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London, Nov 5 (ANI): A 16-yr-old Brit girl who is 6ft 5in tall has revealed that she would like to grow taller.

London, Nov 4 (ANI): Brit police officers have been ordered not to change the tyres on their patrol cars if they get a flat - due to health and safety fears.

London, November 4 (ANI): A Buddhist bank robber is facing disappointment after a court rejected his request for his cat to have visiting rights - despite his plea that the feline is the reincarnation of his dead mum.

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Even as the prime minister Wednesday emphasised on equitable growth and guaranteeing legitimate rights of tribals, members of various tribes staged a protest in the capital demanding their right over forest land.

London, Nov 2 (ANI): A UFO has reportedly been caught on tape beaming up a buffalo into their spaceship.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) A Malaysian state government fretting about rising divorces said Monday it will offer classes on romance to help Muslim couples stay together even encourage them to bathe together to promote intimacy.

London, October 31 (ANI): A court in Italy has chopped a murderer's prison term after his genes were linked to violent behaviour.

London, October 31 (ANI): A German plastic surgeon has revealed how he 'built' himself a perfect wife after performing eight surgeries to change her chest, thighs, eyes and face.

Melbourne, October 30 (ANI): Most people would prefer being stranded on a desert island with their dog than a human, a new study has found.

London, October 30 (ANI): A British woman could hold the claim of a serial bride after making reported arrangements to tie the knot for the eighth time.

London, October 29 (ANI): A blogger has been soaring in popularity after becoming the world's first owl to post tweets on hit microblogging website Twitter.

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 28 (ANI): A Chinese baby boy, who was born aboard an AirAsia plane, has been named Asia Liew Ya Hang after the plane.

Sydney, October 28 (ANI): A man in Sydney is seeking up to 600,000 dollars in damages from British Airways, alleging he was forced to endure a long-haul flight in a broken seat.

Dudhwa (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 11 (IANS) A fierce turf war is raging among rhinos in the Dudhwa National Park. With the rhino population rising to 29 with the birth of another calf in mid-September, the fight over food and territory has become intense, say concerned forest officials.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) With less than three months to go for the Copenhagen conference on climate change, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen comes here on a day-long visit Friday to enlist India's support for a new global deal to slash carbon emissions.

Shimla, Sep 8 (IANS) There was moderate snowfall and rain at many places in Himachal Pradesh early Tuesday, bringing the temperatures down considerably.

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) With the monsoon set to withdraw in north-west India in mid-September, a draft report by the agriculture ministry has said the Aila cyclone that hit West Bengal and other east Indian states in May disturbed the normal monsoon pattern just after it set in and 'discharged the system completely.

Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu Monday termed the beach erosion along the state's 105-km long coast as a matter of 'serious concern'.

Tokyo, Sep 7 (DPA) Japan's premier-designate said Monday that his incoming government wants to make deeper cuts in the country's emissions of greenhouse gases.

Ranchi, Sep 7 (IANS) A month after all the districts of Jharkhand were declared drought affected, many parts of the state are facing the threat of floods, an official said here Monday.