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SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean pastor who runs a "baby box" where mothers can leave unwanted infants has seen a sharp increase in the number of newborns being left there because, the pastor says, of a new law aimed at protecting the rights of children. South Korea is trying to shed a reputation of being a source of babies …

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will continue talks with international lenders next week on new austerity measures for the debt-ridden country to clinch its next loan tranche, the finance minister said on Saturday, with both sides saying progress had been made. Negotiators had been pushing for a deal before a meeting of euro …

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Maine Senate race has turned into a fight over trolls, dwarves and goblin-like creatures known as orcs. In a mailing this week, state Republicans accused Democrat Colleen Lachowicz of living in a fantasy world and making "crude, vicious and violent comments" in online forums dedicated …

Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru.

Every once in a while a public service announcement (PSA) comes along that truly takes your breath away. In this new video, "The Undeading," a horde of zombies performs CPR on a hapless victim. The PSA, directed by Vincenzo Natali for Canada's Heart & Stroke Foundation, is at times informative, hilarious and terrifying. …

When a natural history museum throws a party, it figures that some unusual food might end up on the menu.

KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court has handed down a suspended three-year prison sentence to a student who fried eggs over the eternal flame at a World War Two memorial to protest against government policies. Hanna Sinkova was found guilty of desecrating The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kiev. Sinkova, 21, a member of …

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Former world number three Paul Casey had his ball stolen by a dog while lining up an eagle putt during the second round of the Dunhill Links Championship on Friday. On the green of Kingsbarns's par-five 12th hole in two, the Englishman could only watch as the animal ran away with his ball …

MULHOUSE, France (Reuters) - Bees at a cluster of apiaries in northeastern France have been producing honey in mysterious shades of blue and green, alarming their keepers who now believe residue from containers of M&M;'s candy processed at a nearby biogas plant is the cause. Since August, beekeepers around the town of Ribeauville …

A western Pennsylvania judge spent the day in the county courthouse — but not in her usual seat.

A critically endangered turtle that somehow made it to Vietnam decades ago has been returned to its original home: Cambodia.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many artists claim to put their blood, sweat and tears into their work, but Vincent Castiglia means it: he paints with his own blood. The New York painter has a new exhibit, "Resurrection," in Manhattan's Soho neighbourhood that opened on Thursday and is due to run through October. It features a number …

Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog.

Anybody who doesn't think this is the cutest little news story of the day must be a Klingon.

Breakfast fans, rest assured: Your French toast and pancake toppings are a little safer this morning. Police have made their first major breakthrough in the great maple syrup heist of 2012, after Canadian authorities seized 600 barrels of maple syrup that was allegedly stolen from a Quebec facility. In September, the Federation …

Next week on the Sideshow we will be debuting the first of what will hopefully become a regular video feature on the blog. Today, we'd like to give you a preview of that first episode, a tour of the Blumhouse of Horrors. The Blumhouse of Horrors was conceived by Jason Blum, producer of the Paranormal [...]

Someone alert Ziggy Stardust, there appear to be spiders on Mars. Strange black objects seen from 200 miles above the surface of Mars are generating interest and speculation that the unidentified objects could be anything from geysers to sunbathing colonies of microorganisms. NPR presents several photos of the objects, …

Alligators are a common enough sight in Florida. But in a New York parking lot? Rare. At least until two showed up at a Pathmark supermarket parking lot on Long Island two days in a row: a 2- to 3-foot-long gator on Tuesday, and then a 3- to 4-foot-long one on Wednesday. Luckily, responding officers [...]

ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's government has proposed fines of $1,700 - about twice the average monthly salary - for prostitutes and their customers, targeting the buyers of sex for the first time. Current legislation in the Balkan state already outlaws prostitution, but only sex workers have been prosecuted, not their clients. …

In what could be called a Halloween costume work of art, "Ruined Spanish Fresco Monkey Jesus" is buzzing as one of this year's top getups. Inspired by the gaffe of an elderly woman who failed to restore a 19th-century painting of the face of Jesus called "Ecce Homo," Reddit user Spinjump crafted his masterpiece, which  …

An alligator has been found in a supermarket parking lot on New York's Long Island, just a day after another gator was discovered in the same lot.

In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room to grow something a little more organic: Marijuana.

In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room to grow something a little more organic: Marijuana.

A strange photograph that appears to show the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs standing in the back of a pickup truck, striking a pose in his signature black turtleneck sweater, is making the rounds online in China. The picture was reportedly taken on September 26 in the city of Xi'an. However, it's still unclear what [...]