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Sea lion invaders have law on their side They have broken windows, sunk a boat and their barking keeps Newport Beach harbour residents awake all night.

Zoo gets world's first elephant treadmill Anchorage zookeepers are installing a 7.3-tonne treadmill to keep an isolated elephant from getting fat during the long, cold Alaskan winters.

Inmates Locked Down For Four Days After Warden Loses Keys Losing your keys can be a pain. But after an assistant warden lost a set of keys, prisoners at the Jacksonville Correctional Center spent four days on lockdown.

Priest Pricks Children With Pin The Catholic Diocese of Austin is investigating after a priest called about 15 children to come forward during evening Mass so he could prick them with an unsterilized pin to demonstrate the pain Jesus suffered during crucifixion.

Condoms urge 'protect valuables' Police officers are using condoms as their latest weapon in a campaign to tackle crime.

Nasa plans return to Moon by 2020 Nasa administrator Dr Michael Griffin said four astronauts would be sent in a new space vehicle, in a project that would cost $104bn (£58bn).

British troops arrested in Basra Two British soldiers have been arrested in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, sparking unrest outside a police station where they are being detained.

Schroeder vows to stay as Germany enters limbo German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder vowed not to give up his post without a fight after his party was pipped by Angela Merkel's conservatives in a tight election, setting the stage for weeks of political turmoil.