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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/odd/afp odd Offbeat - AFP en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:19 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/odd/afp http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/franceliteratureoffbeat_20100209173527 afp/20100209/franceliteratureoffbeat AFP odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:21:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/franceliteratureoffbeat_20100209173527"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265711246796-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=4LAmnC5KVNVzF8XEeMdQmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy, seen here in April 2009, has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical daily.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0" /></a>AFP - French celebrity intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy has been caught red-faced quoting a "Botulist" philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical weekly.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/franceliteratureoffbeat_20100209173527"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265711246796-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=4LAmnC5KVNVzF8XEeMdQmQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Leading French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy, seen here in April 2009, has been caught red-faced for praising the work of a philosopher who, it turns out, was invented as a joke by a journalist from a satirical daily.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/uspoliticspalinhand_20100209040600 afp/20100209/uspoliticspalinhand AFP odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:03:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/uspoliticspalinhand_20100209040600"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265688137678-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=WifE8_UOW.Lo4DE4cRkxhw--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech. Palin was shown to have the words "Energy," "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" scrawled on her hand during the question-and-answer session of a speech late Saturday to the Republican Tea Party movement.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/od_afp/uspoliticspalinhand_20100209040600"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265688137678-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=WifE8_UOW.Lo4DE4cRkxhw--" align="left" height="111" width="130" alt="photo" title="Conservative superstar Sarah Palin came in for ridicule from her critics, after published news photos showed her referring to talking points scribbled on the palm of her hand during a major speech. Palin was shown to have the words "Energy," "Tax" and "Lift American Spirits" scrawled on her hand during the question-and-answer session of a speech late Saturday to the Republican Tea Party movement.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bill Pugliano)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat_20100208193730 afp/20100208/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat AFP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:37:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat_20100208193730"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265657776884-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5YFzztZkxqFsdDwsKCl7pg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Mao Asada of Japan performs in the exhibition gala during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, about 240 km south of Seoul, on January 30, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's figure skating star Mao Asada has captured her first honour at the Winter Olympics by having a hot dog named after her by a street vendor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat_20100208193730"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265657776884-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5YFzztZkxqFsdDwsKCl7pg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Mao Asada of Japan performs in the exhibition gala during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, about 240 km south of Seoul, on January 30, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/britainpoliticshealthoffbeat_20100208154724 afp/20100208/britainpoliticshealthoffbeat AFP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:36:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/britainpoliticshealthoffbeat_20100208154724"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642632001-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=wb.Dm7n.rYvtL9WGH9Vluw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Election fever is mounting in Britain, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing himself for the campaign trail by eating up to nine bananas a day, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Election fever is mounting in Britain, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing himself for the campaign trail by eating up to nine bananas a day, a newspaper reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/od_afp/britainpoliticshealthoffbeat_20100208154724"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265642632001-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=wb.Dm7n.rYvtL9WGH9Vluw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Election fever is mounting in Britain, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing himself for the campaign trail by eating up to nine bananas a day, a newspaper has reported.(AFP/File/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_canada_afp/oly2010lugelynxoffbeat_20100209001212 afp/20100209/oly2010lugelynxoffbeat AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:11:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_canada_afp/oly2010lugelynxoffbeat_20100209001212"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265674271567-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=nxP4CfGWdmBpj9y3HL3W1A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="View of the Whistler Sliding Centre, host of the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions for the upcomimg Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. After days fretting over snow and protesters, Winter Olympics officials were confronted with reports of a wild animal, identified as a small lynx on the loose at the Whistler sliding centre here on Monday.(AFP/File/Stephanie Lamy)" border="0" /></a>AFP - After days fretting over snow and protesters, Winter Olympics officials were confronted with reports of a wild animal on the loose at the Whistler sliding centre here on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_canada_afp/oly2010lugelynxoffbeat_20100209001212"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265674271567-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=nxP4CfGWdmBpj9y3HL3W1A--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="View of the Whistler Sliding Centre, host of the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge competitions for the upcomimg Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. After days fretting over snow and protesters, Winter Olympics officials were confronted with reports of a wild animal, identified as a small lynx on the loose at the Whistler sliding centre here on Monday.