2-year-old Cat survives after being shot in the head with an arrow in MississippiOctober 2nd, 2009 Cat survives after being shot in head with arrowLEARNED, Miss. — BC the cat survived, but likely used up one of his nine lives when someone shot an arrow through his head.
Defense Ministry: Arctic Sea crew, hijackers being flown to Moscow on Russian air force planesAugust 20th, 2009 Arctic Sea crew, hijackers to arrive in MoscowMOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry says the crew and the suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea freighter are being flown to Moscow from Cape Verde by the Russian air force. Ministry spokesman Col.
Russia: US-Russian summit was 'groundbreaking'July 9th, 2009 Russia: US-Russian summit was 'groundbreaking'MOSCOW — A high-level Russian diplomat says the recent U.S.-Russia summit was "groundbreaking" for relations between the old Cold War adversaries. U.S. President Barack Obama visited Moscow on Monday and Tuesday with the goal of resetting ties.
Wisconsin window washer survives 6-story fall from bank, bounces off building's entryway roofJune 17th, 2009 Wis. man survives 6-story fall from bank buildingMILWAUKEE — A window washer survived a six-story fall from a bank building with one thought in mind — when was his safety rope going to catch?
It never did. "I kept falling," 21-year-old Alex Clay said in a phone interview Tuesday night from Luther Hospital in Eau Claire.
What a hoot! Minn. owl survives another close call after being struck by an SUVJune 15th, 2009 Owl survives again after being hit hard by SUVMINNEAPOLIS — This great horned owl is one lucky, or unlucky, bird — depending how you look at it. A fish hook got stuck on her wing in a Burnsville lake in 2007, but she was rescued, treated, and released.
Israeli woman survives attempt at suicide by train, video captured on closed circuit TVJune 2nd, 2009 Woman survives attempt at suicide by trainJERUSALEM — An Israeli woman laid herself on the tracks just before a train roared through a crossing in an apparent suicide attempt. But seconds after the train passed, she got up and walked away almost unhurt.
Report: huge gas pipeline explosion in Moscow, 3 injuredMay 10th, 2009 Report: gas pipeline explosion in MoscowMOSCOW — Russian news agencies are reporting a giant explosion and fire at a gas pipeline near a gasoline filling station in southeast Moscow. Interfax cited Russia's Interior Ministry as saying that at least three people are being treated for burns.
Drunk Russian jumps twice from fifth-floor flat, escapes unharmedApril 8th, 2009 MOSCOW - A 22-year-old Russian man suffered minor injuries after leaping out of a fifth-storey window twice following a drinking binge, Russia's Life.ru news website reported Wednesday. Together with two friends, the jumper, identified only as Alexei, drank three bottles of vodka.
One killed in Dhaka shopping complex fireMarch 14th, 2009 DHAKA - One firefighter was killed and at least 17 people were injured after a fire broke out at Bangladesh's biggest shopping complex in the capital city Dhaka Friday afternoon. A firefighter of the Basundhara Group, the owner of the shopping complex, was killed in the fire in the 19-storey building, the Information officer of the Shamorita Hospital Protit Kumar said.
Canadian survives plunge down Niagara FallsMarch 12th, 2009 TORONTO - An unnamed Canadian man survived a fall down the Niagara Falls Tuesday - the second time in history that anyone stayed alive after an unprotected plunge down the 173-metre-deep falls. In October 2003, American Kirk Jones created history by becoming the first person to survive an unassisted drop down the Niagara Falls.
Heavy snowfall causes 6,000 accidents, 24 deaths in MoscowFebruary 15th, 2009 MOSCOW - Heavy snowfall in Moscow and in the surrounding areas caused more than 6,000 traffic accidents over the weekend that resulted in 24 deaths, the police said Monday. According to Moscow's traffic police department, a total of 4,200 car accidents were registered Saturday and Sunday in the capital, in which four people were killed and 78 injured.
Mumbai youths pay homage to terror attack victims on R-DayJanuary 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - A Mumbai youth embarked on a bicycle journey to Delhi while another climbed a 45-storey tower here to mark India's 60th Republic Day and pay homage to those killed in the terror attack on the nation's financial capital two months ago. Chief Minister Ashok Chavan flaged off Vinod Poonamiya's bicycle tour from near the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, one of the sites of the Nov 26 terror attacks.
Mink coats worth $77,000 stolen in MoscowJanuary 18th, 2009 MOSCOW - Thieves have stolen 30 mink coats worth 2.5 million roubles ($77,000) from a shop in southeast Moscow, a police source said Monday. 'The attackers picked the lock and entered the shop (Sunday) ...making off with 30 mink coats,' the source said.
Medvedev says Moscow gas summit was usefulJanuary 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday said the Moscow summit aimed at ending the gas dispute between Moscow and Kiev was useful. Medvedev told a press conference after the summit that he wanted Russian gas supplies to Europe to resume within the next few days.
German sleepwalker dies after seven-storey fallDecember 30th, 2008 ULM - An 18-year-old sleepwalker who climbed out of his bedroom window while asleep died of his injuries after falling seven storeys, the German police said Wednesday. His family, who had worried for years about his disorder, called emergency services at 5 a.m.
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