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                  as of Thu, 10 Nov 2005 13:13:01 GMT

    One-way ticket to Cambodia, please... (Reuters)

Reuters - The governor of a Cambodian province is suing an American
 Internet cafe owner over a Web site that promotes a sleepy corner of
 the war-scarred southeast Asian nation as an ideal place for people who
 want to kill themselves.

    Ostrich on loose tramples car in bid for freedom (Reuters)

Reuters - A runaway ostrich that eluded police caused severe damage when
 it attacked a Mercedes car during a three-hour rampage.

    N. Korea, US in tourist spat at Cold War frontier (Reuters)

Reuters - The truce village that straddles North and South Korea has
 become the site of a tourism tussle as U.S.-commanded forces and North
 Korea accused each other Wednesday of locking out visitors to a
 historic room.

    Pandas wed in the heat, rain of zoo (Reuters)

Reuters - Two pandas were married by proxy in Thailand Wednesday to mark
 the 28th birthday of their zoo and what officials hope is the start of
 their mating season.

    Sculpture breaks day-old modern-art price record (Reuters)

Reuters - A red-hot contemporary-art market notched another new price
 record on Wednesday, when a sculpture by David Smith sold at auction
 for $23.8 million and broke a mark for postwar art set just 24 hours
 earlier.

    Comedian Al Franken gets serious about politics (Reuters)

Reuters - He pioneered mock television news 30 years ago and wrote a
 satirical book about becoming the 44th president of the United States.

    Security Guard Fired for Seeing Ghosts (AP)

AP - A judge ruled that a former security guard who was fired for seeing
 ghosts cannot be denied unemployment benefits.

    Punctuation cop turns ire on bad manners (Reuters)

Reuters - When it comes to bad manners, today's society is pretty much a
 hopeless case, author Lynne Truss says.

    Chinese Try to Build Better Bra (AP)

AP - The Chinese are serious about building a better bra. There's now a
 degree in bra studies at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University.

    European grapplers may save Japan's ancient sport (Reuters)

Reuters - First came the Hawaiians, then the Mongolians and now the
 Europeans.

    Warm, Fuzzy Winter Bra Unveiled in Japan (AP)

AP - Furry, heated bras may soon appear in some Japanese wardrobes as
 the country prepares for "Warm Biz" -- a nationwide government campaign
 urging workers to bundle up and save energy on heating this winter.

    Body image causes lack of desire (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who lose their sexual desire as they age may not be the
 victims of hormonal changes but may be reacting to their own body
 image, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

    N.H. Clerk Caught Sleeping With Marijuana (AP)

AP - Police say a 19-year-old convenience store clerk fell asleep on two
 jobs this week: minding the store and selling drugs.

    Steinbeck's hometown votes tax boost for libraries (Reuters)

Reuters - Libraries in Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck's
 hometown of Salinas, California, will remain open after voters approved
 an increase in the local sales tax, according to election results
 posted on Wednesday.

    Woman Arrested for Stuffing Bird Into Bra (AP)

AP - A Florida woman has been arrested for padding her bra -- with a
 stolen parrot.

    APEC leaders' outfit "top secret" - Pusan mayor (Reuters)

Reuters - Last year, Pacific Rim leaders wore brightly coloured ponchos
 in Chile. They donned silk jackets in 2001 in Shanghai and will
 probably nestle themselves in silky sleeves again in South Korea.

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