Obama lifts ban on detainee transfer to Yemen
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he is lifting his ban on the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention centre to Yemen. And he is calling on Congress to lift its restrictions on detainee transfers, including limits on imprisoning them within the U.S.

• Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review
• Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
• Obama endorses more oversight of drone strikes
• Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival
• Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes
• US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
CLEARWATER, Fla. - It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound (180-kilogram) tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons when he couldn't hack up a soccer ball-sized hairball by himself.

• Pigeon sale yields world record for feathered Bolt
• Birth of anteater has US zoo staff baffled
• Coin tossing breaks tie in Philippine mayoral race
• Deer smashes US bus windshield, takes short ride
• Stinky corpse flower blooms again at Ohio State
• Man charged in overnight feast at Ky. supermarket

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