A 77-year old man found himself stuck upside-down in his septic tank, in what he described as the worst Christmas Eve he had ever experienced. "It wasn't good, I'll tell you what," said Robert Schoff, recalling how his head was in the tank and his feet were kicking in the air.

It was a festive and rich Christmas for 1,850 Spaniards holding the winning number 06381 for Spain's lottery. With a $3. 1 million jackpot, the winners received $430,000 each. The jackpot money was spread across 11 Spanish provinces where the tickets were sold, including Madrid, Barcelona and Alicante. In contrast, ticket holders of the second prize all came from Barcelona.

Germany's brewing industry suffered its eighth decline in the last nine years. Beer consumption plummeted to a record low of 29. 7 gallons (112. 5 liters) per person for 2007. In the 1980s, Germans guzzled down 41. 2 gallons (156 liters) of beer. However, Brewery Association managing director Peter Hahn attributed the decline in beer consumption to changing demographics and a poor summer.

A 51-year-old transit officer Steven Rocher helped a woman by delivering her baby before dawn on Christmas day. Rocher, a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority police sergeant, was driving Tuesday through North Philadelphia when he heard a screaming woman.

Even death will not stop Chet Fitch from sending Christmas cards to his friends. His cards, with "Heaven" written as the return address and with his signature on it, were received by his 34 friends before Christmas or two months after Fitch died at age 88.