'Runaway' giant tortoise found 200 yards away
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A giant tortoise which made a break for freedom from a Japanese zoo has been found, two weeks after the escape, just 200 yards from the zoo. The 35-year-old female, named Abuh, escaped from the Shibukawa Animal Park, where keepers had allowed her to wander freely among the zoo's grounds.
Chinese and Indian troops 'throw stones' at each other
Chinese and Indian military forces have clashed in a disputed region of the Himalayas, with troops from China reportedly pelting Indian soldiers with stones. "There was a minor incident," a local official told AFP. "There was some stone pelting from the Chinese side but the situation was quickly brought under control."
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