France in talks on surrender of Ivory Coast strongman

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• France in talks on surrender of Ivory Coast strongman
• Sea radiation is another blow to Japan's fishermen
• He showed girlfriend’s body on webcam after murdering her
• UN plane crashes in Congo, killing 32
• Couple survives (natural) disaster honeymoon
• Soldier's eyelids glued shut in initiation ceremony
• Australian teen's parking app a big hit
• Gaddafi's nurse says he was called 'Papa'
• At 84, a city's last geisha defies time
• Lankans 'gave up joy' for Indians: Rajapaksa

France in talks on surrender of Ivory Coast strongman Posted: The French government said Tuesday that it was helping negotiate the surrender of Ivory Coast's strongman, Laurent Gbagbo, a day after the United Nations and France struck targets at his residence, his offices and two of his military bases in a significant escalation of the international intervention into the political crisis engulfing the nation.

Sea radiation is another blow to Japan's fishermen Posted: Fishermen who lost their homes and boats in Japan's tsunami now fear radioactive water gushing into the Pacific Ocean from a crippled nuclear plant could cost them their livelihoods.

He showed girlfriend’s body on webcam after murdering her Posted: A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend used a webcam to show her body to his father, who notified authorities before the young man could harm his girlfriend's younger sister, police said Tuesday.

UN plane crashes in Congo, killing 32 Posted: A United Nations plane crashed as it was landing in Kinshasa, Congo, on Monday, killing 32 of the 33 people aboard, United Nations officials said.

Couple survives (natural) disaster honeymoon Posted: When Stefan and Erika Svanstrom of Stockholm set out on their 4-month-long honeymoon with their baby girl on December 6, they say they got more than they bargained for: Immediately they were stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe's worst snowstorms, he said.

Soldier's eyelids glued shut in initiation ceremony Posted: The eyelids of a British teenaged soldier were glued together in an initiation ceremony and doctors had to cut them open, leaving the soldier without eyelashes. The Sun reported that 17-year-old Scott Parker of 2 Royal Anglian Regiment screamed as he was allegedly strapped down before the glue was poured on him at the Dhekelia base in Cyprus.

Australian teen's parking app a big hit Posted: An Australian teenager's iPhone app that helps users remember where they parked their car and lets them know when their parking time was running out has become a huge hit. Brandon Cowan, 17, a student at Masada College in Sydney's North Shore, developed the iParkedHere iPhone app with friend Hilton Rosenfeld, Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Gaddafi's nurse says he was called 'Papa' Posted: A Ukrainian nurse, who has treated Muammar Gaddafi, today dismissed reports that the Libyan strongman had a "voluptuous blonde" as a mistress, but said the leader was in good health.

At 84, a city's last geisha defies time Posted: Tsuyako Ito's mother carried her in her first tsunami in 1933, but in March, it was an admirer who took the last geisha of Kamaishi, Japan, to higher ground.

Lankans 'gave up joy' for Indians: Rajapaksa Posted: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday hailed the returning national cricket team after their efforts in reaching the World Cup final -- which they lost to India. Rajapaksa said the defeat was a disappointment to the nation of 20 million but added that "Sri Lankans took the defeat with dignity."

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