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by JOHN HIGGINSON Happy hamster: the survivor A hamster was miraculously brought back to life after being cooked by accident. The pet, called Christmas, must have had a gnawing feeling something was wrong when his cage was left on top of an oven and the hob was turned on by mistake. The...

Hakmiller awaits trial for molestation of 12-year-old he professed to love Associated Press Kurt Andrew Hakmiller A 41-year-old Palo Cedro man charged with molesting a 12-year-old Ontario girl told investigators the child was his girlfriend...

By Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) - Hermione, we're not at Hogwarts anymore. That's enough about Harry Potter - the distorting but inescapable lens through which a new London production of Peter Shaffer's "Equus" will be viewed. The show marks the West End debut of Daniel Radcliffe, known to...

Study Shows Rural Children Access Porn More Often Is your child watching to porn? You may be surprised.According to a new study by the University of Alberta, boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography.The study found that parents...

Saturday, February 24, 2007 By Gabrielle Banks, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette New charges yesterday indicate authorities believe a Braddock father sexually assaulted his 23-month-old child before abandoning her outside to die in the cold early Feb. 3. William Page is accused of leaving...

JERUSALEM: The makers of a new documentary, to be aired for the first time at a news conference in New York on Monday, claim that a tomb found in a Jerusalem cave 36 years ago belongs to Jesus Christ. The claim presented in the documentary is based on years of research by archaeologists...

By James Grubel CANBERRA (Reuters) - Keep it short, and don't mention sex or drunkenness -- those are the new rules for eulogies at funeral masses in Australia's Catholic church. An increase in the number of inappropriate comments at funeral masses has prompted Australia's most senior...

By Allison Jones TORONTO (CP) - A bitter six-week labour dispute between Canadian actors and producers was nearly the "final nail in the coffin" for the country's already battered film and television industry, which experts say now faces a long, hard, uphill climb along the road to recovery...

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Sunday it had successfully launched its first rocket into space for research purposes, at a time of mounting tension with the West over its nuclear programme. The rocket reached an altitude of 150 kilometres (93 miles) but did not stay in orbit, said Ali Akbar...

sun-sentinel.com staff & wires February 23, 2007, 4:25 PM EST SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- An American senior citizen aboard a tour bus killed an alleged mugger by breaking his neck with his bare hands while his traveling companions fended off two other...

Deborah Garcia Reporting (CBS) NEW YORK They're fat, furry, dirty and very busy searching for a midnight snack inside a KFC/Taco Bell restaurant in Greenwich Village, and on the street. "They are not afraid at all of people," Margo McGuire said. "They own this sidewalk, it...

Lots of talk on this list about the most popular Prime Minister of recent times. Just for fun, which of the past ten Prime Minister's did, or do, you dislike the most? Note: You can make more than one choice;-)

By Ed Stoddard DALLAS (Reuters) - Previously unreleased footage of John F. Kennedy's fateful motorcade in Dallas moments before he was gunned down was released on Monday, a surprising new detail in a saga that has gripped the United States for four decades. The silent 8mm film shows a beaming...

By Lorrayne Anthony TORONTO (CP) - If today's youth seem incorrigible, it's because there are more problem children now than 50 years ago, a study released Tuesday by the Vanier Institute for the Family suggests. The finger of blame points at everyone: parents, schools, neighbourhoods and the...

All kinds:-) We're ice-cream feaks too. Husband can't stand chocolate though, which means it's all mine! My favourite is Neopolitan....but I'd not turn any away....