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Thai cops go undercover as lion dancers to nab suspected thief

Bangkok, Thailand — Thai police donned a lion dance costume during this week's Lunar New Year festivities to arrest a suspect accused of stealing...

Tourist in hot water for pole dance on Turkish flagpole

Istanbul, Turkey—A foreign tourist was on Thursday facing a criminal probe for offending "the nation's moral values" for performing a pole dance on a Turkish...

Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia — A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces...

Nudist gives chase as brazen boar nabs laptop

Berlin, Germany | A naked sunbather unashamedly gave chase in his birthday suit after a wild boar stole his laptop while he was relaxing...

Hawaii-bound flight diverted over blanket dispute

A flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu was diverted to Los Angeles on Wednesday after a passenger refused to pay $12 for a blanket...

Tom Hanks gifts espresso maker to White House press (again)

US actor Tom Hanks gave White House journalists a new espresso machine Thursday, calling their caffeine-addled plight to cover the news a fight for...

Obamas play Christmas Eve escape game

President Barack Obama and his daughters spent part of the Christmas weekend playing an "escape room" game, while White House successor Donald Trump ushered...

Sex doll gift blows up into scandal for Chile minister

A Twitter storm blew up Wednesday in Chile over a business association's Christmas gift to the economy minister: an inflatable sex doll "to stimulate...

No more homework! Spanish parents go on strike

Children have long complained about homework but parents in Spain are now joining in and have decided to go on strike against their offspring's...

Not so golden years for American who picks prison over wife, home

Ah, romance. A 70-year-old American man from Kansas robbed a bank so that he could be sent to prison to get away from his wife,...

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Thai cops go undercover as lion dancers to nab suspected thief

Tourist in hot water for pole dance on Turkish flagpole

Rat earns world record for sniffing landmines in Cambodia

Nudist gives chase as brazen boar nabs laptop

Hawaii-bound flight diverted over blanket dispute

Tom Hanks gifts espresso maker to White House press (again)

Obamas play Christmas Eve escape game

Sex doll gift blows up into scandal for Chile minister

No more homework! Spanish parents go on strike

Not so golden years for American who picks prison over wife, home

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