(AFP/File/Stephanie Lamy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/usdiplomacymarriageclintonoffbeat_20100207203306 afp/20100207/usdiplomacymarriageclintonoffbeat AFP odd Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:32:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/usdiplomacymarriageclintonoffbeat_20100207203306"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265574722768-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=J5WzxFJRb3oTAVwKC9N47A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Chelsea Clinton are pictured in New York City in 2009. She's known for making tough decisions, but top US diplomat Hillary Clinton divulged Sunday that she is still trying to decide what to wear to daughter Chelsea's wedding later this year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0" /></a>AFP - She's known for making tough decisions, but top US diplomat Hillary Clinton divulged Sunday that she is still trying to decide what to wear to daughter Chelsea's wedding later this year.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/usdiplomacymarriageclintonoffbeat_20100207203306"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265574722768-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=J5WzxFJRb3oTAVwKC9N47A--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) and Chelsea Clinton are pictured in New York City in 2009. She's known for making tough decisions, but top US diplomat Hillary Clinton divulged Sunday that she is still trying to decide what to wear to daughter Chelsea's wedding later this year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/ukrainevotesexprotestoffbeat_20100207193624 afp/20100207/ukrainevotesexprotestoffbeat AFP odd Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:34:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/ukrainevotesexprotestoffbeat_20100207193624"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265571242268-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=GFB3_CPWoEm3.cqw6Kk.gg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN stage a protest at a polling station in Kiev. Four young women naked from the waist up barged into a Ukrainian polling station on Sunday and held a rowdy protest just before a candidate in the country's presidential election cast his ballot there.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Four young women naked from the waist up barged into a Ukrainian polling station on Sunday and held a rowdy protest just before a candidate in the country's presidential election cast his ballot there.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100207/od_afp/ukrainevotesexprotestoffbeat_20100207193624"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100207/capt.photo_1265571242268-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=GFB3_CPWoEm3.cqw6Kk.gg--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Activists of the Ukrainian women's movement FEMEN stage a protest at a polling station in Kiev. Four young women naked from the waist up barged into a Ukrainian polling station on Sunday and held a rowdy protest just before a candidate in the country's presidential election cast his ballot there.(AFP)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_canada_afp/economyfinanceg7canadaoffbeatculture_20100206211415 afp/20100206/economyfinanceg7canadaoffbeatculture AFP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:14:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_canada_afp/economyfinanceg7canadaoffbeatculture_20100206211415"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265501552609-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=XgitwkT7uWBEcJydQdFzPg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty sucessfully exits an igloo outside the Nunavut legislature in Iqualuit, Canada during a break in proceedings at the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting. Moments earlier Flaherty dislodged a large piece of snow from the entry way of another smaller igloo as he attempted to exit.(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was felled on Saturday by a block of snow as he toured an igloo on the sidelines of G7 talks in Canada's far north.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_canada_afp/economyfinanceg7canadaoffbeatculture_20100206211415"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265501552609-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=XgitwkT7uWBEcJydQdFzPg--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty sucessfully exits an igloo outside the Nunavut legislature in Iqualuit, Canada during a break in proceedings at the G7 Finance Ministers Meeting. Moments earlier Flaherty dislodged a large piece of snow from the entry way of another smaller igloo as he attempted to exit.(AFP/Geoff Robins)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/chinainternetpornographyoffbeat_20100206084707 afp/20100206/chinainternetpornographyoffbeat AFP odd Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:46:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/chinainternetpornographyoffbeat_20100206084707"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265445900947-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=V2LkPIWi1PJECKFYPV75Gw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A man checks his mobile phone in Beijing. Chinese authorities are trying to reassure amorous couples that sexy text messages will not land them in jail amid a crackdown against pornography on the Internet and mobile phones.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chinese authorities are trying to reassure amorous couples that sexy text messages will not land them in jail amid a crackdown against pornography on the Internet and mobile phones.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/chinainternetpornographyoffbeat_20100206084707"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265445900947-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=V2LkPIWi1PJECKFYPV75Gw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man checks his mobile phone in Beijing. Chinese authorities are trying to reassure amorous couples that sexy text messages will not land them in jail amid a crackdown against pornography on the Internet and mobile phones.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226 afp/20100206/usairaccidentoffbeat AFP odd Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:11:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265408462933-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=jMCPAyVQJDnK3zqhRNUJlw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A Boeing 747 jet approaches for a landing in 2009. A car-sized panel from a cargo jet fell out of the sky Friday and crashed into a mall parking lot in the US state of Florida, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, the airline said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A car-sized panel from a cargo jet fell out of the sky Friday and crashed into a mall parking lot in the US state of Florida, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, the airline said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265408462933-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=jMCPAyVQJDnK3zqhRNUJlw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A Boeing 747 jet approaches for a landing in 2009. A car-sized panel from a cargo jet fell out of the sky Friday and crashed into a mall parking lot in the US state of Florida, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, the airline said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_asia_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042450 afp/20100206/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat AFP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:23:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_asia_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042450"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265347992931-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=TEOmfsh3eSaKtNPvo5HDig--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="File photo of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr who backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that caused an Internet sensation. And, according to the latest from bank, the banker can keep his job after all.