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Photo Funeral wakes turned into mobile casinos in Singapore: report
Mon Dec 6, 2:03 PM ET
Criminal syndicates in Singapore are using funeral wakes as cover for mobile casinos by paying off grieving families to allow strangers to gamble near their loved ones' corpses, a report said.

Photo The fright before Christmas: Santa Claus in terror hoax
Mon Dec 6,11:07 AM ET
Moscow police swung into action to arrest a man who had reported that a female suicide bomber disguised as a Christmas fairy was planning to carry out an attack on Santa Claus in the northern Russian town of Veliki Ustyug, ITAR-TASS news agency said.

Photo Bids for gramp's ghost to 14,000 dollars on eBay
Mon Dec 6, 1:29 PM ET
A woman who turned to eBay to auction off her father's ghost asked buyers to show some restraint as bidding reached the 14,000 dollar-mark over the weekend in a media-driven frenzy.

Photo No sex for Bolivar players ahead of cup final clash with Boca Juniors
2 hours, 4 minutes ago
Sex is off the cards for players with Bolivian champions Bolivar ahead of Wednesday's first leg of the South American Cup final clash with Boca Juniors of Argentina.

Photo Hi-tech gamblers allowed to keep million-pound winnings: police
Sun Dec 5, 4:14 PM ET
Three gamblers who used a James Bond-style laser device to win over a million pounds (euros/dollars) at a London hotel casino will not face prosecution, as they did nothing illegal, police said. Full Coverage

Photo Hong Kong welcomes 20 millionth visitor
Sun Dec 5, 3:31 PM ET
Dutch holidaymaker Barbara Wallerbosch was stopped on her way through the immigration desk at Hong Kong airport -- and told she had made history as the 20 millionth visitor this year, a new tourism record.

Photo Giant African rats twitch noses for deadly landmines in Mozambique
Sat Dec 4, 2:34 PM ET
Giant African rats, reputed for their fine sense of smell, are twitching their noses across fields and roads in Mozambique to trace deadly landmine aroma, as part of a global effort to clear the devices that still kill and main people after past wars.

Photo Crazy Horse lives ... but airline wants proof
Sat Dec 4, 8:17 AM ET
Jeremy Brown from Northern Ireland may rue the day he decided to change his name to Crazy Horse Invincible, partly because he did so after one too many drinks, but mainly because his new identity is causing more hassle that it may be worth.

Photo Zimbabwe hitch-hikers forced to dig up grave at gunpoint
Sat Dec 4, 8:17 AM ET
Twenty Zimbabweans, who hitched a lift on the back of a truck, found themselves forced to dig up a grave at gunpoint at a well-known Harare cemetery.

Photo Australia's biggest city up in arms over "politically correct" Christmas
Fri Dec 3, 8:25 AM ET
Sydney's Lord Mayor has angered citizens of Australia's largest city and Prime Minister John Howard by decorating the town hall with a single tree in a modest festive show seen as an effort to avoid offending non-Christian immigrants.

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Thu Dec 2,12:46 PM ET
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Thu Dec 2,12:29 PM ET
Bosses play scrooge with Christmas parties
Fri Dec 3, 8:01 PM ET
Japanese city to require dads to spend time with newborns
Thu Dec 2,12:06 PM ET
Crazy Horse lives ... but British airline wants proof
Fri Dec 3,12:32 PM ET
Hundreds of geese stolen before Christmas rush
Thu Dec 2, 2:15 PM ET
Men's urinal is 20th century's most influential artwork
Thu Dec 2, 9:58 AM ET
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Thu Dec 2, 4:30 AM ET
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Wed Dec 1, 4:58 PM ET
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