The Italian police are investigating the theft of  $16m in cash and jewellery from a Saudi princess vacationing on the Italian island of Sardinia.  The police have no leads, but if anyone wants to see some sample jewelry pieces "that are very similar but in no way are the same", please visit Louie's Pawn Shop off exit 15A in New Jersey during their fire sale of middle eastern jewelry.

In the latest New Yorker magazine, CIA director Leon Panetta fired back against criticism that former VP Dick Cheney has been leveling against the Obama administration.  A spokesman for Mr. Cheney said that he felt bad about his remarks, and to show there were no hard feelings, has invited Mr. Panetta to go hunting with him.

A Chinese lunar probe has crashed into the moon in what the government has called a "controlled" collision, which, a Chinese spokesman was quick to assert, in no way helps to support the stereotype that Asians are bad drivers.

A student in England was shocked to find that his online banking statement showed him to be overdrawn by almost 100 billion pounds.   The student knew immediately something was wrong as he hadn't even made his monthly student loan payment yet.