US ramps up airport security checks
Foreigners entering the United States will need to provide fingerprints for all 10 digits as part of new measures intended to improve national security. The system has for been applied just at Washington's Dulles airport, since Monday, but will extend to the country's biggest international hubs before long.
Dec 18, 2007
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Mastering the art of belly-dancing |
Mastering the art of belly-dancing
The best and most famous Oriental dancers gathered in the Egyptian capital to learn from the masters of the craft. The ancient art -- known more commonly as belly-dancing -- is gaining in popularity all over the world.
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Scientists Discover Giant Rat |
Scientists Discover Giant Rat
Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science.
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Britney Video Takes Shots at Paparazzi, Media |
Britney Video Takes Shots at Paparazzi, Media
Britney Spears shoots back at the paparazzi and the press in her new video, 'Piece of Me.' Catch a sneak peek of the song, part of her new album, 'Blackout.'
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A Cinematic Departure for Francis Ford Coppola |
A Cinematic Departure for Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola has directed his first film in 10 years and he wants moviegoers to know it's not 'The Godfather.' The AP sat down with the legendary director in New York.
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John C. Reilly Discusses New Biopic Spoof |
John C. Reilly Discusses New Biopic Spoof
John C. Reilly discusses his new comedy, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" a film based on the life of fictional rock god, Dewey Cox.
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French couple produce snail caviar |
French couple produce snail caviar
From snails to frogs' legs - the French are well known for having their particular culinary delicacies. But one enterprising couple is taking it all a step further - how does snail caviar sound to you?
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Today in History for Tuesday, December 18th |
Today in History for Tuesday, December 18th
U.S. Supreme Court upholds the relocation and detention of Japanese-Americans during World War Two; U.S. begins 12 days of bombing of North Vietnamese targets; Steven Spielberg is born; Tchaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker' - publicly premieres.
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Semi-nude Peta Protestors Packaged for Holidays |
Semi-nude Peta Protestors Packaged for Holidays
Animal rights protestors pretend to be grocery store meat products to promote a vegetarian holiday season.
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A Christmas Tree for Golf Lovers |
A Christmas Tree for Golf Lovers
A Bangkok hotel has created a unique Christmas tree -- nearly 18-feet high, 9-feet wide and made of 19,888 golf balls.
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Bird, Not the Senator, Loose in Capitol |
Bird, Not the Senator, Loose in Capitol
Capitol Hill employees used nets to chase a bird on the loose in the Senate Press Gallery. Senator Chuck Schumer went ahead with a news conference with the bird perched above him. It's not clear if the bird was ever captured.
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Beauty queen gets booed |
Beauty queen gets booed
Alizee Poulicek, who is from a French-speaking part of Belgium, got booed by the audience in the Miss Belgium 2008 contest when she didn't understand a question in Dutch. And while this didn't stop Poulicek from being awarded the Miss Belgium crown, some say it further highlights the tensions between the French and Dutch speaking communities in Belgium.
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Going Ape for Xmas at Oregon Zoo |
Going Ape for Xmas at Oregon Zoo
And you thought your relatives act like baboons over the holidays. Check out what happened when presents - of everything from fruit and nuts to tuna -were handed out at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.


