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Video of Thai Navy Cadets Smashing Phones Stirs Criticism

When the Thai military says cadets can't bring phones to training, they mean it.

A video clip that has ignited social media in Thailand this week shows what happened to some officers-in-training who broke that rule.

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Suspect Returns to Burglary Scene for Lost Keys, Cellphone

A man is charged with burglary after police say he returned to a Twin Falls, Idaho, home for his forgotten car keys and cellphone.

The Times-News reports (http://bit.ly/1W0jIri) a woman called police when she found her home ransacked on Saturday, with a stranger's cellphone on the bed and a strange car parked behind the property.

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Dutch Royals' Golden Coach Set for Refit

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima left for Parliament's opening on Tuesday for the last time before their opulent and historic "Golden Coach" undergoes an extensive refit.

Made of teak wood and covered with gold leaf, the coach is used each year to transport the Dutch royals from the king's offices at Noordeinde Palace to Parliament about a kilometre (0.6 miles) away.

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Berlin Subway Map Printed in Arabic, with Refugee's Help

After German newspapers published Arabic-language guides for refugees, Berlin's public transport network has done the same for its rail map -- with the help of a Syrian asylum-seeker.

The leaflet published by Berlin's public transport operator BVG includes names of the capital's main underground stations and essential information on the public transport system in Arabic.

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Spanish Police Arrest Man Caught Speeding in Facebook Video

Spanish police have arrested a man for speeding after spotting a video on Facebook of him driving at 184 kilometers (115 miles) an hour, police said Sunday.

The 24-second video begins by showing the speedometer of the car and then pans away to a young woman sitting beside the driver who sticks out her tongue and two smiling young men in the back seats. The voice of a man howling can be heard in the background.

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American Airlines Accidentally Sends Wrong Plane to Hawaii

American Airlines accidentally sent the wrong plane across the ocean from Los Angeles to Hawaii, a company spokesman confirmed to Agence France Presse Sunday.

In the August 31 incident, first reported by transportation blogger Brian Sumers, a plane that was not authorized to fly long distances over open water made the flight -- albeit safely -- to Honolulu.

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Chinese 'Thief' Swallowed Diamond, Tried to Flee Thailand

A Chinese woman who allegedly tried to smuggle a stolen diamond out of Thailand by swallowing it was released from hospital Monday after doctors removed the expensive gem from her gut.

Police say the 39-year-old unnamed woman, who will appear in court later Monday, switched the 10 million baht ($278,000) gem with a fake one at a jewelry fair on the northern outskirts of Bangkok on Thursday.

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Mystery Chunk of Ice Crashes onto California Home

A loud crash startled a California family at home Wednesday morning when a chunk of ice the size of a basketball hurtled from the sky and smashed through the roof, likely the result of frozen moisture breaking loose from an airplane flying high overhead.

Monica Savath said she and her family were in the living room of their Modesto home when they were shaken by the commotion. She said it sounded like a bomb exploding. Running to the attached garage, they found a gaping hole in the roof and shattered ice. Nobody was injured.

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U.S. Man Arrested for Urinating on Fellow Passengers on Plane

A drunk passenger on board a JetBlue plane was arrested on Friday upon arrival in the western U.S. state of Oregon after urinating on fellow passengers, authorities said.

"Flight 45 from Anchorage, Alaska, was met by local authorities upon arrival into Portland at 4:26 this morning following an incident involving an intoxicated customer," the airline said in a statement.

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Report: Dwarf Lap Dance Gets Brazil Police in Trouble

Brazilian anti-narcotics cops were in hot water Wednesday after footage emerged of a nearly naked dwarf lap dancing at a party attended by officers at the police station.

O Dia newspaper published cellphone footage and still photos of staff from anti-drugs unit Denarc in Sao Paulo apparently swigging beer, dancing to live Brazilian music, and enjoying a sensual dance by a male dwarf who strips to his underpants.

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