Presidential chefs swap recipes for world diplomacy
PARIS - A handful of people in the world know that German Chancellor Angela Merkel loves popping over to Paris because of her penchant for French cuisine, while it's best to avoid serving artichokes to French President Francois Hollande.
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Life not so ruff for India's pampered pooches
NEW DELHI - Oreo marked her birthday this year with a pool party in a posh New Delhi neighborhood. Nothing unusual - except that the two-year-old is a dog. | Video
Telling tales in Tate Modern's huge Turbine Hall
LONDON - Visitors to London's Tate Modern gallery this Summer may find themselves holding a conversation with a complete stranger in a cavernous hall as part of a piece of art.
Shark kills surfer off France's Reunion island
SAINT-DENIS EN REUNION, France - A shark mauled a surfer to death on Monday in an attack off the coast of France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion, emergency services said.
Thailand: Land of smiles or tourist trap?
BANGKOK - Two Canadian sisters die mysteriously in their rented bungalow on an idyllic Thai island, believed poisoned. Less than a week later, a 60-year-old Australian woman is stabbed to death in a botched robbery outside a luxury resort in Phuket.
Iran's "chicken crisis" is simmering political issue
DUBAI - Earlier this month, Iran's national police chief ventured boldly into what has become known as the country's "chicken crisis." The feathers haven't stopped flying since.
A bus that does push-ups
A London bus has been transformed into a robotic sculpture which can perform push-ups, which the creator hopes will become an unofficial mascot of the Olympic Games.
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