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Want a drive with De Niro? Hail a Sarajevo taxi

SARAJEVO Hundreds of Sarajevo taxi drivers have stuck posters of Robert De Niro on their cabs in tribute to the actor who will open the city's film festival on Friday with a screening of "Taxi Driver".

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Extreme runner wants to be reunited with Chinese stray dog

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Aug 05 2016

Famed flamingo Pinky dead in Florida after man attacks it

TAMPA, Fla. A Chilean flamingo named Pinky which was known for its dancing was euthanized at a Florida theme park after being badly injured by a man who reached into its pen and threw it to the ground, Tampa police said on Wednesday.

Aug 03 2016

Some fish tackle ocean global warming by pretending it's night

OSLO Some fish may cope with the changing chemistry of the oceans linked to global warming by permanently setting their body defenses to night-time levels, the time of day when they find sea water least hospitable, a study said on Monday.

A purrfect rescue: Italian coast guard saves drowning kitten

ROME A tiny kitten that went for an ill-advised swim in the Sicilian sea has hung on to eight of its nine lives, thanks to a rescue mission by Italy's coast guard.

Aug 05 2016

California burglars caught passed out in their car at crime scene

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Note to burglars -- don't fall asleep outside the place you just burglarized with your vehicle full of the loot.

U.S., Aug 12 2016