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An Australian banker caught viewing risque photos of a top model on live TV can keep his job, the bank said, after the beauty backed an Internet campaign to support him.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100206/wl_asia_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042450"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265347992931-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=TEOmfsh3eSaKtNPvo5HDig--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="File photo of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr who backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that caused an Internet sensation. And, according to the latest from bank, the banker can keep his job after all.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainnirelandpoliticsoffbeat_20100205192943 afp/20100205/britainnirelandpoliticsoffbeat AFP odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:23:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainnirelandpoliticsoffbeat_20100205192943"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265397697196-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=LoX189_DhwmrkcviqVOYMw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson(L), seen here addressing the press with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness, joked Friday that if negotiating were an Olympic sport, the province's politicians would win the gold medal.(AFP/POOL/Juilen Behal)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson joked Friday that if negotiating were an Olympic sport, the province's politicians would win the gold medal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainnirelandpoliticsoffbeat_20100205192943"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265397697196-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=LoX189_DhwmrkcviqVOYMw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson(L), seen here addressing the press with Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness, joked Friday that if negotiating were an Olympic sport, the province's politicians would win the gold medal.(AFP/POOL/Juilen Behal)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/australiamusiccourtoffbeat_20100205053706 afp/20100205/australiamusiccourtoffbeat AFP odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:36:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/australiamusiccourtoffbeat_20100205053706"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265253684381-2-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=9xK_1rpTeIcvb.VB4rBFtg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="File photo of a Kookaburra sitting on a railing in the Hunter Valley, Australia. Australian band Men at Work were found guilty Thursday of plagiarising children's ditty "Kookaburra" in their 1980s hit "Down Under" after a court battle involving two of the nation's most iconic songs.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Men At Work singer Colin Hay on Friday hit out at a court case which found his iconic "Down Under" anthem plagiarised a well-known Girl Guides ditty, describing it as "opportunistic greed".</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/australiamusiccourtoffbeat_20100205053706"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265253684381-2-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=9xK_1rpTeIcvb.VB4rBFtg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="photo" title="File photo of a Kookaburra sitting on a railing in the Hunter Valley, Australia. Australian band Men at Work were found guilty Thursday of plagiarising children's ditty "Kookaburra" in their 1980s hit "Down Under" after a court battle involving two of the nation's most iconic songs.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/latviamilitarypropertyhistorysovietauction_20100205191253 afp/20100205/latviamilitarypropertyhistorysovietauction AFP topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:12:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/latviamilitarypropertyhistorysovietauction_20100205191253"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265396954880-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=k8uBH3e5dcUndbhry5pyBQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A rusty sign is seen in former closed military town Skrunda-1, some 150 km from Latvia's capital city Rig. The former Red Army garrison town deserted since was auctioned off to a Russian firm for 2.2 million euros(3.0 million dollars), 10 times its list price, authorities said.(AFP/Ilmars Znotins)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A former Red Army garrison town deserted since Moscow's troops left the ex-Soviet republic of Latvia a decade ago Friday was auctioned off to a Russian firm for 10 times its list price, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/latviamilitarypropertyhistorysovietauction_20100205191253"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265396954880-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=k8uBH3e5dcUndbhry5pyBQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A rusty sign is seen in former closed military town Skrunda-1, some 150 km from Latvia's capital city Rig. The former Red Army garrison town deserted since was auctioned off to a Russian firm for 2.2 million euros(3.0 million dollars), 10 times its list price, authorities said.(AFP/Ilmars Znotins)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/lifestyleuscrimegastronomyhealthoffbeat_20100205001830 afp/20100205/lifestyleuscrimegastronomyhealthoffbeat AFP topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/lifestyleuscrimegastronomyhealthoffbeat_20100205001830"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265328915591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=E8EPPTpI4WGS.JWxFDfDfw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="This image taken from the Heart Attack Grill website shows part of their menu (R). The owner of the "Heart Attack Grill" in Arizona is suing "Heart Stoppers Grill" in Florida, accusing the outlet of plagiarizing his death by burger brainchild, lawyers said Thursday.(AFP/Heart Attack Grill)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The owner of the "Heart Attack Grill" in Arizona is suing "Heart Stoppers Grill" in Florida, accusing the outlet of plagiarizing his death by burger brainchild, lawyers said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/lf_afp/lifestyleuscrimegastronomyhealthoffbeat_20100205001830"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265328915591-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=E8EPPTpI4WGS.JWxFDfDfw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="photo" title="This image taken from the Heart Attack Grill website shows part of their menu (R). The owner of the "Heart Attack Grill" in Arizona is suing "Heart Stoppers Grill" in Florida, accusing the outlet of plagiarizing his death by burger brainchild, lawyers said Thursday.