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Blogging granny a hit with surfers
By Raquel Castillo SANXENXO, Pontevedra - "Today it 's my birthday and my grandson, who is very stingy, gave me a blog. " ...

From Communist Party to rich-only matchmaking party
SHANGHAI - Twenty Chinese men, including several on the country 's richest list, paid $8,000 a head to attend a matchmaking party with 3...

"Cremated son" turns up alive
LONDON - A mother cremated a body she thought was that of her dead son, only for him to turn up alive later, police said on Friday. ...

Love hotels woo investors
By Eriko Amaha TOKYO - Japan 's secretive love hotels are opening up to European investors as one player in the sector prepares f...

Court considers "Lotto rapist" damages case
LONDON - The Law Lords are due to decide next week whether an elderly victim can sue a rapist who went on to win millions of pounds on t...

A new speed record, but not a good one
LYON - Olympique Lyon 's Czech forward Milan Baros was caught speeding at 168 miles per hour in his Ferrari, a club source confirmed Fri...

Brain stimulation sparks out-of-body experience
By Gene Emery BOSTON - Electrodes implanted into the brain to treat a man with a stubborn case of ringing in the ear instead spar...

Fraudsters fake Web site of drug watchdog
BEIJING - China 's battle against fake and substandard drugs has taken an unusual twist with the discovery of a Web site masquerading as...

Historian finds oldest recipe for bratwurst
BERLIN - A hobby historian has discovered the oldest known recipe for German sausage, a list of ingredients for Thuringian bratwurst nea...

Spider bite no excuse for rape, court says
SYDNEY - An Australian man who kidnapped and raped a woman blamed his actions on a spider, local media reported on Thursday. Phil...