in the month of december...

* According to one study, tangerines help reduce fat.

* In another study, yawning is said to be caused by our heads overheating. Makes you wonder if you ever yawned in the cold...

* Germany sues Italy for compensating victims of Nazi hate crimes.

* Brazil and France sign an arms deal worth 12 billion dollars which will allow Brazil to modernize its military equipment.

* Korea aims to set Christmas Carol World Record with 30,000 carolers!

* Japan and Vietnam have signed a free trade agreement.

* China bans 'The Dark Knight' citing 'cultural sensitivity' while they aim to build the biggest Santa ever.

* And the Somali pirates give the rest of the world a hard time.