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1. Princess caught driving in bus lane

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A princess bride caught driving down a bus lane days before her wedding has become caught up in a furious bust up with police.

2. 200 pigs on the run after slaughter truck overturns

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   Up to 200 pigs went on on the run after escaping when a truck taking them to a slaughterhouse overturned.

3. Grave robber dies after being buried alive in ancient tomb

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A grave robber died when he was buried alive after falling into a tomb he and pals were raiding.

4. Pensioner is roller blading star

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   Pensioner Wu Xiuying has clearly got a head for rollerblading.

5. Catapults against rat invasion

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A gang of market workers are taking on an invasion of rats in southern China - armed only with catapults.

6. Brit Girls Rape Horror in Russian Bikers Club

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A 32-year-old British girl has told Russian police how she was raped at a bikers' bar in Moscow while she watched a local rock band.

7. MP hides corpse in boot after hitting him in car

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A local Russian MP is facing 7 years in jail after traffic cops found the body of a dead pedestrian in his car boot.

8. Bullies kill schoolboy by stabbing him in eye with pencil

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A schoolboy died after bullies rammed a sharpened pencil into his eye as he tried to hide under a classroom table.

9. Kidnapped couple get engaged

   » Around the World » 2013-06-19

   A couple kidnapped by Colombian gangsters have had a double happy ending after being released and getting engaged to be married.

10. Bosses blame builder for time wasting after he falls 26ft of building site

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    A builder was ticked off by his bosses after falling through a hole at a building site and plummeting 26ft into a cellar.

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).