne. ...
