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An Australian federal government "baby bonus" of $3000 has gone into effect, and some women who planned Caesarean section deliveries put off the procedure to ensure they did not miss out on the new bonus.
An Alaska man whose truck collided head-on with another vehicle, killing two people in 2002, is on trial for murder with prosecutors saying the man was watching a DVD while driving.
China's capital Beijing, trying to flush away its reputation for primitive public toilets, plans to boost investment to build more lavatories and keep them stocked with toilet paper.
Florida inmates have begun paying a $4 monthly fee on their prison spending accounts — a fee that is charged even if a prisoner has no money or doesn't want an account.
Dingoes, the yellow native dogs of Australia, probably evolved from a very small group of pets brought by south-east Asian settlers, researchers have reported.
No one has ever seen or spoken to the Democratic nominee for California's 63rd Assembly District. Now, the mystery man has dropped out of the race as mysteriously as he joined it.
Coco, a 6-month-old golden retriever, is among a surging number of dogs in Japan enjoying a lifestyle many humans could only envy — weekend spa visits, pasta lunches at open-air cafes, designer clothing.
The first hint that the Chinese version of Bill Clinton's memoir might not be quite right is that for most of the book, he's not even telling the story.
A Japanese man flying to Ohio was arrested after he was seen writing down the words "suicide bomb," but he was released without charge after explaining that it was an impromptu English exercise.