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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Robbers took advantage of Brazil's passion for soccer to steal about $6 million from a cash delivery firm, as the nation was transfixed on championship games, media reported on Monday. Full Story »
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have charged two stars of British reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" with animal cruelty after an RSPCA complaint over an episode that involved killing and cooking a rat. Full Story »
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MADRID (AFP) - US jazz saxophonist and composer Lary Ochs says he has "seen it all" after a spectator disrupted a concert in Spain by accusing him of not playing jazz -- and was backed by a policeman on duty. Full Story »
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PARMA, Ohio - Police near Cleveland say a man dressed as Santa Claus tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl walking to school. Full Story »
HOUSTON - Houston city workers mistakenly thought a fake fire hydrant was the real thing, painted it blue and gave it a serial number. But the homeowner realized the mistake and contacted the city. Debbie Vogelsang told KPRC-TV that she was concerned that painting the old hydrant in the city's colors could cause dangerous confusion during a fire. Full Story »
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defense has had a close encounter of the credit crunch kind. Full Story »
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Three South African police officers were arrested after a woman complained that they had stolen her marijuana, SAPA news agency reported on Monday. Full Story »
YONKERS, N.Y. - Police said a man tried to rob a New York diner while wearing a paintball mask and carrying a paintball gun. Yonkers police Sgt. Patrick McCormack said the man was subdued at the Broadway Diner by four volunteer members of the city Office of Emergency Management. Full Story »
DES MOINES, Iowa - The owner of a tin can containing more than $10,000 that sat for four days on a Kmart service counter in Iowa has claimed the treasure. Full Story »
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LONDON (AFP) - Prince Charles borrowed nearly 3,000 pounds from his protection officers after the royal found himself short of cash and needing to fork out for "travel expenses," a report said Wednesday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by e-mail, e-books and online news. Full Story »
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Organizers of the Mexican tour of the "Walking With Dinosaurs" show say someone has walked off with a robotic baby Plateosaurus. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Maryland groom has created an viral story storm after he interrupted his wedding last month to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts from the altar. Full Story »
COP15
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - It's been variously described as a planet with a million inter-connected dots, an infra-red snapshot of the Sun, a hi-tech furball or -- rather like the event it denominates -- a hopelessly tangled ball of string. Full Story »
PARIS (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday warned its skiers and snowboarders to avoid excess alcohol when taking to France's ski slopes, after a spate of drink-related deaths and serious accidents. Full Story »
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Smoked eel on toast looks set to become an even rarer treat at Dutch parties, as the main supermarket group in the Netherlands plans to stop selling the endangered fish from 2010. Full Story »
AP
BIG SPRING, Texas - A Texas homeowner who adorned his front lawn with Michelangelo's "David" as a scantily clad Santa got more than just jolly laughs from his neighbors. Barry McBee said he was aiming to make people chuckle by adding a Santa hat and white beard to the 5-foot-tall replica of the Renaissance statue with six-pack abs — an image at odds with usual depictions of a fat, jolly St. Nick. Full Story »
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A 25-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested for allegedly rubbing a hamburger on his wife's face during an argument. Police said Daniel Boss and his wife got into it late Thursday night and started calling each other names. At some point, the woman apparently poured soda on Boss' hamburger, causing him to grab the sandwich, rub it in her face and start throwing food. Full Story »
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