Ramos-Horta named as ETimor's new prime minister (AFP)
AFP - Nobel prize-winner Jose Ramos-Horta has been named as East Timor's new prime minister, President Xanana Gusmao announced, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the nation.
Source: news.yahoo.comPolice nab "Catch Me If You Can?" (Reuters) Reuters - An Australian woman nicknamed the "Catch Me If You Can Thief" appeared in court Friday charged with 34 counts of fraud after she was arrested with more than 100 fake identities and wigs.
Source: news.yahoo.comHearse driver fined for speeding (Reuters) 
Reuters - An Irish hearse driver has been fined for speeding -- while leading a funeral cortege.
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Piece of man's skull falls off, draws crowds (Reuters)
Reuters - Hundreds of people are thronging a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata to see a patient holding a piece of his own skull that fell off.
Source: news.yahoo.comTahoe bear swills booze with pizza snack (AP) AP - A bear cub drew a crowd of spectators at a Lake Tahoe neighborhood as it munched on barbecue-chicken-and-jalapeno pizza in the back seat of a vintage red Buick convertible.
Source: news.yahoo.comMacedonia's prime minister concedes defeat (AP) 
AP - Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski conceded defeat Friday to the nationalist opposition in Macedonia's parliamentary elections, a vote considered crucial for the tiny Balkan nation's aspirations of eventual membership in the European Union and NATO.
Source: news.yahoo.comIsrael authorizes deeper Gaza invasion (AP) 
AP - Israel stepped up pressure Wednesday on Hamas militants who launched improved, longer range rockets into the heart of a major Israeli city, authorizing the army to enter populated areas in northern Gaza.
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World Cup rant reborn as ring tone (Reuters)
Reuters - An over-zealous TV announcer's headline-making rant has become music to the ears of Chinese cellphone users, combining their love for mobile chatter and World Cup soccer into a single new accessory.
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