(AFP/Heart Attack Grill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226 afp/20100205/usairaccidentoffbeat AFP odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:21:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265408462933-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=jMCPAyVQJDnK3zqhRNUJlw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="A Boeing 747 jet approaches for a landing in 2009. A car-sized panel from a cargo jet fell out of the sky Friday and crashed into a mall parking lot in the US state of Florida, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, the airline said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A car-sized panel belonging to a cargo plane fell from the sky and crashed Friday into a mall parking lot, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, local media reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/usairaccidentoffbeat_20100206211226"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265408462933-1-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=jMCPAyVQJDnK3zqhRNUJlw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="photo" title="A Boeing 747 jet approaches for a landing in 2009. A car-sized panel from a cargo jet fell out of the sky Friday and crashed into a mall parking lot in the US state of Florida, startling shoppers but causing no injuries or damage, the airline said.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainhealthconsumersocialoffbeat_20100205092417 afp/20100205/britainhealthconsumersocialoffbeat AFP odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:22:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainhealthconsumersocialoffbeat_20100205092417"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265351097931-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=F0nKgYWDJO1iFpHgwsc1Kw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Drunken pub fights in Britain are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers. The traditional pint glass has been redesigned so it is harder to smash, says Design Bridge, the company behind two prototypes.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Drunken pub fights in Britain are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/britainhealthconsumersocialoffbeat_20100205092417"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100205/capt.photo_1265351097931-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=F0nKgYWDJO1iFpHgwsc1Kw--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="photo" title="Drunken pub fights in Britain are set to get safer with the invention of a strengthened beer glass that health authorities hope will cut the huge bill for treating inebriated brawlers. The traditional pint glass has been redesigned so it is harder to smash, says Design Bridge, the company behind two prototypes.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042355 afp/20100205/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat AFP odd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:28:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042355"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265347992931-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=TEOmfsh3eSaKtNPvo5HDig--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="File photo of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr who backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that caused an Internet sensation. And, according to the latest from bank, the banker can keep his job after all.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A top Australian model has backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that has caused an Internet sensation.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/od_afp/entertainmentaustraliainternetoffbeat_20100206042355"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100206/capt.photo_1265347992931-1-0.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=TEOmfsh3eSaKtNPvo5HDig--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="photo" title="File photo of Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr who backed a growing campaign to save the job of a banker caught viewing risque shots of her on live TV, in footage that caused an Internet sensation. And, according to the latest from bank, the banker can keep his job after all.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/germanycourtlawdivorce_20100204181306 afp/20100204/germanycourtlawdivorce AFP odd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:01:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/germanycourtlawdivorce_20100204181306"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265306373458-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ITBK5.PogKfl1yQSm3do4Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In-laws in Germany will be able to reclaim gifts made to their children's spouses if the couple's marriage ends in divorce, following a landmark ruling Thursday by a top court.(AFP/Illustration)" border="0" /></a>AFP - In-laws in Germany will be able to reclaim gifts made to their children's spouses if the couple's marriage ends in divorce, following a landmark ruling Thursday by a top court.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/germanycourtlawdivorce_20100204181306"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265306373458-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ITBK5.PogKfl1yQSm3do4Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="In-laws in Germany will be able to reclaim gifts made to their children's spouses if the couple's marriage ends in divorce, following a landmark ruling Thursday by a top court.(AFP/Illustration)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/indonesiapoliticsdemosanimalbuffalooffbeat_20100204171507 afp/20100204/indonesiapoliticsdemosanimalbuffalooffbeat AFP odd Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:09:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/indonesiapoliticsdemosanimalbuffalooffbeat_20100204171507"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265299219836-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=0PflwTTwHE58GisR2zmLyw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="A man holds a buffalo to symbolise Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as "Big, slow and stupid like a buffalo" during a protest against the government in January 2010. Indonesia said Thursday it will enforce a ban on buffalo at street protests after Yudhoyono expressed his hurt at being compared to one of the bucolic beasts.(AFP/File/Dewira)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Indonesia said Thursday it will enforce a ban on buffalo at street protests after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed his hurt at being compared to one of the bucolic beasts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddafp/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100204/od_afp/indonesiapoliticsdemosanimalbuffalooffbeat_20100204171507"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265299219836-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=0PflwTTwHE58GisR2zmLyw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man holds a buffalo to symbolise Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as "Big, slow and stupid like a buffalo" during a protest against the government in January 2010. Indonesia said Thursday it will enforce a ban on buffalo at street protests after Yudhoyono expressed his hurt at being compared to one of the bucolic beasts.(AFP/File/Dewira)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)