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A day at the zoo — in Yemen (PHOTOS)

Tik RootJune 9, 2013 06:31
SANA’A, Yemen — For just 100 riyals ($0.46), visitors of the Sana’a Zoo in Yemen’s capital can peruse a bizarre collection of animals that showcases pigeons over monkeys and alligators – and that hosts Arabian Leopards sixteen times as rare as the Giant Panda.

The queen’s tweets

Corinne PurtillJune 8, 2013 06:26
  LONDON — There are no “selfies.” No late-night rants or public feuds with foreign royal figures. No pictures of corgis with “LOL!!!” captions. But with nearly a half-million followers, The British Monarchy — the queen’s official Twitter account — is one of a steadily increasing number of official social media channels shaping the royals’ public image.

Hedge fund manager weds Swedish royal

Julia La Roche, Business InsiderJune 7, 2013 14:17
New York-based hedge funder Christopher O'Neill is marrying Swedish princess Madeleine tomorrow in a ceremony at the Royal Palace chapel in Stockholm, the Associated Press reports. O'Neill, 38, is a partner and head of research at Noster Capital, a value investing hedge fund. Princess Madeline, the Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, met O'Neill when she moved to New York City's Upper East Side after breaking off her engagement with Swedish attorney Jonas Bergstrom back in 2010.

French President Hollande calls Japan's people 'Chinese' on Tokyo visit

June 7, 2013 10:39
When you are an official head of state visiting a foreign country there are certain things that it is imperative to get right — and the name of your host's people is pretty high on that list. French President Francois Hollande broke that cardinal rule during a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he confused his Japanese hosts with the Chinese. 

Woah baby! Woman who didn't know she was pregnant gives birth after a run

June 6, 2013 16:30
Most people probably experience a bit of pain after finishing a 9-mile run but not the kind that Trish Staine found herself in on Sunday. The Minnesota woman was training for a half-marathon when she was hit with excruciating back pain. "I was yelling and screaming -- I thought I was dying," Staine said. The next day she was holding onto her brand new baby girl.

Steven Seagal: International man of mystery

June 7, 2013 09:01
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The fact that Steven Seagal is the new face of the Russian weapons industry raises many questions, among them: why is he doing this? Sure, he's been buddies with Putin for a while now, but this is a whole new level. Does he need the money now that his film career is a thing of the past? Or is it all about the tough-guy image? Who is the real Steven Seagal?

Taco Bell employee axed over licking incident

June 5, 2013 14:04
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A none-too-social-media savvy Taco Bell employee has been fired from his position after he snapped a photo of himself licking a stack of hard taco shells at one of the franchise's restaurants.

Massive 1,300 pound shark caught off California beach

June 5, 2013 13:15
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An enormous mako shark weighing in at over 1,300 pounds was caught by a Texas fisherman off Huntington Beach, California on Tuesday, likely breaking a world record — and stirring up controversy among both conservationists and other fishermen.
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