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BERLIN (AFP) - Severed heads of the Prophet Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus and Poseidon that were to have been used in a hotly disputed staging of a Mozart opera in Berlin this month have vanished, the opera house has said. "It seems the four heads are gone," Deutsche Oper spokesman Alexander Busche...

The following is a tribute to John that I wrote last year on this date, which was the 25th anniversary of his murder. I thought it worth repeating. Larry Kane The modern celebrity, sometimes a marginal talent, revels as he or she walks the red carpet, an invisible halo of glamour and self...

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...