TOKYO - A "general election" is now under way to choose the most popular otter at aquariums and zoos across Japan.
SINGAPORE - In the not-so-distant future, tucking into Hokkien prawn mee could be a healthier affair for diabetics.
MOMCHILOVTSI, Bulgaria - The Bulgarian villagers hunker over their books, struggling with their Mandarin words and characters. But they are not going to China - China is coming to them. Because of yogurt.
VANCOUVER - A tennis ball-sized rough diamond unearthed nearly two years ago by Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp has been sold for $53 million, the Vancouver-based company said on Monday.
MIAMI, Florida - Miami is a city that lives on air conditioning. When it fails, people can die.
DASOL, Philippines - Policemen in a remote village have been giving out free haircuts as part of a program to prevent young boys from joining rebel groups.
KANUMA, Japan - A series of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers has left authorities desperately grappling for ways to clamp down on a problem that experts warn is only going to get worse as the population ages.
BERLIN - As widely expected, Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party again won Germany's federal elections on Sunday by garnering 32.5 percent of the votes.
CHIBA, Japan - In her online world, she is "Lady Beast", deftly operating her green monster Blanka in dizzying hand-to-hand street-fighting combat on the global professional gaming circuit.
BHUBANESWAR, India - Kumari Behera carefully folds a set of heavy brown jute sacks, stacking them in a corner of her small, windowless shack.
NANTES, France - Putting an end to the unnecessary burning of biodegradable waste, one restaurant at a time, has become the forceful mission of a team of French cyclists.
MILAN - Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has a vision for a world in which people stop telling themselves little lies about their emotions - and she believes high-tech fashion is the key.
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