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PM's voicemail: call my predecessor
DUBLIN - Ever wished your predecessor was there to take the flak for the problems you inherited? Ireland 's Prime Minister Brian ...

Couple survives plane crash into power cable
BERLIN - A German couple had a lucky escape after their light aircraft hit a 380,000 volt power line and then hung upside down from a wh...

Court gives green light to "boobs on bikes" parade
WELLINGTON - A New Zealand court has allowed a parade of topless porn stars on motor bikes to proceed on the main street of the country ...

Cupcake makers at war over dot-in-circle trademark
LOS ANGELES - Sprinkles Cupcakes, a California purveyor of mini-cakes beloved by Hollywood stars, has accused rival Famous Cupcakes of s...

No sandcastles please, you're in Italy
ROME - When in Capri, don 't wander off the beach in a bikini. If you go to the sea in Eraclea, near Venice, remember that building sand...

Outback mayor seeks "ugly duckling" women
CANBERRA - A plea for lovelorn female "ugly ducklings " to move to a remote Australian mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible wo...

Stallone explores Soviet roots with vodka deal
MOSCOW - Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, mighty destroyer of Soviet opponents in the "Rambo " and "Rocky " movies, now plans to ad...

Chinese learn to party at Olympics beach volleyball
By Jane Barrett BEIJING - While the beach volleyballers tough it out in the sand, Tom Blaumauer and Chris McGee have faced an Oly...

Coke, Pepsi slug it out at Thai boxer's home
BANGKOK - Soft drinks giants Coke and Pepsi are slugging it out for supremacy outside the home of Thai Olympic boxing hopeful Worapoj Ph...

Pirates of the Colosseum? Rome plans theme park
ROME - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the splendor of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art treasures, what does Italy 's capital ...