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FORMER child star Corey Feldman has been hit with a drugs charge just days after he spoke out about sexual abuse in Hollywood. The 46-year-old, who starred in films including The Goonies and The Lost Boys as a teenager, was due to perform with his band in Louisiana, USA, before being arrested by police. He was charged with one count of possessing marijuana and one count in regard to a traffic violation, according to local reports in Richland Parish. The News-Star reported that the actor turned musician was not held in jail overnight but that he will likely have to...

(THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Sin Chew Daily reported that a Taiwanese woman was shocked when a gynaecologist told her that she had testicles. The woman, 34, decided to consult a specialist after experiencing pain in her genital area. It was her first time seeking treatment from a gynaecologist although she had never experienced menstruation in her life. The check-up also showed that the woman did not have a uterus. When asked why she had not sought treatment or medical advice about her menstrual problem, the woman was lost for an answer.

Sudanese 'Lost Boy,' Now U.S. Citizen, Enlists In Army By MAUREEN SIEH   Jacob Majok, right, gets an Army cap from recruiter Sgt. 1st Class Peter Palumb Jr. before leaving for basic training. (Photo by Dick Blume)     SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jacob Majok survived the Sudanese war that killed his parents.Now he has made a decision that likely will put him back in a war zone: He enlisted in the U.S. Army.He left Syracuse recently for Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to begin basic training."I became an American citizen and I think it's my duty to defend America,'' said Majok,...

A mediation committee in southern Sudan has secured the freedom of 85 black Sudanese boys who had been held as slaves, Christian Solidarity International reports. The Arab-Dinka Peace Committee facilitated the rescue, which was documented last week by an international team of researchers sponsored by CSI. The freed slave boys were among the tens of thousands of black women and children who had been enslaved by Sudanese government-sponsored militias during two decades of civil war. All of the boys reported that they were forced to work without pay and were frequently beaten and subjected to racial insults. According to CSI,...