The living goddess

The Supreme Court in Nepal has ordered an inquiry into whether the tradition of worshipping a "living goddess" has led to the exploitation of girls. The tradition among a Hindu sect of worshipping the "goddess" - or Kumari - in Kathmandu is centuries-old.

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Fat boomers break artificial hips

The youngest of the Baby Boomers are wearing out their joints at a record pace, not because they're growing older but because they're getting fatter, a new study suggests.

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Nuke documents found in drug raid

A drug raid on a Los Alamos scientist's home in New Mexico turned up what appeared to be classified documents taken from the nuclear weapons lab, the FBI said Tuesday.

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'Weird Al' Yankovic finally hits the top 10

"Straight Outta Lynwood," has scored the enduring song parodist his biggest chart successes in a career that spans nearly three decades.

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Duped by Borat

When a gangly foreign reporter with broken English, bushy moustache and crumpled suit turned up at artist Linda Stein's New York studio, she thought she was helping spread the word about women's rights.

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Fourth and Goal: NFL Coaches Make Lousy Decisions

It''s fourth-and-goal in the first quarter of an important National Football League game. The fans rally for the coach to go for it, but they know he probably won''t. As usual, the kicker trots out.

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Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal.

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Freakiest Lab Animals Results

If it's genetically engineered, hybridized, cloned, recombined, or recombinated it has a chance to make it into this list ...

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Whitney Houston files for divorce

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Young urged to drink and drive

A Dutch scientist has been encouraging young people to drink and drive - on a racing track. Karel Brookhuis, of the University of Groningen, says his special course dissuades them from drink-driving for real.

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Mayor calls for prostitutes to counter extremism

A Russian mayor has called for prostitution to be made legal in a bid to wipe out a rising tide of extremism.

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Pakistan to vote on watered-down rape laws

Parliament is expected to vote this week to allow evidence in rape cases other than four male eyewitnesses.

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4 dead in Montreal shootings

Up to three gunman dressed in black army fatigues opened fire in a downtown Montreal college today and unconfirmed reports say four people have been killed.

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Jogger lost for days in swamp

A jogger who took a wrong turn during a lunch-time run in Florida ended up stuck in a swamp for four days. Volunteers searching for Eddie Meadows, 62, eventually found him 'stuck like glue' in a bog, reports The Times.

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Wanted: Assistant for Stephen Hawking

Wanted: Bright graduate student to assist world-famous scientist.

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Batsman plays on after heart attack

A cricketer carried on batting after suffering a heart attack at the crease. Jim Young, 57, scored another 12 for his village team despite crushing chest pains, reports the Mirror.

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'The Scream' recovered

Norwegian police recovered "The Scream" and another stolen masterpiece by Edvard Munch on Thursday, two years after the works were seized from a museum by gunmen.

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Sunscreen Can Damage Skin

When used properly, sunscreens are proven to prevent skin damage. But if not applied often enough, a sunscreen can actually enhance skin damage, according to a new study.

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Top 10 Ways to Destroy Earth

Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.

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New `Survivor' to Divide Tribes by Race

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The opening salvo of a new war

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Evangelicals reclaiming America

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Bollywood Superhero

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Virus holds files for ransom

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Are We All Aliens?

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