France to ban 'psychological violence' in marriage

" PARIS — France is to pass a law banning "psychological violence within the couple" and study the idea of tagging violent partners to prevent them stalking their victims, the government said Wednesday. Prime...

Couple Pushes Stolen ATM With Cart, Escapes Unnoticed

A San Diego couple has stolen an ATM machine from a local cafe. And, as if this was not enough of a strange occurrence, the two did not bother to hide the ATM, choosing to place it on a cart instead. The couple than pushed the stolen ATM in a cart down the street in broad...

Husband In Longest Marriage Dies

Britain's longest marriage lasted 81 years. Frank and Anita Milford met at a YMCA dance in Plymouth, Devon, in 1926 - the year of the invention of penicillin. The couple married two years later. Frank Milford was 101 when he passed away. Frank and Anita Milford had two...

Girl Penguin Breaks up Chick Raising Male Penguin Couple

Two male penguins named Harry and Pepper have been together for six years, acting in all ways as a nesting couple. When a penguin male/female couple would not care for their egg Pepper and Harry were allowed to...

Activists welcome India gay ruling

This is one step andit may go no furtherthan this in India, at least for several years." Gay rights activists in India say a ruling by the Delhi High Court decriminalising homosexuality in the country is a landmark. The judgement overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which...

Same-sex couple with kids denied family rate at their local pool

A same-sex couple with three foster children were denied a family rate to their local community pool in eastern Idaho, because the state does not recognize their family as a real family. Amber Koger and Jeri Underwood have three foster children and they wanted to go swim in...

Hitched or Ditched premieres on the CW: reality television?

The new TV show 'Hitched or Ditched' premieres on the CW Network tonight, and critics are already saying its the worst example of reality television to date. In every episode, there is a couple that is given an all-expenses paid wedding that has to be planned and executed in...

NZ hunts accidental millionaires

" Police in New Zealand are searching for a couple who disappeared after a banking blunder deposited NZ$10m (£3.9m, US$6m) in their account. The couple had applied for a NZ$10,000 overdraft but received NZ$10m in their business account instead, part of which they withdrew,...

World Fertilty Rates by Country - Rise and Decline of Cultures

"Why is fertility rate important? Fertility rate is, basically, the number of children that the average woman will have in her lifetime. If the average woman has exactly two children in her lifetime, this is just...

Couple really gets down 'n' dirty

It's a far cry from a fireplace and a bear rug.  Spring is in the air and so is the smell of garbage.  Apparently for some it's an aphrodesiac "SAANICH, B.C. - A Saanich, B.C., police officer who...

Couple married for 67 years die hours apart from each other

A couple in Kansas that had been married for 67 years, died just hours apart from each other. Arnita Yingling died first in her sleep on Saturday at the family home at age 93, and just six hours later her husband Lyle, 95, died at a nearby nursing home. Their funeral was held...

Rihanna takes Brown back

" RIHANNA has reunited with Chris Brown, less than three weeks after an alleged assault by Brown left the singer injured, news reports say.  ``They are together again. They care for each other,'' People.com...

Police arrest Muslim couple in Spain for 'jihad videos'

" Police say they have arrested a Spanish soldier and his girlfriend for making and distributing videos promoting 'jihad,' or holy war, and calling for attacks in Spain. A police statement said the couple detained Tuesday in the southern city of Granada have...

Elderly Couple Missing from Carnival Cruise Ship

An elderly couple is missing from a Carnival Cruise ship that sails out of California and are "presumed to have gone overboard." "A statement released overnight by Carnival says the 90-year-old man and his...

UK Missionaries found guilty of sedition - jailed in Gambia

UK missionary couple David and Fiona Fulton have been jailed for 1 year with hard labour in Gambia for sending e-mails that criticised the ruling government. NP's Dave Keating highlighted their arrest earlier...

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