Japan seeks custody of American sergeant in Okinawa rape case
Japanese officials pressed the United States to hand over Timothy Woodland a 24 year old Air Force sergeant based at Kadena Air Base for suspected rape. Okinawan police lack arrest power due to the U.S Japan status of forces agreement while Washington weighs the options amid protests at the base and ongoing diplomatic friction.
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131-Pound Kobayashi Sets Hot Dog Record at Nathan's
Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, 23, weighed 131 pounds, devoured 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes to win the Nathan's contest. He doubled the prior mark of 25, with a “Solomon method” of snapping buns and dogs, while runner-up Kazutoyo Arai ate 31. The feat impressed officials and fans as the sport’s most dramatic performance since 1916.
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Prehistoric Engravings Found in France Cave
In Perigueux France regional officials say a western France cave near Cussac holds hundreds of yards of detailed engravings of animals and human figures possibly dating to 28000 B C seven graves with skeletons found nearby Archaeologists call it a major discovery while radiocarbon results await official dating efforts.
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Siberian airliner crash kills 145 near Irkutsk
Investigators sift through smoking wreckage and flight recorders after a Tu-154 of Vladi vostokavia crashed near Irkutsk in dense Siberian woods. All 145 aboard died when the jet turned sharply and plunged into a meadow shortly after 2 a.m. Officials seek signs of explosives, noting no mid air explosion was found.
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