at 17:21 on February 22, 2012, EST.

Brief but brilliant flash in night sky witnessed across vast stretch of Prairies

SASKATOON - A scientist says the fireball that streaked above Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday is the biggest and brightest recorded on the Prairies in nearly five years.

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at 13:31 on February 20, 2012, EST.

Polish folk art society defends its 'Oskar' award after protest from US film academy

WARSAW, Poland - Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn't want anyone else handing out Oscars.

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at 15:03 on February 18, 2012, EST.

Free emu if you can capture it! Big bird escapes from US farm, on lam 5 weeks, visits school

SOUTH HERO, Vt. - An elusive emu on the lam in Vermont has been amusing residents in communities on Lake Champlain.

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at 15:41 on February 17, 2012, EST.

Stray dog foils prison break by inmates who tried tunneling to freedom in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay - A stray dog is getting credit for thwarting a prison break in Paraguay.

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at 11:17 on February 16, 2012, EST.

Kosovo redoes TV ad promoting itself after the original proves embarrassing

The advertisement was designed to promote foreign investment in Kosovo, but it didn't quite work out that way.

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at 08:29 on February 16, 2012, EST.

Danish police quiz the region's robbers in effort to stem surge in burglaries

COPENHAGEN - What to do when burglaries get out of hand?

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