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Bookies refuse wagers on sex tape number
KUALA LUMPUR - Illegal betting syndicates in a northern Malaysian state have refused bets on the number of the hotel room where an ex-go...

Car festival mob prompts security revamp
By Rob Taylor CANBERRA - Organizers of Australia 's biggest hot-rod car festival on Monday pledged to review security after a dru...

224,000 fake anti-impotence pills seized
PARIS - French customs officials have intercepted a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence pills worth 2.4 million eu...

Tough street-racing law nabs 85-year-old
By Natalie Armstrong TORONTO - A new law meant to help crack down on young Canadian street racers in their souped up cars has nab...

Official resigns after video-taped brawl
TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez resigned on Thursday after local television aired a video that caught him punchin...

Firm offers "family allowances" to pet owners
TOKYO - Hoping to send the message that pets are life-long partners not disposable accessories, a Japanese maker of medicines for animal...

Motorist banned after driving 10 mph on motorway
By Avril Ormsby LONDON - A woman banned from driving for seven days after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the motorway ...

Snacking on a wing and a prayer
CHICAGO - A Chicago tavern said on Thursday it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world 's hottest peppers -- a dish ...

Santeria priests mum on Castro, warn on climate
HAVANA - Priests offering New Year 's prophecies from Cuba 's Afro-Cuban religion on Wednesday gave few hints on the future of convalesc...

"Stock" beats "sex" in keyword searches
BEIJING - The names of three banks and the word "stocks " beat "sex " to become four of the most Googled words in China last year, acc...