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Teens converted skull into bong
09/05/2008 20:00
Three US teenagers have been arrested after two of them told police they dug up a grave, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong.

Prior assault boosts PTSD risk
09/05/2008 18:57
Navy researchers have reported that men and women who were assaulted before entering military service are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder.

Karlsson shoots course record
09/05/2008 20:01
SA's Hennie Otto is two strokes behind Robert Karlsson of Sweden who shot a course record to take the lead after the second round of the Italian Open.

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Stocking up on staffing
09/05/2008 20:52
Kelly and Adcorp dominate the staff placement sector. But there is a third option for investors who want to benefit from this buoyant business.

Homes wrecked by US storms
09/05/2008 19:59
Authorities have begun combing through the wreckage caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.

Foreign donors give freely
09/05/2008 20:00
The Myanmar junta's stubborn refusal to let in foreign aid worker has not stopped donors - including Bill Gates - from opening their wallets.

Katrina victim wins $97m
09/05/2008 20:00
A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina has claimed a $97m prize - he bought the lottery ticket for $1.

Zuma: End alliance tension
09/05/2008 20:05
ANC president Jacob Zuma has called for the "chapter of tension and mistrust" between the ruling party and its alliance partners to be closed.

Cops arrest J Arthur Brown
09/05/2008 18:42
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown has been arrested on charges of theft, fraud and money laundering, the NPA has said.

Mbeki, Mugabe meet in Zim
09/05/2008 17:18
SA President Thabo Mbeki has held intensive talks with veteran counterpart Robert Mugabe over Zimbabwe's post-election crisis, as a dramatic rise in violence is reported.

Federer shocked by Stepanek
09/05/2008 18:42
Czech Radek Stepanek has stunned an out-of-sorts world number one Roger Federer to qualify for the Rome Masters semi-finals.

Small-scale farmers demand land
09/05/2008 18:43
Small-scale farmers from the Western and Northern Cape provinces have marched to Parliament in protest against government's "sluggish" land reform programme.

Memorial for apartheid heroes
09/05/2008 18:43
The Freedom Park Trust has signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a partnership that aims to honour liberation heroes from the area.

Rates: 70% change of Aug hike
09/05/2008 16:57
The money market is convinced rates will be hiked on June 12, and is starting to price in a 70% chance of another rate hike in August.

Sahara 'slowly became green'
09/05/2008 18:56
According to a new study which clashes with the theory that desertification came abruptly, the Sahara become the world's biggest hot desert after fading from green.

Ex-student donates kidney
09/05/2008 16:17
Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, a former student has become her English teacher's favourite student, after donating a kidney to her.

Singh's slap leads to inquiry
09/05/2008 18:21
Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has appeared before an inquiry commissioner investigating his slapping of a rival player during a domestic Twenty20 tournament.

SA men jailed in Britain
09/05/2008 16:02
Two South Africans who overstayed their British visas have been jailed for life for the murders of two men strangled during a series of violent muggings.

US woman expecting 18th child
09/05/2008 16:16
A 41-year-old US woman is pregnant - for the 18th time. She has been pregnant for more than 11 years of her life.

Bruce can stop Man United
09/05/2008 18:18
Steve Bruce has won three league titles as a Manchester United player. Now, as Wigan manager, he could stop the Red Devils from winning another.

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