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A second auction of art and furniture once owned by fashion guru Yves Saint Laurent has raised 8.9 million euros ($13.22 million), up to three times the estimated amount, auctioneers Christie's said on Friday.

A rarely seen French secret report on Adolf Hitler is among thousands of documents on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the French National Archives.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): A Chinese boy aged 16 is said to have gobbled down 92 jiaozi (dumplings) in 15 minutes to win a who-can-eat-more contest.

Shrews, beware: a group of Indian husbands tired of being harassed by their wives are demanding the local government create a male protection society to address their grievances.

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Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.

New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.

New Delhi, November 19 (ANI): A 107-year-old woman has left everyone astounded after she started teething again.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A Chinese man, who is still unmarried, believes that his single status is because of the apartment he stays in.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): Huang Zhong, a farmer too possessive of his wife, was arrested last week after he extorted 100,000 yuan from a fellow villager for taking his wife to the county seat in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.

As Pakistanis face an acute shortage of sugar, some families have found an easily available alternative to sweeten their tea: instead of a spoonful of sugar, they dissolve sweets in their tea.

A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a $100,000 face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his ageing face does not scare children.

Concerns over the environment and terrorism have not only affected how people lived in the past decade but also their language, with "global warming" and "9/11" topping a list of the most used words of the 2000s.

Hundreds of Canadians who expected to start new jobs in call centers and retail stores during the holiday shopping season are instead manning food banks and soup kitchens with blessing of their new employer.

U.S. President Barack Obama took time out of his busy diplomatic schedule in China to meet with his half-brother, who lives in the southern part of the country -- but only for five minutes.

Russia's top health official has proposed that the country's fashion designers create trendy face masks to combat swine flu, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Melbourne, November 18 (ANI): A coffee shop with topless female staff is set to reopen its doors in the US.

An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving more than 600 kms (370 miles) after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday.

London, Nov 18 (ANI): A Brit woman was stunned to find out she was six months pregnant with her fourth child - because she had been sterilised 13 years back.

Vancouver will modify powerful audio equipment that critics say could be used as a "sonic gun" against protesters at next year's Winter Olympics, and stop any chance of using the device as a weapon, Vancouver police said on Tuesday.