British top private school in poison soup mystery
LONDON – An investigation has begun at one of Britain’s most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils’ soup, police said on Wednesday.
Irate Brazil artist adds randy bulls to CowParade art exhibit
SAO PAULO, Brazil – A Brazilian artist launched a subversive protest against the popular “CowParade” travelling art exhibit, which he deemed an affront to his country’s homegrown art scene.
9 QC villages at ‘high-risk’ from measles
MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City Health Department on Wednesday said it is monitoring 9 “high-risk” barangays for possible measles outbreak.
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.