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UK man dressed as gorilla crawls through London Marathon

The London Marathon started five days ago, and Tom Harrison is nearly done. It's not that he's a slow runner. It's that he's ...

DNA from dirt: Tracing ancient humans found in 'empty' caves

No bones? No problem! Scientists say they've figured out a way to extract tiny traces of ancient human DNA from dirt in caves ...

Baby penguin chicks make debut at London Zoo

Two baby penguins are the latest additions to the penguin colony at London Zoo. One hatched on April 17, followed two days ...

Australian firefighters contend with pet crocodile

Firefighters who fought a blaze at a house in the tropical Australian city of Darwin on Thursday contended with the added ...

French tourist recovers in New Zealand after shark attack

A French tourist was recovering in a New Zealand hospital Thursday after a shark mauled her leg while she was bodyboarding ...

AP Explains: How Kenya's drought has turned into violence

The shooting of a novelist and conservationist in Kenya has drawn attention to the violent tensions between landowners and ...

Scientists say 'alien' fungus threatens European salamanders

Europe's salamanders could be decimated by a flesh-eating alien species that has already wreaked havoc in some parts of the ...

French man loses part of his leg in Hawaii shark attack

A man who witnessed a Hawaii shark attack says the victim is a French surfer who had part of a leg amputated but is in ...

Super Rugby: Lions maul Stormers, only Crusaders unbeaten

The Crusaders are the only unbeaten team left in Super Rugby after the Stormers' run came to an end on Saturday, beaten ...

Researchers name loud shrimp after Pink Floyd

A newly discovered species of shrimp that uses a bright pink claw to create a sound loud enough to kill small fish has been ...

Pair of giant panda cubs from China greeted in Netherlands

Two giant panda cubs are being prepared for a new life at a zoo in the Netherlands following a long airplane flight from ...

Austrian town abuzz after theft of some 1 million bees

A town south of Vienna is abuzz over the reported theft of dozens of beehives, containing about 1 million bees, from a local ...

Secretary bird at German park gets new leg from 3-D printer

Soeckchen the secretary bird is now strutting around her home in northern Germany with an artificial leg produced using a 3-D ...

Hundreds protest stray dog poisonings in Macedonia

Hundreds of people have gathered in Macedonia's capital of Skopje to protest a recent spate of stray dog poisonings in ...

Riga mayor talks about potholes, interrupted by cat

The mayor of Latvia's capital, Riga, was talking about the city's efforts to fix potholes during his weekly online ...

Stone Age cannibals: Hunting each other not worth the hassle

You know those snacks that are OK if they're handy, but not worth the bother if you have to go track them down? Our Stone Age ...

German zoo investigating elephant-abuse allegation

Germany's Hannover zoo says it will investigate its keepers' treatment of elephants after the animal rights group People for ...

Chinese president promises pandas to Finland on state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday agreed to send a pair of pandas to Finland, the latest installment of his country's ...

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First minister talks of global role of independent Scotland

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Tuesday that independence from the United Kingdom, combined with partnerships ...

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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visits California

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signed a climate change agreement with California Gov. Jerry Brown at the start ...