Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Daily News: Odd News - Belarus leader beats Putin's pike with man-sized catfish

Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:52 AM PDT

Belarus leader beats Putin's pike with man-sized catfish 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:52 AM PDT
Russia's President Putin poses for a picture as he fishes in the Krasnoyarsk territory in the Siberian Federal DistrictMINSK (Reuters) - Just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin landed a giant pike on a fishing trip, his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko has boasted about catching a man-sized catfish. Putin's office said last week he had caught a 21 kg (46 lb) pike while fishing in Siberia, describing it as a "gigantic animal". The latest in a long string of macho exploits by the Kremlin leader drew skepticism and mockery on social media. ...
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Billionaire Saudi prince loses UK court battle over Gaddafi jet 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:53 AM PDT
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal leaves the High Court in LondonBy Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A billionaire Saudi prince was ordered by a British court on Wednesday to pay a $10-million commission linked to the sale of a private jet to Libya's Colonel Gaddafi, in a humiliating legal defeat for one of the world's richest men. The High Court judgment was scathing about Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who testified in person for two days at the trial earlier this month. ...
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