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Beer and spies: "Stasi pub" divides Berliners
By Tom Koerkemeier BERLIN - Two Berliners have caused a stir with a new "Stasi Bar " where guests can sip beer surrounded by lis...

Blow-up church looks to lure beachgoers
ROME - Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a b...

Extended bed greets leggy Gregorio in Beijing
By Catherine Bremer BEIJING - Brazilian triple jumper Jadel Gregorio, who towers over the average human being, expected to spend ...

British athletes bare all for advertising campaign
LONDON - Some of Britain 's top athletes have decided to bare all ahead of the Beijing Olympics. Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, cy...

Policewomen get "bullet-proof bras"
BERLIN - Thousands of German policewomen will receive what media have labeled "bullet-proof bras. " Made of white cotton and fea...

Paris Hilton's mom calls McCain ad "waste of money"
SAN FRANCISCO - Paris Hilton 's mother -- a John McCain donor -- on Sunday dismissed as a "waste of money " a television ad that used h...

Gourmet on tour disappears from renowned restaurant
By Martin Roberts MADRID - A Swiss motorcycle courier on a gourmet tour of the world 's best restaurants has not been seen since ...

Dog poo stops discus champion's training
VILNIUS - Two-time Olympic discus champion Virgilijus Alekna encountered an unusual problem at a final pre-Beijing training session in L...

Dying for a salad? Try a dash of this...
LONDON - Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologized after accidentally recommending a potentially deadly plant in organic sal...

Disputed Korean rocks bring banking, ring tones
SEOUL - A furious dispute with Japan over who owns a desolate cluster of rocks has turned into a marketing opportunity for South Korean ...