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S. Africa police: Smuggler swallowed 220 diamonds

Police in South Africa say they've arrested a 25-year-old man who swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country.

Wednesday - 11/14/2012, 08:56am EST

'Guru' swindler of French aristocrats gets 8 years

He started with the woman who hired him at the secretarial school, befriending her and winning her confidence. She introduced him to her elderly mother, her children. Her grandchildren, nearing adulthood, were next. Soon, Thierry Tilly was almost a member of the family of aristocrats.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 05:14pm EST

Boat needed in one Minneapolis voting precinct

Not one voter cast a ballot in one Minneapolis precinct on Election Day. That's because the only living species in Ward 10, Precinct 3B, is of the aquatic variety.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 04:23pm EST

Brazilian pet motel provides love nests for dogs

Love motels are fairly popular in Brazil for short-stay trysts, and now a new spin on the concept has been introduced: Love motels for dogs.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 02:14pm EST

NC judge rules against New Year's Eve possum drop

A possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny town in western North Carolina each New Year's Eve may have had its last hurrah after a judge ruled Tuesday that a state agency didn't have the authority to issue a permit for the event.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 01:25pm EST

Dad takes photos of son for 21 years (VIDEO)

Most parents love to chronicle their kids' childhood with endless photos and videos of special occasions.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 12:31pm EST

Wal-Mart employees play catch with new iPads (VIDEO)

If you're in the market for a new iPad, you might want to consider how it has been handled before putting down hundreds of dollars.

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 12:26pm EST

Is Thanksgiving song a nightmare? (VIDEO)

The producer who brought you Rebecca Black and her hit "Friday" has a new tweener with a "hit" holiday song called "Thanksgiving."

Tuesday - 11/13/2012, 05:25am EST

Panic at Macedonian circus after lion escapes

Several hundred spectators got an unexpected shock at a circus in Macedonia after a lion broke through a safety enclosure during a performance.

Monday - 11/12/2012, 08:17am EST

UK teen jailed for robbing jewelry stores

British police say a 16-year-old boy who used prosthetics and dreadlocks to conduct armed robberies in disguise has been jailed for five years.

Saturday - 11/10/2012, 01:28pm EST

Truck hauling chicken burns in town of Chili, NY

Officials say a truck carrying nearly 40,000 pounds of frozen chicken went up in flames on its way to a supermarket in the New York town of Chili (CHEYE'-lye).

Friday - 11/09/2012, 11:22am EST

Calif. mayoral candidate arrested on Election Day

A Central Coast candidate for mayor lost big this week.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 07:12pm EST

Fla. students walk on water for class assignment

Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 04:23pm EST

Man napping in field run over by combine, survives

A man napping in a Montana cornfield was startled out of his snooze when he was run over by a large harvesting machine _ and Yellowstone County deputies say he's lucky to be alive.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 02:05pm EST

Girl, 9, dominates peewee football (VIDEO)

Anyone who thinks girls can't play football might want to think again after watching 9-year-old Sam Gordon.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 12:27pm EST

Macedonian minister looking for certified geniuses

Macedonia's health minister is looking for assistants _ but they have to be certified geniuses.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 12:13pm EST

Fraud? No, spider delays Mass. town's vote count

It wasn't hanging chads or voter fraud that delayed the vote count in one Massachusetts town _ it was a spider.

Thursday - 11/08/2012, 10:29am EST

Mammoth skeleton found in France

Archaeologists in France have unearthed a rather hairy fossil _ a nearly complete skeleton of a mammoth.

Wednesday - 11/07/2012, 12:38pm EST

Deer crashes through Pittsburgh-area carpet store

This deer wasn't caught in the headlights. It was called on the carpet.

Wednesday - 11/07/2012, 09:48am EST

Parents join in on joke: 'I ate your Halloween candy'

For the second year in a row, fans of late night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, joined in on his joke that's eliciting strong reactions from kids nationwide.

Tuesday - 11/06/2012, 12:55pm EST
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