Plane with newly-inaugurated Hollande hit by lightning, trip to Germany delayed2012-05-15 - - President-elect Francoise Hollande on Tuesday flew to Germany for a eurozone debt crisis meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel but his plane was hit by lightning and it returned to Paris. He was unhurt and took another plane to resume his flight to Berlin.
Red wine may ward off Alzheimers study claims
2012-05-14 - - A new study aims to prove that a component in red wine may help ward off Alzheimer's disease.
Leica prototype auction sets new record for most expensive camera
2012-05-14 - - A prototype of the first commercial Leica camera set a new world record for the most expensive compact camera by selling for $2.79 million in an auction in Vienna on Saturday.
Queen Elizabeth's underwear for auction on eBay
2012-05-13 - - Queen Elizabeth II's underwear is now for auction on eBay until May 22.
Tan mom banned from scores of tanning salons
2012-05-10 - NUTLEY, NJ, UNITED STATES - The overly tan mother accused of bringing her five year old daughter to a tanning salon, has been banned from scores of salons throught the NY-NJ tri-state area.
Home demolition triggers suicide bombing in China
2012-05-10 - - A woman whose home was being demolished in southwest China's Yunnan Province blew herself up inside a local government office Thursday while being offered compensation and relocation. She and two other people inside the office were killed in the explosion.
Former Philippine president Estrada to run for Manila mayor
2012-05-10 - - Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada on Wednesday declared his bid to run for mayor of Manila in the 2013 elections, saying he would bring back the old glory of the capital city in probably his last stint as a public servant.
Okada sees Philippine casino project beating Las Vegas' Wynn Resorts
2012-05-10 - - Kazuo Okada has vowed to beat the Las Vegas casino operations of his estranged partner, U.S. gaming magnate Steve Wynn, with his own $2 billion casino in the Philippines.
Japanese lingerie company released new cooling bra
2012-05-10 - - As a response to the summer heat and the need to conserve energy, Japan lingerie company Triumph released Wednesday the Super Cool Bra, a brassiere with built-in ice packs that aims to keep women's bodies cool and refreshed.
Marine insect thrives as volume of plastic garbage in Pacific Ocean increases
2012-05-09 - - The amount of plastic garbage in the North Pacific Ocean has increased a hundred-fold the past 40 years leading also to the increase in the number of a marine insect that uses broken down pieces of plastic as breeding ground, according to a study.
Nevada issues first license for driverless car
2012-05-09 - CARSON CITY, NV, UNITED STATES - Nevada has become the first state to issue an "autonomous" license for a driverless car, and the lucky recipient is internet search giant Google.
Men's Health hands Orlando award for smuttiest city
2012-05-08 - ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Men's Health Magazine has named Orlando the smuttiest U.S. city.
Hormone imbalance transforms boy into girl
2012-05-08 - - Ryan McKenna, who was born as a boy but has grown up to be a girl due to a hormone condition called Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.
Billboard installers fall to death from Thailand's tallest building
2012-05-07 - BANGKOK, THAILAND - Three men installing a billboard advertisement in Thailand's tallest building fell to their death from the 69th floor on Monday after a cable of the platform they were standing on snapped and caused it to split.
Babe Ruth's Sudbury house for sale
2012-05-07 - SUDBURY, MA, UNITED STATES - The famed Sudbury, Mass. house once owned by the iconic Babe Ruth is on the market for $1.65 million.
Study: Having kids might not make you miserable afterall
2012-05-07 - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - Forget the old research that says parents today are less happy than their childless peers; two new studies say it just isn't so.
South Korean customs officials seize "dead baby" capsules
2012-05-07 - - Capsules made of dead babies' powdered flesh smuggled from China were seized by South Korea customs officials on Monday.
Hollande beats Sarkozy in runoff election, claims French presidency
2012-05-07 - PARIS, FRANCE - Socialist Francois Hollande edged ahead of incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff election Sunday to claim the French presidency.
American pro-democracy activist rearrested in Vietnam
2012-04-30 - HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM - An American pro-democracy activist detained in Vietnam in 2007 and deported in 2008 has been rearrested and jailed in Ho Chi Minh City for allegedly plotting to disrupt the celebration of the 37th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the Vietnamese capital's former name.
Study: Jasmine helps baseball players
2012-04-26 - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A study has found that a heavy sniff of jasmine increases batting performance. Researchers say they have the details to prove it, giving a whole new spin to the term "flower power."
World's largest kidney transplant chain carried out in U.S.
2012-02-20 - JOILEY, IL, UNITED STATES - The world's largest series of organ transplants has been carried out in the United States.
Goats can form accents, study finds
2012-02-17 - LONDON, UK - A new study suggests that goats can form accents.
Blind women improve vision after gene therapy
2012-02-09 - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Three U.S. women born with a rare inherited eye disease that impairs vision have improved their sight after normal genes were injected in their retinas to replace mutant genes that cause the disorder.
Sperm count test kit to hit drugstores in April
2012-02-07 - CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, UNITED STATES - A sperm count test kit that can help couples determine if they have fertility problems will start selling in Walgreens and CVS stores in April.
Russian drillers reach surface of lake under Antarctic ice sheet
2012-02-07 - MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian scientists in Antarctica have drilled two miles beneath the continent's ice sheet, on Sunday reaching the surface of the subglacial lake Vostok, which is believed to have been buried under ice for tens of millions of years.
