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LONDON (Reuters) - The stepping down of a remote Russian regional leader who once claimed to have been abducted by aliens has set off an unexpected battle for the world's most important chess job. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the impoverished Buddhist region ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after fights about her card playing. ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British man murdered his wife after constant arguments about her ability to play bridge, a court heard on Tuesday. Stephen Green, 52, is accused of stabbing his wife Carole to death in January, after rows about her ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Soviet world chess champion Vasily Smyslov died on Saturday of heart failure, Russian television reported. Smyslov, who turned 89 on Wednesday, was taken to a Moscow hospital earlier in the week after complaining of heart problems. He died ...

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - The world's shortest man, China's He Pingping who was just over 74 cm tall (29 inches), has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said. He, who suffered a form ...

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon. Sony Computer Entertainment's ...

<div><p>TAIPEI (Reuters) - Waitresses wield swords and flare flames at diners, who have to get past a moat before sitting at their table in the dimly lit dining hall.</p><p>The same customers are also encouraged to take photos with the warrior-like waitresses, who ...

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Waitresses wield swords and flare flames at diners, who have to get past a moat before sitting at their table in the dimly lit dining hall. The same customers are also encouraged to take photos with the warrior-like ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - A rare 1913 U.S. coin once owned by an Egyptian king and later featured in a famous U.S. TV detective series was sold for more than $3.7 million in a public auction in Florida, the auctioneers said on Friday. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Wine from the cellars of a woman once dubbed the "richest little girl in the world" will be up for auction next month at Christie's in New York. Each of the four lots of three bottles of ...