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Woman rams police squad car while taking topless selfie

Friday, 28 October 2016, 06:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police say a 19-year-old Texas A&M University student who rear-ended a squad car told an officer she was taking a topless selfie. Miranda Kay Rader posted $200 bond after she was charged with...

Early Halloween? 'Ghost car' seen in Msida

Thursday, 27 October 2016, 15:40 Last update: about 9 years ago

With Halloween only days away, drivers travelling through Msida this morning could not help wonder whether there is any connection when they saw this car on the road. The Malta Independent...

A giant nude statue in California is stirring controversy

Saturday, 22 October 2016, 08:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There have long been complaints about the lack of women in the tech industry. Now there's a towering female figure, in a tech park across the bay from San Francisco, although not quite what some...

Wonder Woman named a special UN ambassador, despite protests

Saturday, 22 October 2016, 06:28 Last update: about 9 years ago Arthur Muscat

The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman's 75th birthday on Friday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls, despite frustration from...

Clock's minute hand plunges from Hamburg church tower; no one hurt

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 14:24 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 meters (130 feet) onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg's fire service said Sunday that the hand fell...

Houston 911 operator accused of hanging up on thousands of calls

Friday, 14 October 2016, 06:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A Houston 911 operator accused of hanging up on thousands of emergency calls is charged with two counts of interference with an emergency telephone call. Harris County court records show...

Man afraid of being homeless kept dead grandma in bags

Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 15:01 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A man fearful he'd become homeless after the death of his doting 85-year-old grandmother five months ago kept her corpse wrapped in plastic bags inside her house, masking the smell with air fresheners...

Plane evacuated after Samsung smartphone starts smoking

Thursday, 6 October 2016, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

An overheating, smoking Samsung smartphone forced the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines jet that was preparing to take off Wednesday from the Louisville airport. The incident raised fresh...

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