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Baby gorillas getting playpen: paradise

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:54 EST

The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced.

Bacteria prompts nasal spray recall in U.S., Europe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:39:44 EST

Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.

Blind students sing upon school supplies' arrival

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:22 EST

Kids in school rarely smile so much, or sing so loudly. But at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind, there was reason to celebrate, as much-needed Braille learning materials from the U.S. had finally arrived.

Peru: Arrests made in ring that sold human fat

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:12 EST

Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling fat obtained from dead humans.

Right-wing activists storm TV station over 'bias'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:03 EST

A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader.

Football fever turns nasty in Cairo

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:33 EST

Areas of Cairo might as well be under martial law. This normally chaotic but otherwise peaceful city of 18 million has been wracked by football fever gone mad. The government has deployed thousands of riot police and plain-clothed cops in a part of town normally known for its fancy restaurants and upscale shops.

Man who killed wife while dreaming is released

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:49 EST

A British man who strangled his wife in his sleep while dreaming that she was an intruder walked free from court Friday after the case against him was withdrawn, prosecutors said.

Police find body, 3 rifles after Saipan shooting spree

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:17:10 EST

A gunman went on a shooting spree on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before turning a gun on himself, authorities said.

Parts of Scotland, England underwater, 11 missing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:57:08 EST

Parts of Scotland and northern England were under several feet of water Friday morning after raging rivers burst their banks and flooded towns, officials said.

Suspected drone kills 8 militants in Pakistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:32:12 EST

A suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.