$27 Million Lottery Winner Rushes Back to Work
Fri Mar 18, 8:12 AM ET
Germany's biggest individual lottery
winner had no time to celebrate after becoming 20.4 million
euros ($27 million) richer, because he was too worried about
being late for work.
How Would You Like to Meet This Guy?
Fri Mar 18, 8:06 AM ET
A Belgian man on trial for having sex
with dogs claims he did it out of compassion for man's best
friend, a Belgian paper said on Friday.
Woman's Scooter Blown Up in Security Scare
Fri Mar 18, 8:08 AM ET
Heidi Brown was told she could park her
new scooter outside the vehicle registration office while she
waited to get license plates.
Will Heavier Manhole Covers Deter Thieves?
Fri Mar 18, 8:04 AM ET
Johannesburg will replace its cast
iron manhole covers with heavier concrete versions that are
more difficult to steal and have less scrap value to deter
night-time criminal gangs, Johannesburg Water said Friday.
Land of the Rising Sun Wants More Daylight
Fri Mar 18, 8:03 AM ET
Japanese lawmakers held a rally and made
a push for daylight savings time on Friday, saying that it was
time the land of the rising sun had more daylight.
Brazil Still Lures Fugitives as Biggs' Safe Haven
Fri Mar 18,12:46 PM ET
Fugitives from justice
still often head to Brazil, lured by the story of Britain's
Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs. But police say the country's
reputation as a paradise for outlaws is just a myth -- at least
most of the time.
Fighting Crime the 11th Century Way....
Thu Mar 17,10:04 AM ET
Tighter gun ownership laws are
pushing South Africans to buy crossbows, spears, swords, knives
and pepper sprays to protect themselves from violent crime.
Prison Guards on Strike Over Antique Guns
Thu Mar 17, 9:27 AM ET
Greek prison guards will go on strike
next week demanding a change of their American-made weapons
that date back to the U.S. wars in central America almost a
century ago.
Man Turns in Pacemaker Cut from Mother's Chest
Thu Mar 17, 9:29 AM ET
A Texan has returned to authorities the
pacemaker he carved from his dead mother's chest, causing an
evidence tampering charge against him to be dropped,
prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Retirement Home Prepared for Prostitutes
Thu Mar 17,10:10 AM ET
Distressed to find aging homeless
women still working as prostitutes in downtown Mexico City,
women's' groups are preparing a roomy retirement home to take
65 of them off the streets.
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Wed Mar 16, 9:26 AM ET
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