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If global warming persists, palm trees could grow in Antarctic
Palm trees, usually found in hot climatic conditions, could grow in the Antarctic within a few hundred years if climate change continues.
Hitler's nephew wanted to fight Nazis
A nephew of Adolf Hitler wrote a letter to then US president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 in which he begged to be allowed to enlist in the US Army to fight against his uncle's Nazi regime.
Worst air pollution in 2 yrs hits Hong Kong
The worst pollution in two years smothered Hong Kong for a second day on Thursday, prompting warnings to the old and sick to stay indoors and obscuring one of the world's most famous views.
China cracks down on terrorism: Courts in Xinjiang jail 20
China has sentenced 20 people to up to 15 years in jail for terrorist or separatist crimes in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Indian-Americans pressure US to cut aid to Pak
Ahead of the ISI chief's meeting with the Congressmen, Indian-Americans swooped down at the Capitol Hill on Thursday asking American lawmakers to cut all US aid to Pakistan.
Blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen welcomed to US
Congressional leaders united in welcoming dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, whose case has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing.
The Who fans swap 1979 tickets for upcoming concert
Ten fans of English rock band The Who traded in tickets from a canceled 1979 gig in Rhode Island for entry to the group's upcoming February show.
Vietnam soldier tortures monkeys, dismissed
State media in Vietnam say a soldier has been dismissed from the military after photos of him torturing two monkeys posted on Facebook outraged the public.
Pak wants all Indian TV channels out
Pakistan's defence establishment has demanded that the government should immediately close all illegal Indian TV channels to check "India's hostile agenda against Pakistan", according to a media report on Wednesday.
Record Oz drug haul from terracotta pots
Australian police on Tuesday seized a record half a tonne of the drug ice and heroin worth up to A$500 million ($525 million) hidden in a shipment of terracotta pots from Thailand.
Indian warships on goodwill visit to Israel
The Mediterranean tour of the four warships is being headed by Rear Admiral AR Karve.
'Pippa Middleton's backside better than her face'
After calling Adele fat, Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has now found fault with Pippa Middleton's face.
Bangla man considered 'dead' returns after 23 yrs
For 23 years, his family in Bangladesh thought he was dead. But then an anonymous caller informed a local official in May that he was alive and in jail in Pakistan.
US woman gets jail for stealing baby, raising it as her own
woman who snatched a newborn from a hospital more than two decades ago and raised the child as her own was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison by a judge who called it a "crime of selfishness" .
UN team visits North Korea after heavy rain kills 90
UN staff visited storm-pounded counties in North Korea on Tuesday, after two days of heavy rain submerged buildings, cut off power, flooded rice paddies and forced people and their livestock to climb onto rooftops for safety.
UN envoy visits Myanmar clash sites
A United Nations envoy has traveled to western Myanmar to investigate communal violence that left at least 78 dead and tens of thousands homeless.
Nepal records increase in tiger population
The rapidly dwindling population of the tigers has turned out to be a major worry for wildlife conservationists around the world, including in Nepal.
San Diego zoo sets record in Panda breeding
Officials say it's the sixth cub born at the zoo to Bai Yun, the most at a breeding facility outside of China.
Two tonnes of marijuana found in Mexican cemetery
Army troops found 2.2 tonnes of marijuana in a cemetery in Los Villa Nueva, a community in northeastern Mexico, said authorities
US has 'solemn duty' to stop Iran's nuke pursuits: Romney
US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, currently on a visit to Israel, emphasized that America has "a solemn duty and a moral imperative" to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry.
Bilawal Bhutto gets honours degree from Oxford
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's son Bilawal has been awarded a BA Honours degree at a convocation of the Oxford University.
Israel denies seeing US plans to attack Iran
The Israeli government has denied a newspaper report that the Obama administration's top security official has briefed the Jewish state's prime minister on US plans for a possible attack on Iran.
Whale stranded in Indonesia helped back to ocean
Rescuers in Indonesia say they have led a beached sperm whale back to the sea after hordes of spectators blocked its return for days.
Taliban kill Afghan govt official
Afghan officials say insurgents have shot and killed a government official in eastern Afghanistan.
Bomb joke tweeter wins landmark ruling
A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling.
Rehman Malik takes oath as senator
Rehman Malik, advisor to Pakistani prime minister on interior affairs, Friday took oath as a senator, weeks after he was forced to step down over his alleged British citizenship.
Smoking orangutan moved from Indonesian zoo
Indonesian zookeepers have moved an orangutan out of visitors' sight so she'll no longer smoke lit cigarettes people regularly throw into her cage.