China steps up security crackdown in Tibet
BEIJING, China – Chinese security forces have stepped up a crackdown in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, two years after protests marking a failed 1959 uprising erupted in deadly violence, police and reports said Thursday.
German fails to prove atom-smasher will end world
BERLIN – A German woman fearing that Earth would be sucked into oblivion in a black hole failed on Tuesday in her court attempt to halt the world’s most powerful atom-smasher.
Russian traffic cop arrested after ‘eating bribe’
MOSCOW – A Siberian traffic policeman was arrested for taking a 2,000-ruble ($67-) bribe and then trying to conceal his crime by eating the money, investigators said Tuesday.
Ruffa falls ill after ‘Buzz’ walkout
MANILA, Philippines – Actress Ruffa Gutierrez fell ill on Monday a day after walking out of the set of entertainment talk show “The Buzz” due to an ongoing tiff with co-host Kris Aquino.
Phelps sets American swim record in state meet
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – Olympic swim star Michael Phelps has broken his own American record in the 200-yard butterfly, winning in 1min 39.65 secs at the Maryland State Championships at the US Naval Academy.