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  1. A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout
    Gang accused of killing to sell human fat Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:03 AM ET

    LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.

  2. Cartons of contraband cigarettes are put on display at the Finance Ministry in Paris on September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
    Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:04 AM ET

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.

  3. Mich. police nab wrong-way driver twice in 3 days AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ET

    KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.

  4. Bandages cover the face of a 20-metre (66ft) tall statue of Santa Claus in downtown Auckland November 19, 2009. The 49-year-old statue, which is placed on the busy corner every year, has undergone a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) makeover which will be revealed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fairfax NZ/John Selkirk
    Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:04 AM ET

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.

  5. Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby AP - Thu Nov 19, 9:27 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast.

  6. Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station AP - Thu Nov 19, 9:22 PM ET

    CONWAY, Ark. - A man accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump was due in court on charges. The man, Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday in Faulkner County Circuit Court on a second-degree battery charge.

  7. Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit AP - Thu Nov 19, 6:16 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.

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