A 59-year-old man from New Alexandria nabbed a monster fish - a 49-inch-long carp that unofficially weighs 54 pounds, 4 ounces. Dennis Russian is said if the fish Russian shot with a fiberglass arrow weighs the same on state-approved scales, it would be a Pennsylvania record.

A Chinese businessman who bought a Russian fighter jet online at ebay, wants his money back after finding it could not be shipped to China, state media reported on Tuesday. Zhang Cheng, a Beijing businessman, bid $24,730 and paid a $2,000 deposit for the former Czech air force plane, Xinhua news agency said.

The Russian who designed the most popular assault rifle ever made says the use of his gun in Iraq proves it is still superior to other weapons. Mikhail Kalashnikov says, "Even after lying in a swamp you can pick up this rifle, aim it and shoot. That's the best job description there is for a gun. Real soldiers know that and understand it. "

Regina Fagone says her neighbor has euthanized three of her cats, the latest a Russian Blue cat. Fagone, 41, says her neighbor, Richard DeSantis, euthanized two cats in 1998, and the last one, Coal, this month.

Russian police are looking for two mystics who persuaded a student at Moscow's elite State Institute for International Affairs to part with more than $160,000 in exchange for lifting a curse, RIA news agency reported Sunday. "Two unknown women, on the pretext of lifting a curse, stole $150,000 and some jewelry by means of deception. The total amount stolen is estimated at 4. 48 million roubles ($161,800)," the agency quoted a police source as saying.