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Zena the staffordshire terrier is being hailed a hero after saving her three young Australian owners from a menacing tiger snake.

Zena the warrior dog leapt to the defence of the Schultz children Brendan 7, Jared, 6, and Sarah, 3 stopping the deadly reptile from sliding through an open screen door into the rumpus room where the children

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“For the dignity of a sovereign nation, Barack Obama’s monument in Menteng Park must be removed immediately.”

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JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities said Monday they are considering a petition to tear down a statue of US President Barack Obama as a boy, only a month after the bronze was unveiled in Jakarta.

The statue of “Little Barry” — as

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An election poster belongs to Mahinda Rajapakse (former sri lankan president and the current presidential candidate) – Image credit udurawana.com

Voting began this morning in Sri Lanka’s crucial presidential elections, which pits incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse against former army chief Sarath Fonseka with reports of violence in Tamil heartland of Jaffna.

Sultan Kosen (R) and He Pingping seen, during an event organised by the Guinness World Records in Istanbul.

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It was a giant handshake for He Pingping, world’s shortest man, when he met in this Turkish capital Sultan Kosen, who has been crowned the tallest man on earth.

The 21-year-old 73.66-centimetre (2 ft 5 in) tall, who hails from

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Google (blog) has published the satellite imagery of Haiti Before and After the Devastating Earthquake.

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We’ve worked closely with GeoEye throughout the afternoon to make their most recent satellite imagery of Haiti, taken at approximately 10:27am EST today, available as a KML overlay for Google Earth. You can

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