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1. DJ Ötzi manager dies

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   A rap star died when he slipped on a platform in St Polten, Austria, and fell under the wheels of the train he was running to catch.

2. Kid has mouth taped up at kindergarten

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   Kindergarten teachers have been let off assault charges in Wertheim, Germany, after they admitted putting sticky tape over the mouths of four pupils to stop them screaming and spitting.

3. Man stabbed in supermarket

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   A crazed knifeman who hacked a supermarket customer to death at the butcher's counter was arrested by police in Berlin, Germany.

4. Man Travels With House On His Back

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   Chinese man Liu Lingchao never has to worry about being caught out in the rain after he built himself a mobile home that he carries on his shoulders everywhere he goes.

5. Car stopped with overloaded roof

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   This motorist was in one load of trouble when he was stopped by police driving across Europe with what looked like the entire contents of a garden shed strapped to the roof.

6. First bison baby born in wild in Germany

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   It's a big job for such small shoulders, even if he will stand seven feet tall and weigh more than a ton.

7. Monroe Exhibit Threat After Highway Robbery

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   An exhibition of clothing, photos and other items owned by screen legend Marilyn Monroe may not go ahead in Prague after one of the trucks packed with Marilyn materials en-route from Italy was stolen.

8. Polish Cops Stop Gumball Rally Driver Hasselhoff

   » Around the World » 2013-05-24

   X-Factor host and Baywatch star David Hasselhoff was stopped by police in Poland - because they wanted his photograph.

9. Mini Cell Power Plants May Hold Key To Age Extension

   » Around the World » 2013-05-24

   Swiss researchers say they have taken a step closer to unlocking the mystery of ageing after discovering the impact of a longevity gene in mice - and then managing to extend the life-span of worms by 60 percent thanks to a basic antibiotic treatment.

10. Boys Hospitalised After Eating Chemistry Homework

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    Three schoolboys were taken to hospital after eating their chemistry homework for a dare.

Tragic Ski Girl Dies
A 10-year-old British schoolgirl has died after skiing into a tree at high speed during a family holiday tragedy in the Austrian Alps.

Peak Performance
Police chiefs in Hamburg, Germany, are celebrating after new crime figures showed there wasn't a single bank robbery in the city last year.

Chinese Fakeaway
Chinese property developers who've been thwarted in a bid to buy up an entire Austrian village have settled on the next best thing - an entire life-sized replica.

Austrian children help Romanian kids
A charity project run by the middle school in Hippach has been recognised with an award for its social work by officials in Tyrol.

Mother kills disabled daughter because she couldnt take care of her any longer
A Romanian woman killed her 8 year-old disabled daughter on Wednesday (yesterday)because she couldn't pay for her care, Libertatea newspaper reports.

Policeman accused of sex with the son of his girlfriend
A Policeman from Vulcan, Western Romania is currently being investigated for having sex with a minor, the son of his girlfriend, Cancan newspaper informs today (Thurs).

Serial killer survivor walks away alive after fall
An 85 year-old woman who survived the most cruel and notorious serial killer in Romania some 40 years ago, recently fell from the first floor of her apartment building and she walked away safe and sound, Cancan newspaper reports today (Thurs).

The son of Qatar Airlines BA beaten up in Romania
The son of the Board of Administration of Qatar Airlines Akbar Al Baker, was beaten up over the weekend at the launching party of a posh club in Mamaia, at the Romanian Black Sea shore, Cancan newspaper reports.

Majority starts president’s suspension procedures
A day after the Social Liberal Union (USL) legislators dismissed with a large majority of votes the two Speakers of the Parliament, the Union started today the procedures for the suspension and possible impeachment of President Traian Basescu. This is the second time when the Parliament asks for Basescu’s suspension.

Some 177 Roma repatriated by French authorities to Romania
Some 177 Romanian citizens of Roma origin were repatriated on Tuesday night from Lille, France, Romania TV news channel informs today (Weds).