Clever rooks repeat ancient fableSource: BBC News
One of Aesop's fables may have been based on fact, scientists report.
In the tale, written more than 2,000 years ago, a crow uses stones to raise the water level in a pitcher so it can reach the liquid to quench its thirst.
'Green magic' protected ancient Egypt's child mummiesSource: msnbc.com
Evidence reveals that ancient Egyptians thought color held sacred energy.
A rare mummified child from the early period of Egyptian history was discovered buried with a bright green amulet stone once believed to hold magical powers, according to a new study
French attack Belgian trawler Source: expatica.com
French trawler men hurled stones and abuse at their Belgian colleagues and the French navy had to attend the scene to rescue the Belgian vessel.
The French are angry that they are subject to regulations that do not apply to their Belgian counterparts.

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Stones paint it blacker for EMI Source: CNN
LONDON, England (AP) -- The Rolling Stones announced Thursday they have signed a deal to release the soundtrack to their Martin Scorsese-directed concert film through Universal Music Group.

A young fellow at work, he's 32, went to the hospital with 3 kidney stones this past Monday. He's going to be fine, he's passed 2 and he's back home waiting for the last one. I've had kidney stones myself and I really have sympathy for him.
Yobs block ambulance: Manchester UKSource: Manchester Evening News
A PENSIONER died of a heart attack after yobs pelted paramedics with stones and blocked the path of their ambulance as they treated him.

The third title in the Double Dragon franchise, on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), the title "The Rosetta Stone" was renamed "The Sacred Stones" for the English release. The game was released in the United States during the month of February 1991.
Cutthroat competition in the gentle art of musicSource: isteve.blogspot.com
It's gotten ridiculously expensive to go to a rock concert, in large part because of monopoly power wielded by Paul Allen's Ticketmaster, which bought out its main rival Ticketron and local rivals, and, perhaps, by concert promoters.
Keef faces cigarette rapSource: Guardian Unlimited
Keith Richards is used to an occasional run-in with the police, most notably drug charges during the 60s and 70s, but his law-breaking days appeared to be behind him.
Rocker Richards returns to stageSource: BBC News
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has made his first appearance on stage since his head injury in April.
The 62-year-old was first on stage at the San Siro football stadium in Milan as the veteran band began the European leg of their A Bigger Bang tour.