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Thousands of Bolivian Catholics break rocks to change fortunes

Every year, on the third week of August, thousands of Bolivian Catholics gather on the outskirts of capital La Paz to take a swing at fortune by breaking rocks. | Video

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Chinese couple dangle from suspension bridge for wedding

A Chinese couple marked their wedding day in their own special way -- by dangling underneath a glass bottom suspension bridge overlooking a gorge. | Video

Aug 11 2016

Bright green Olympic pool overshadows events

RIO DE JANEIRO The water in the Olympic diving pool was bright green on Tuesday, baffling at least one competitor who said she could not see her partner underwater, although organizers said that it did not pose any danger to health.

Dutch man's 10 day-wait at Chinese airport for woman ends in hospital

A Dutch man spent 10 days at an airport in China waiting for a woman he met on the internet but ended up hospitalized after the stay took a toll on his health, local media reported. | Video

Aug 05 2016

Extreme runner wants to be reunited with Chinese stray dog

Extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard hopes to bring a stray dog which followed him for 125 kilometers (77 miles) during a race across China, back to his home in Scotland. | Video

Aug 05 2016

Famed flamingo Pinky dead in Florida after man attacks it

TAMPA, Fla. A Chilean flamingo named Pinky which was known for its dancing was euthanized at a Florida theme park after being badly injured by a man who reached into its pen and threw it to the ground, Tampa police said on Wednesday.

Aug 03 2016