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Feb 25 - A Belgian woman has a new lease on life after a breakthrough transplant surgery gave her a new windpipe, which was grown in her own arm. Julie Gordon reports. Reuters

Feb 19 - South Korean police uncover Aladdin's cave of designer shoes, suspected to be stolen by a second hand shoe shop owner. Reuters

Feb 19 - Ninja-themed restaurant in Taiwan gives customers a mysterious dining experience. Reuters

Feb 18 - The animal known as the ship of the desert can end up as dessert in the Gulf emirate, as a long-established restaurant serves up a new selection of camel meat dishes. Karen Selby reports. Reuters

Feb 17 - An award-winning Hong Kong architect has managed to squeeze 24 rooms - including a home cinema and "spa" - into 344 square feet of apartment space. Rob Muir reports. Reuters

Feb 17 - A Sydney weather man for an Australia TV station is attacked by a pelican while trying to present his live segment from a zoo. Reuters

Feb 17 - Blinking bacteria cells glow as the world's first genetic clock. Julie Gordon reports. Reuters

Feb 12 - Scientists in Denmark have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being, shinning new light on extinct cultures, heredity and disease. Julie Gordon reports. Reuters

Feb 10 - British sports fans create new hobby - underwater cycling Reuters

Feb 10 - A flying cruise ship that is as comfortable as a 5-star hotel could herald a new era in luxury travel - where the super-rich cruise around the world in giant airships powered by natural energy. Stuart McDill reports. Reuters

Feb 10 - Tokyo's Ueno zoo conducts its bi-annual drill to train the zookeepers for contingencies of escaped tiger - using a person dressed up in a tiger outfit. Reuters

Feb 3 - Behind the net curtains of a suburban house, a caiman, an iguana and an Asian monitor lizard make for unusual bedfellows. Reuters

Feb 1 - Around 5,000 competitors brave bitingly cold conditions to take part in a perilous test of their endurance, the Tough Guy race, in South Staffordshire, England. Reuters

Taiwanese artist, Chen Forng Shean, claims to have sculpted the world's smallest tiger - appoximately one-tenth the size of a grain of rice. Reuters

Jan. 9 - Japanese hope to purify their souls and sharpen their minds with ice baths in the New Year. Reuters

Jan 6 - South Korean students - some not yet teenagers - brave the winter cold at a marine-style boot camp designed to toughen them up. Reuters

Jan 4 - Highway police stop traffic in central Taiwan as a runaway pig darts in and out of oncoming traffic in a desperate bid for freedom. Reuters

Dec 28 - Men, women and children face-off in bare-knuckle brawls in Cuzco as part of an annual tradition to clear personal grievances ahead of the New Year. Reuters

Dec 22 - The humble schnitzel gets a makeover. A fast food restaurant in Duesseldorf is selling golden schnitzels coated in truffles and goldleaf for a mere 150 euros. Reuters

Dec. 19 - Vienna's Schoenbrunn Tiergarten might be the oldest zoo in the world and feature opulent baroque buildings and 18th century architecture, but it has also a decidedly high-tech side with its star orangutan Nonja, the latest Facebook sensation. Reuters