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Dog Steps on Gun, Shoots U.S. Hunter in Buttocks

A bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat.

Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Potter says the 46-year-old Utah man was duck hunting with a friend when he climbed out of the boat to move decoys.

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Snakes Released in Indian Tax Office

An Indian snake-charmer released dozens of snakes in a government tax office to protest against officials who had not responded to his complaints about an application for land.

Local bureaucrats leapt onto their desks or ran out of the building in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh when Hakkul, who uses only one name, let his snakes -- including some poisonous cobras -- out of three bags on Tuesday.

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Victorious Lebanese Cage Fighter Brandishes Hizbullah Flag in the U.S.

Social networking websites were buzzing Wednesday with supportive and critical comments about a video showing Lebanese cage fighter Mohammed Ali victoriously brandishing a Hizbullah flag after delivering the knockout punch to his foe in the 11th Cage Fighting Championship held in the U.S.

Ali shouted “Ya Hussein (O Hussein)”, invoking the blessings of 7th century Shiite saint, Imam Hussein, before serving the final blow.

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Men Let it Grow for Charity

From the pencil-thin Errol Flynn version to the coiffed homage to Ming the Merciless, thousands of normally clean-shaven men across the world have been embracing the lost art of moustaches this month.

Almost 850,000 men from London to Singapore shaved carefully around their top lip during November as part of a global campaign to raise awareness and cash for men's cancers, almost double last year's registrations.

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Phony U.S. Doctor Accused of Using Cement in Surgery

Oneal Ron Morris claimed to be a plastic surgeon and allegedly offered low-cost household operations to sculpt sexy buttocks, fuller cheeks and luscious lips for clients in the U.S. state of Florida.

Using fake credentials, Morris is accused of using a dangerous mix of cement, an aerosol for flat tires and Super Glue to get results

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French Man Ordered to Pay Wife 10,000 Euros for Lack of Sex

A court in France has ordered a man to pay 10,000 Euros ($13,300) in damages to his long-frustrated ex-wife after he failed in his marriage "duties" by withholding sex from her for years.

In the May ruling, published on Tuesday in the Gazette du Palais judicial review, an appeals court in the southern city of Aix-en-Provence upheld an earlier decision to award the damages for "absence of sexual relations".

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Man Sues Former Hostages, Says They Broke Promise

Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages?

A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police. The couple has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.

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Toy Poodles to Join Japanese Police

Japanese police said Tuesday they will be taking on two new recruits -- a pair of toy poodles.

Two-year-old Fuga and one-year-old Karin have passed tests to become police canines for Tottori Prefecture Police, said a spokesman.

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Woman Alleges Affair with White House Hopeful Cain

An Atlanta businesswoman claimed she had a 13-year affair with Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, whose campaign has already been hurt by a rash of sexual harassment allegations.

Cain, a former pizza company executive who has faded back in the pack of Republicans seeking to take on President Barack Obama in November 2012, denied the allegations preemptively, shortly before the news broke.

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Japanese Man in Blond Wig Robs Cake Shop

A 64-year-old Japanese man in a blond wig robbed a Tokyo cake shop of nearly $10,000 before being brought down by store staff armed with laundry poles.

The jobless man used a survival knife to force an 18-year-old member of staff to hand over the cash, Jiji Press said Monday.

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