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SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY is ecstatic after a batch of private family photographs were returned to him, after they were found discarded on a London rubbish tip. The intimate pictures - including some of the former BEATLE's late wife LINDA MCCARTNEY - were discovered by British newspaper The Sun earlier...

MENTOR, Ohio (AP) - An electrical fire that filled a department store with thick smoke didn't deter holiday shoppers, and firefighters had to block the doors to keep customers from entering, authorities said. No one was injured in the fire Wednesday at Dillards South at Great Lakes Mall, but...

STUART, Fla. -- A 480-pound Martin County woman has died after emergency workers tried to remove her from the couch where she had remained for about six years. Gayle Laverne Grinds, 40, died Wednesday, after a failed six-hour effort to dislodge her from the couch in her home. Workers say the...

By Bill Graveland KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - It's not blatantly obvious, but Hockey Night in Kandahar really does exist. Canadian troops here are keeping track or attempting to keep track of the NHL and their teams at home. "How are the Leafs doing?" asked one soldier recently at the...

ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) -- A fresh slab of wet concrete collapsed on the 24th floor of a high-rise construction site Friday, injuring 16 workers, including two who had to be extricated from the concrete by a rescue team, officials said. Three workers, including the two who had been trapped...

O God our Father, creator of heaven and earth: we implore you to look with compassion on the human race, to take away the arrogance and hatred which lead to violence and destruction, and to turn the hearts and minds of the leaders of the nations to work toward lasting peace and justice according...

by The Rev'd Gavin Dunbar What is the single most important practical skill that the clergy must possess? I would say, they must know how to read. I would assume that all the clergy possess "literacy skills" of some sort. But that is not to say they know how to read. Literacy skills of a sort...

Some Bible critics argue that we should disregard the Bible because it's impossible that our modern versions could match the original texts. But how does this argument stand up to scrutiny? by Ken Graham Has the Bible been preserved accurately? Are the Scriptures that we read today the same as...

PENIS FACTS by Tre Taylor Average length of penis when not erect: 3.5 inches Average length when erect: 5.1Smallest natural penis recorded: 5/8 of an inch Largest natural penis recorded: 11 inches Largest penis in the animal kingdom: 11 feet (blue whale) Height from court floor to the rim of...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown says she is in no doubt that Eddie Murphy is the father of her unborn child, days after the actor and comedian said he wasn't too sure. "I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media," the artist...

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono So this is Xmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Xmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Xmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good...

A woman in Fulton County, Ga., who was angry with her boyfriend when the pair went to bed over the weekend, poured gasoline on his genitals and ignited a fire, according to police. Fulton County police said Bobby Thompson and his girlfriend Cynthia Covington had a fight Saturday morning and...

NORWALK, Ohio (AP) -- The sheriff who searched the house 11 special needs children slept in cages testified Friday that he knew something was wrong when he stepped inside. "The first thing that grabbed my attention was the smell of urine," Huron County Sheriff Dick Sutherland testified at the...

By Damian Grammaticus BBC News, Delhi A survey of more than 1,000 men in India has concluded that condoms made according to international sizes are too large for a majority of Indian men. The study found that more than half of the men measured had penises that were shorter than...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children's birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said. The girl was attacked on Nov. 18 at the home of Goya Foods president Francisco Unanue during a party...

Iraq remains embroiled in violence and turmoil. Terrorism continues to surface around the world, with new “hot spots” emerging in the daily news. Violence is in the air, but so is peace. In his Message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict XVI described peace as more than “the mere absence...

By Dirk Meissner VICTORIA (CP) - Five Vancouver Island First Nations gathered to initial a treaty Saturday worth almost $500 million that includes more than 24,000 hectares of land, some of it bordering majestic Pacific Rim Park near Tofino. The Maa-nulth First Nations live on the west coast...

By Bill Graveland KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CP) - They say being in a war zone is no laughing matter - or is it? Canadian soldiers at Kandahar Airfield were on the receiving end of an early Christmas gift Saturday as CBC-TV filmed a special, "Stand-Up in Kandahar." The evening got off to an...

NEW YORK (AP) - For decades, the military recruiting station in Times Square has been known as "The Booth," but recently its been looking more like "The Roost." Pigeons sometimes outnumber potential inductees at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Station and the military has gone on the...

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) - Japanese fans have marked the anniversary of John Lennon's murder with candles and floral tributes at a museum built with the support of the slain Beatle's Japanese widow Yoko Ono. As his songs flowed from speakers, visitors placed single white flowers in tribute to the...