Police and animal control officers chased a wayward 600-pound bull through the streets of Newark, New Jersey early Friday morning for over 10 hours. It took animal control officer Denton Infield, who had previously been a cowboy in South Africa to finally corral the animal so it could be tranquilized and captured.

Corruption is now rife in Africa to the extent that a prominent African business man based in London has launched an annual $5 million prize for Africa's most effective head of state. Egyptian born Mo Ibrahim, who operates a mobile phone business in the U. K. , says African leaders shall be rated every year to pick the eligible candidate. The successful candidates will get $5 million over 10 years when they quit power. They'll also get $200,000 annually for life.

The British embassy reported that a leopard is running loose on their compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Embassy spokeswoman Holly Tett told Reuters, "There have been lots of wildlife in the compound, including mongoose, jackals and civet cats. The leopard which we are talking about has caused no injuries. " She added, "The embassy is looking at different ways on how to deal with the leopard. "

A diamond, the Lesotho Promise, has been sold for $12. 4 million. The uncut 603-carat white gem weighing 4. 2 oz. was found in Lesotho on August 22. It is described as being "about the size of a golf ball. "The diamond is said to be the 15th largest ever discovered. Experts say it will be cut into one large stone and then several smaller stones.

The world's biggest diamond in 13 years went on sale on Wednesday in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The successful bidder, for the gem that was mined in Lesotho, shall be named by the Antwerp Diamond Centre on Monday. Dubbed "Lesotho Promise," the owners found it hard to give the monetary value of the piece. To get the price of a diamond rock, traders need to know how many cuts can be made out of it. The 605-carat diamond is about a third bigger than the size of a golf ball.