A man who went to hospital with a kidney stone received the shock of his life when told he was actually a female. Steve Crecelius, a professional photographer from Colorado, had been born with both male and female traits but had tried to ignore his female side.Having discovered his intersexuality, Crecelius has chosen to bring out his feminine side by taking hormones.His wife and family have been

Gabriela Cedillo was injured while working as an extra on the set of the movie "Transformers 3". (MCT)The family of a woman left with brain damage after an accident during the filming of “Transformers 3’’ has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Paramount Pictures.Gabriela Cedillo was working as an extra in 2010 when she was hit in the head by a piece of flying metal during the filming of a st

Lawyers for accused plotters of the September 11 attacks want President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush to testify at a military tribunal for “inflammatory statements” they argue have tainted proceedings.The request by attorneys for three of the five suspects was included in a document made public Thursday calling for the dismissal of all charges against them.The attorneys also req

Gunmen have kidnapped two foreign women aid workers and their three local colleagues in a remote province in northeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.“Yesterday evening, five health workers, including two female foreign nationals, were kidnapped in the Yaftal area,” Abdul Mahroof Rasikh, the spokesman for the governor of Badakhshan province, told AFP.The group had been travelling on horseba

The Green Plugged rock festival will run Saturday and Sunday in Seoul Nanji Hangang Park.Over a hundred teams will be performing on five different stages amid the greeneries for the festival, run annually under the motto “The Goodwill and Small Deed for a Better Tomorrow.”The lineup includes famous Korean bands such as Jaurim, No Brain, Crying Nut and Boowhal. Up-and-coming bands such as Ulala Ses

An unnamed character from DC comics will officially come out of the closet in a future issue, the company has announced.The comic book giant includes iconic superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Superman, and Wonder Woman.“One of the major iconic DC characters will reveal that he is gay in a storyline in June,” Courtney Simmons, DC Entertainment’s senior vice president of publicity, told ABC news.

Brazil’s children’s television show host Xuxa has revealed that the late Michael Jackson wanted to marry her and that she had been sexually abused as a child.Maria da Graca Meneghel, better known as “Xuxa,” made the surprise disclosure in a television interview that shocked the country late Sunday.“The entourage of Michael Jackson wanted him to marry, have children. They were looking for someone.

A bus carrying university students on a pre-graduation trip toppled off a mountain cliff in southern Albania, killing 12 people and injuring another 21, authorities said.University officials said two buses had been taking 75 third-year language and literature students and three professors from Aleksander Xhuvani University in the city of Elbasan on a trip to the southern city of Saranda. Rescue pe

Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande missed U.S. President Obama’s speech Monday at the Chicago NATO session on Afghanistan.French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Hollande was late because he was meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.Hollande, who has made clear he intends to keep his promise to France that French combat troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan

A trawler in Scotland’s Shetland Islands has netted what experts say may be the largest oyster ever caught in Britain, an 8-inch, 2.2-pound specimen.The trawler Fidelitas was 27 miles off the island of Bressay when it brought up the shell, the BBC reported.Fidelitas skipper Mark Anderson brought the oyster to the University of the Highlands and Islands Marine Center, which documented its dimension

In this May 21, 2008 file photo, Donna Summer performs during the finale of "American Idol" at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP)Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” ‘'Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.Her family released a statement, saying Summer died T

The U.S. is curbing shellfish imports from South Korea after food safety regulators determined that inadequate sanitation may have exposed oysters, mussels, clams and scallops to human fecal waste. The Food and Drug Administration removed Korean shippers from its certified shellfish list on May 1, Curtis Allen, an agency spokesman, said in an e-mail today. The FDA cited risks from water and land-b

A London man who spent seven years in prison after being convicted of murder at age 18 was released  Wednesday.Sam Hallam, 24, was expected to be formally exonerated Thursday, The Guardian reported. A prosecutor said Wednesday the government would not oppose his appeal or release.The victim, Essayas Kassahun, 21, was killed in a gang fight in 2004. His lawyer, Henry Blaxland, blamed police and the

(Yonhap Photo)Research indicates students in college can have as good a time at a party if they don't drink, U.S. researchers suggest.Lori Scott-Sheldon of the Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., analyzed data on 19 studies involving more than 1,400 U.S. college students.The study, published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behavior, found students were less likely to drink alcohol when the

A man witnessed walking down the street naked in Einfield, north London in May 3, 2012.A man wearing only boots and socks walking down the street has been caught on footage and is drawing a mixture of shocked and amused reactions on the Internet.The mystery man, estimated to be around 176 meters tall and in his forties, strolls down the street in the video clip seemingly without a care in the worl

 Robot arms used for surgery at the UM Hospital in Miami. Robot development is on the rise. (MCT)Two U.S. patients paralyzed by stroke learned to make reach-and-grasp movements with a robotic arm, guided by their thoughts, researchers say.The trial’s lead investigator, Dr. Leigh Hochberg -- an associate professor of engineering at Brown University in Providence, R.I., and a critical care neurologi

Malaysian traditional performance is underway at the Yeosu Expo on Monday, May 13, 2012. (Yonhap)South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday he believes the World Expo under way in the southwestern port city of Yeosu will help promote the host city as one of the world’s best tourist destinations.The 93-day fair opened Saturday, involving 104 countries, 10 international organizations and numer

Facebook makes its hotly anticipated stock market debut this week in a history-making move promising wealth for insiders and change for users of the online social network.Hot interest in Facebook stock reportedly prompted the company to bump the opening price range to $34 to $38 for its shares, which would value the firm at between $93 billion and $104 billion. The Facebook campus is shown in Menl

A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while surviving at sea for 28 days in their small disabled boat has sued a U.S. cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said Sunday.Attorney Edna Ramos said the lawsuit alleging negligence by Prince Cruise Lines was filed in a Florida state court on behalf of Adrian Vazquez.The 18-year-old Vazquez and companions Fernando

Yahoo! announced Sunday that Ross Levinsohn will temporarily replace chief executive Scott Thompson, who has stepped down in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume.The California-based company, in a compromise with activist investor Daniel Loeb, said Fred Amoroso would take charge of the board of directors as the struggling Internet pioneer seeks its sixth new chief in as many