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Police instigated a stand-off at a New Jersey bank after mistaking a cardboard cut-out for a "person" after hours.

A seaside resort in England is handing out packages with flip-flops and condoms to late-night clubbers.

Scottish police raided the 79-year-old widow's cottage after mistaking the plants for a crop of marijuana.

Fans in Italy were a little skeptical at first but many say they've been converted.

A Chinese artist is re-creating some of the world's most famous paintings using vegetables.

Some families could get about $2,000 if they're willing to name their children after Benito Mussolini or his wife.

North Carolina authorities say a shopper used the bird to help a woman whose car was being stolen in a grocery store parking lot.

Scientists are using mobile telephones to eavesdrop on koalas to understand what they are saying.

One of Britain's oldest women has been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day for more than a century.

Doctors in China are trying to treat a four-year-old boy with an unusual medical condition.