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Driver uses cardboard Trump head in carpool lane

Associated Press | Updated at 02:48am on October 01, 2016

A cardboard cutout of a head in a passenger seat definitely caught the attention of a Washington State Patrol trooper Tuesday morning.
Archaeologists discover pre-Columbian tombs in Guatemala

Reuters | Updated at 02:45am on October 01, 2016

Guatemalan archaeologists hope two tombs uncovered in Peten, Guatemala, will shed light on a clash between two kingdoms located in the Maya Lowlands during the...
Rangers try gaming technology to protect African wildlife

Reuters | Updated at 02:42am on October 01, 2016

The campaign to track down poachers and protect endangered species in Africa's embattled reserves is tapping into the technology used in the virtual world of...
McDonald's offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan

Reuters | Updated at 02:34am on October 01, 2016

For those who can't get enough of pumpkin-flavoured treats during Halloween, McDonald's Japan is offering french fries covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce....
Northern Lights trump street lights in Iceland

Agence France-Presse | Updated at 02:31am on October 01, 2016

Street lighting in Reykjavik will be switched off for an hour Wednesday evening to give residents of the Icelandic capital a better view of the...
Duterte 'happy to slaughter' drug suspects; mentions Hitler

Associated Press | Updated at 02:28am on October 01, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and...
Police raid Morocco market after rumours of sex dolls

Agence France-Presse. Rabat | Updated at 02:22am on October 01, 2016

Police raided a market in Morocco on Thursday after rumours spread on social media that stores there were selling inflatable sex dolls, which are banned...
Two accused in South African court for 'freeing' penguin

Agence France-Presse. Port Elizabeth | Updated at 02:17am on October 01, 2016

Two men have appeared in court in South Africa accused of stealing a penguin called ‘Buddy’ from a marine park and releasing him into the...