AP – Indonesia’s smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he’d throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.
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AFP – A Japanese man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres (55 miles) and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, he told police.
AP – For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn’t wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.
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AFP – A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.
AFP – Australian wine-makers must stop using prestigious names such as Champagne, Port or Sherry on their bottles under a major deal with Europe which comes into force on Wednesday.
AP – Police said a baptism party where some uninvited guests arrived turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire. Police were dispatched to the Progressive Men’s Club at 2 a.m. Saturday after a caller reported gunfire. Witness Amy Manjarrez told Fort Smith television station KHBS that her uncle was pistol whipped and that others, including her father and a disk jockey, were beaten.
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AP – In a remote Serbian mountain village, they’re cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water — or your stomach churn.
AFP – “Seeking a murder house for residence.” This is not a prank but an Internet ad posted by office assistant David Hsieh, who hopes to strike a bargain in Taipei’s booming property market.
AP – Authorities at Bangkok’s international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden among stuffed toy tigers in the suitcase of a woman flying from Thailand to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.
AFP – A west Australian school issued an apology to parents Friday after a young boy dressed as Adolf Hitler won a costume parade.
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