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Austrian police find more than 100,000 euros in Danube river

Monday, 7 December 2015, 10:46 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The banknotes were wet, but Austrian police are not treating the find of more than 100,000 euros found in the Danube river as a classic case of money laundering. Firefighters fished the banknotes...

Italian school principal accused of cancelling Christmas

Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 08:51 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A public school principal in predominantly Roman Catholic Italy has been accused of cancelling Christmas after removing religious songs from the annual holiday pageant. Everyone from...

Suspected burglar dies in chimney after resident lights fire

Monday, 30 November 2015, 15:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Authorities say a suspected burglar who became stuck in the chimney of a California home died after the homeowner unknowingly lit a fire in the fireplace. Fresno County Sheriff's spokesman Tony...

Two men climb onto Buckingham Palace roof, stay there for hours

Monday, 30 November 2015, 08:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

British police say two men have scaled Buckingham Palace in an apparent protest over fathers' rights. London's Metropolitan Police force said officers were called Sunday afternoon to reports of a...

Brazilian man bites fellow passenger on Irish aircraft, then dies

Monday, 19 October 2015, 11:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Police say a 24-year-old Brazilian man has collapsed and died on board an Irish aircraft after becoming frenetic and attacking a fellow passenger. Sunday night's Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon,...

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