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The last dictator? Was Moammar Gadhafi the last of the “buffoon dictators,” asked BBC News in October. His legend was earned not merely with his...

Read all about it Enterprising reporters get stories by earning the trust of their sources, which Simon Eroro of the Post-Courier (Port Moresby, Papua New...

See it to believe it Saddam Hussein Back in the News: (1) Mohamed Bishr, an Egyptian man bearing a remarkable resemblance to the late Iraqi...

For the birds “My ultimate dream is to be buried in a deep ocean close to where penguins live,” explained the former Alfred David, 79,...

GOT WHAT?! London Fashion Week usually brings forth a shock or two from cutting-edge designers, but a September creation by Rachel Freire might have raised...

Fat for Sale Risky Business Models: (1) Orlando-area cosmetic surgeon Jeffrey Hartog inaugurated Liquid Gold, a storehouse for patients’ frozen liposuctioned fat, charging $900 to...

Not for the squeamish The medical establishment generally regards placentas (afterbirth) as biohazardous waste, but to New York City placenta chef Jennifer Mayer, they are...

Worship Me “When I get to Africa, I have to worship him,” said Elizabeth Osei, part-time first lady of the Akwamu people of eastern Ghana,...

Nuclear Meltdown Richard Handl, 31, was arrested in southern Sweden in July after a raid on his home. He had been trying for months to...

To the birds! The heavy hand of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service landed on 11-year-old Skylar Capo and her mom in June, after an...

Arkansas Time Machine In McGehee, a town of 4,200 in southeastern Arkansas, African-American student Kym Wimberly, who had finished first in her senior class, was...

Modern times Berjuan Toys is already selling its Breast Milk Baby online ($70) and expects to have it in stores later this year. The doll...

Thomas Heathfield was a well-paid banking consultant with a promising career in Maidenhead, England, but gave it up this year to move to South Africa...

Not-dirt-cheap The New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter achieved his milestone 3,000th major league hit in July, and Steiner Sports Marketing of New Rochelle, N.Y., was...

On May 21, Jesse Robinson either established or tied the unofficial world record for unluckiest underage drinker of all time when he was booked into...