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Hundreds ask that pig remains on police decal

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cars in the US?

Man fights police over 13m whale shark

A man has waged the unlikeliest of battles with authorities over the right to charge curious visitors NZ26 cents each to see a 13-metre whale shark he bought from a fisherman.

Flushed necklace returned months later

A US woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Grade hacker gets probation, not A

A US college student's attempt to boost his failing grades didn't get him an A for effort. It got him probation.

Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stress

Researchers say an ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after September 11 has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales.

US Customs dreading flower week

Spare a thought for US Customs officials - with tens of millions of bouquets to inspect, their Valentine's Day is set to be a logistical nightmare.

Thief goes straight after finding child porn

An Australian magistrate has praised the actions of a man who stole a wallet and two mobile phones, then turned himself in to police when he found images of what he thought was child pornography on one of the phones.

Whopper whale shark washes up

It took two cranes to lift a 10-metre long whale shark from the sea.

Stolen python gets its own back on thief

A python snatched from a store in rural Australia has exacted its own form of justice on the thief, biting him several times.

Runaway dog's 10-day island ordeal

A marathon effort by strangers helped return a terrified marooned dog to his owners.

Moustache film festival to be held in Maine

Move over, Cannes. Maine is to host to its first-ever international moustache film festival.

Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos

Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a truck on a busy German motorway and quickly froze to the autobahn surface, causing a massive traffic jam near Frankfurt during rush hour, police say.

Maccas in the doghouse for McBite ad

McDonald's has apologised and pulled an ad that came back to bite them.

Firefighters douse sporting flame

National sport tournament's symbolic flame prematurely extinguished by fire services.

Sheep herding bunny becomes online hit

Champis the bunny doesn't only hop — he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job.

Bart Simpson joins Barbie in Iran ban

Bart and Homer Simpson and the rest of the American cartoon family have joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys banned in Iran.

Inmates' prank puts pigs on police car decals

A US prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates has gotten the best of police in Vermont by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cars.

337 chicken wings devoured in 30 minutes

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi of Japan eats chicken wings on his way to winning

Nearly 20,000 beer-fuelled fans watch Takeru Kobayashi eat 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes.

Thieves steal glacial ice by the tonne

Chilean police say they've cracked a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier.

Strip club gets bum deal

A bottom that gained worldwide attention has been branded with the logo of an Auckland strip club.

Officers in clear after pepper spraying haka

Utah prosecutors have cleared police officers of any wrongdoing after they used pepper spray and batons on a group of performing a haka at an high school American football game.

Pesky pigeons pilfering peas?

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A mob of hungry pigeons have eaten their way through eight tonnes of a farmer's pea crop.

Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast

Famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual prediction

Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter in the US, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early.

Cats at pawfront of breading meme

Cats are at the pawfront of the internet's latest half-baked meme.

Shoe design honours Australian PM's escape

She's been dubbed "Gingerella" but the company that made the shoe Prime Minister Julia Gillard lost on Australia Day wants to make sure she's never left barefoot again.

Fowl play suspected in great chicken escape

Winton police are genuine country cops, and it doesn't come much more country than chasing an escaped brood of chickens.

Toothless bank robber needed dentures

A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a US bank robbery has confessed, saying she needed the money for dentures.

Bill sent 50 years after fine paid

In 1962 a £4.10 fine was promptly paid and forgotten. 50 years later, it has resurfaced...

Nepali girls 'wed' god in ancient ritual

A foot of a Newar girl is pictured during an Ihi ceremony in Kathmandu.

Hundreds of Nepali girls are set to take part in the rite that weds them to the god Vishnu over the coming month, a symbolic time of weddings according to tradition in this deeply religious, majority Hindu nation.

Fan halts City game with handcuff stunt

The Premier League match between Everton and leaders Manchester City at Goodison Park ground to a halt when a male fan went on to the pitch and handcuffed himself to a goalpost.

Jesus statue escapes hillside eviction

The US Forest Service says it will re-authorise a permit for a 57-year-old statue of Jesus that had been facing eviction from a northwestern Montana ski resort.

Judge uses force against lightsaber attacker

A judge used his force to order a jail sentence for a would-be Jedi who attacked customers with light sabers.

Mexico says drought also hurting marijuana growers

The drought in northern Mexico is so bad that it is hurting even illicit drug growers.

'Lawn-mowing business' moved Housing NZ tenant

A Housing New Zealand contractor sent a trailer with tools and grass clippings to move a Nelson tenant.

Donald Trump considering private cemetery build

Donald Trump is considering spending eternity next to his golf club in northern New Jersey.

Unwitting amputee blasts ad's altered photo

An overweight man who unwittingly became an amputee in adverts to warn against diabetes says he's worried the ads might hurt his acting career.

Dentist who used paper clips gets year in jail

A former US dentist has been jailed for a year for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.

Some commuters shun instant trek

Kiwis regularly moan about the daily commute to work, but one in five of us wouldn't swap it for a instant transport via a teleporter.

Gnarley's excellent adventure: Takaka Hill trailer surf

Gnarley is his name, and he certainly lived up to it, "surfing" a vehicle down Takaka Hill.

Regular flying visits keep Peanut busy

This cockatiel flies wherever he likes - and even has a flight number at the local airfield.

Dog's uplifting experience unwelcome

A dog had a reason to howl after his distracted owner - holding the leash - walked into a lift and closed the doors, with the pooch on the other side.

Endangered flytraps in poachers' sights

The Venus flytrap's precarious survival in the wild along the coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers.

Got my licence ... nek minnit, speeding ticket

A newly minted driver has been booked for speeding, just 15 minutes after passing her licence test.

Fraudster dentist did paper clip root canals

A former dentist in the US has pleaded guilty to fraud for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.

Flock of hot pink sheep go global

Hot pink sheep grazing the countryside north of Auckland are making headlines across the world.

Robber disguises himself as florist

Police are appealing for help to find a robber who disguised himself as a florist for a violent armed hold-up in Melbourne.

Urinating cat, not fire, caused smoke in home

One US fire department learned that there's not necessarily fire wherever there's smoke.

TV station covers bribery trial with puppets

It's Sesame Street meets the unseemly side of politics.

Bottom tattoo sells for $12k

A Hutt Valley woman has sold space on her backside for more than $12,000 in a cheeky online auction.

Opossum rides New York subway

A suspicious passenger of the four-legged variety led to the evacuation of a New York City subway car.

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