Giant rat caught in China

Ok, disgusting!"The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast. The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing...

Australians Unhurt in China After Bus Hijacker Is Killed

" BEIJING, March 5 -- A man armed with explosives hijacked a bus carrying Australian tourists Wednesday in the historic city of Xian, a rare act of violence against foreign visitors to China. The man negotiated...

Silent Warriors Guard a Secret Tomb

Indiana Jones and Lara Croft will have to be very, very careful if they wish to explore the chamber described below; the fragility of the find has dictated that, so far, only remote sensors have plumbed its...

New recruit joins Terracotta Army

"A German art student briefly fooled police by posing as one of China's terracotta warriors at the heritage site in the ancient capital, Xian. Pablo Wendel, made up like an ancient warrior, jumped into a pit showcasing the 2,200-year-old pottery soldiers and stood motionless...

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