BIRMINGHAM, England, March 12 (UPI) -- An Englishwoman from the country's main asparagus-growing area says she discovered by accident that asparagus can be a fortuneteller's tool.

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LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Archaeologists studying Britain's royal residences say they found the building linked to the Arthurian legend of the knights of the round table.

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DURHAM, England, June 25 (UPI) -- A computerized genealogy system says U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's ancestors once came from the same area of England as George Washington.

MELBOURNE, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say they are baffled by the mass deaths of thousands of eels for the second consecutive summer in Victoria.

GASTONIA, N.C., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Three North Carolina teens involved in a junior firefighters program have been charged with arson.

LONDON, June 2 (UPI) -- Jude Law, Minnie Driver and Helen Mirren were among the celebrity names on a petition urging Britain's prime minister to give more aid to Africa.

Greenland -- it's just not the hot spot Iraq or even Kabul in Afghanistan is -- but the USO hasn't forgotten it -- even though it is not sending in J-Lo or Ben Affleck.