Putin to cranes: Follow me!
Russian President Vladimir Putin has posed with a polar bear, ridden a horse in Siberia and tracked a Siberian tiger. Now, he has taken his love of wildlife to new heights. ITV’s Damon Green reports.
Saving party swag for posterity
From the bold hats, to the zany signs and pins bearing slogans, Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird have been on a mission to save the party swag for posterity. NBC’s Kristen Welker reports.
US Airways security scare was hoax
The security scare that resulted in a US Airways jet returning to Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday morning was the result of "a pretty nasty trick played on a passenger," police said. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.
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Poor South Africans hail Malema as hero
The South African politician blamed for inflaming the miners' strikes there told NBC News that the treatment of the poor is worse now than it was under apartheid. Julius Malema, - expelled from the ruling African National Congress for his radical views - says he wants to spread the chaos, that left 34 miners dead. NBC’s Rohit Kachroo reports.
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