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A 12-year struggle in France over the definition of Camembert cheese came to an end this week after dairy executives decided only unpasteurized milk could be used in the product.

The decision was a victory for cheese traditionalists, but a blow to larger exporters who were hoping to win acceptance for pasteurized milk to allow for easier exportation to the US and other nations.

Indonesian authorities haveh offered an unspecified cash reward for whoever can remove a tire trapped around the neck of a 13foot saltwater crocodile.

It’s unclear how the creature managed to get entangled in the tire, but authorities worry the animal will die unless it is removed. Amateurs, however, need not apply.

“We’re asking the general public not to get close to the crocodile or disturb its habitat,” said one official.

Elections ffor Taiwan’s legislature last month have brought more women to power than in any other government in Asia.

The vote gave women 42 percent of seats in a government already run by a female president, now serving her second term.

Unlike most nations, Taiwan employs a quota system to ensure female representation.

A vest worn by England’s King Charles I on the day he was beheaded will go on display at the Museum of London.

The item, made of knitted blue silk, will go on public view in an exhibit examining executions in the British capital from 1196 to 1868.

Charles was executed in 1649 after being found guilty of treason. Much of his sumptuous finery was distributed to spectators after his sentence was carried out.

An imam in Uganda was suspended and jailed after “mistakenly” marrying a man.

The imam, Mohammed Mutumba, will also face criminal charges for “having carnal knowledge with a person against the order of nature,” Africa News reported. He is being held in the country's Ntenjeru prison.

Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda and can be punished with a sentence up to life in prison.