Police in northwestern Pakistan are initiating an inquiry after receiving complaints that two dead women won positions at a local election held last month. The women were elected as councilors in the Upper Dir district in the North West Frontier Province. However, both died 13 years and three years ago, respectively.

Only in America can one swear the oath of citizenship and win almost $2 million dollars a few hours later. That very thing happened to Moses Bittok of West Des Moines, who discovered he had a winning lottery ticket later that day. "It's almost like you adopted a country and then they netted you $1. 8 million," says Bittok, who cashed in the winning ticket Monday. "It doesn't happen anywhere. . . I guess only in America. "

An Indian court fines an Israeli couple 1,000 rupees after finding them guilty of obscenity for kissing during their marriage ceremony in a Hindu pilgrim town, according to Reuters. The couple decided to have a traditional Hindu marriage while visiting Pushkar town earlier this month in the temple-studded desert state of Rajasthan, The Times of India reports.

A registered sex offender from Denver is arrested after chasing two women down a street after hiding in a bush and shouting, "I'm naked" at them. James D. Christner, 34, was arrested for indecent exposure and criminal trespass after chasing the women and masturbating at the same time.