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Game of cat and mouse blacks out city 2:13pm EDT

TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power station caused a 72-hour blackout across parts of the Albanian capital, the electricity company said on Friday.  Full Article

 
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Oh deer! Man cops wrath of amorous stag 2:14pm EDT 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man was gored in the thigh on Friday by an amorous stag after entering a deer paddock in the middle of the breeding season.  Full Article 

Canadian pierces lover's heart in botched sex game 10:20am EDT 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian man who asked his lover to carve a heart-shaped symbol on his chest during a rough sex game almost died when she accidentally pressed too hard and punctured his heart, a newspaper said on Thursday.  Full Article 

And Finally... Bra Power

May 15 - Odd and green stories, the fifth Beatle, and a Kung Fu legend's finger retires.  Play Video

 
Strange and unusual

Our photographers sometimes catch moments that are strange and offbeat. Here's a recent sampling.  Slideshow 

Quake rocks China

A deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province, the worst in three decades.