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Olympic fears as hundreds stranded on London Tube

Transport officials in London will be paying compensation to hundreds of people stranded on a subway line that is critical to the upcoming London Olympics.

New frog species in Panama dyes fingers yellow

A newly discovered frog in Panama is bright yellow and dyes your fingers yellow if you touch it.

Man becomes 3rd to survive plunge at Niagara Falls

A man plunged at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls and survived -- only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.

Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead

Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years

Powerful earthquake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region around Bologna early Sunday, killing at least four people.

'Spiderman' strikes again west of Paris

The French skyscraper climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: This time, on France's new tallest building.

Contact lost with Russian-made plane in Indonesia

An official says air controllers have lost contact with a Russian-made plane carrying 46 people in western Indonesia.

US airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen

An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials

President Barack Obama flies to Afghanistan, signs pact with Hamid Karzai

President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan Tuesday night on the anniversary of the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden and signed an agreement

Lawmakers: Rupert Murdoch unfit to lead his media empire

An influential group of British lawmakers say Rupert Murdoch is unfit to lead his global media empire, in a scathing report that says his company misled

Mobile app helps report unfair airport screeners

A Sikh advocacy group launched a free mobile application Monday that allows travelers to complain immediately to the government if they feel they've been

AP EXCLUSIVE: US not reporting all Afghan attacks

The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops.

Danish restaurant ranked world's best for 3rd year

A menu of lichen, pine needles and hay once again has trumped classic cuisines in a ranking of the world's top restaurants.

Obama: Bin Laden anniversary time for reflection

President Barack Obama portrayed the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden as a time for reflection Monday and pushed back on criticism that the White

Kate & Wills celebrate their 1-year wedding anniversary

See what the newlywed royal couple is doing to celebrate their first year wedding anniversary.

Queen Mary to host Princess Diana exhibit

Organizers say a first-of-its-kind exhibit of Princess Diana memorabilia will go on display near Los Angeles on the historic ship the Queen Mary.

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    Bike-riding Darth Vader robs Toledo bank

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