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Adele Morse's stuffed fox has become an Internet sensation in Russia, photoshopped into pictures of politicians, policemen and all manner of other people. WSJ's James Marson reports on what makes the critter with the dazed look so foxy to fans. Copyright 2013, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL Former U.S. university professor Walter Lee Williams was added to the FBI's most-wanted list on Monday. A day later, with a $100, 000 reward on his head and his face on the internet, he was arrested in a park in Mexico. Williams is wanted over alleged child sexual offences in the Philippines. The FBI says he travelled there and elsewhere in South-east Asia for sex with underage boys. The bureau says it's identified 10 victims aged between nine and 17. It said Williams was a professor of anthropology and gender studies at the University of California until 2011.

HBO and his managers say James Gandolfini - best known for his role as Tony Soprano in TV series 'The Sopranos' - has died in Italy at age 51. (June 19)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas was forced to resign on Sunday following charges of widespread corruption including graft, spying and even a sex scandal involving his closest aide, Jana Nagyova.The resignation comes just days after Czech police stormed the homes of senior government officials, finding millions of dollars worth of gold and cash. The arrests include Necas' chief of staff Jana Nagyova, who is also alleged to be having an affair with the Prime Minister.Those raids included 400 police officers, many of whom were masked, searching a total of 31 houses. It was the largest police sting in Czech Republic in 20 years.The entire Czech government will now have to step down as all eyes fall to newly elected President Milos Zeman, who will have to decide how he plans to govern until the next elections in 2014.Necas was known as one of the Czech Republic's few clean politicians. Nagyova, meanwhile, has been charged with several offenses, including bribing members of parliament and ordering intelligence agents to spy on people including the Prime Minister's wife, Radka.----------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­Daily videos brought to you by THE Taiwanese Animators behind the infamous Tiger Woods animation. We got the funniest animations on the web to help you stay in-the-know on all the trending stories, so sit back, relax, and watch a few.Visit our channel for your daily dose of Taiwanese Animations:https://www.youtube.com/user/NMAWorldEditionWish all your news was animated? Subscribe now:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEditionCan't get enough of Taiwanese animations? Connected with us here:Facebook http://www.facebook.com/NMAtvTwitter @nmatv http://www.twitter.com/nmatvTumblr http://nmatv.tumblr.comGoogle+ http://gplus.to/NMAtvWeb http://www.nma.tv

Thailand's Buddhism authority said it is monitoring monks for inappropriate behavior after a Youtube video showed monks wearing aviator sunglasses, carrying an LV travel bag and rocking wireless headphones while flying on a private jet. The Office of National Buddhism in Thailand said on Monday that they had seen the video earlier this year and had warned the monks from Khantitham Temple in Sisaket province. The video has caused outrage among Buddhists within the country. Seems like these monks need a refresher course in Buddha's 2,600-year-old teachings, which stress that, "the core of those who preach Buddha's teachings is not to own any objects at all." In 2012 about 300 out of 61,416 Buddhist monks and novices in Thailand were disciplined. Some were booted from the monkhood due to misconduct for offences ranging from drinking alcohol to having sex with women to extortion. The Thai Buddhism office also got complaints about monks driving cars and pulling scams. The monk's temple has said it will explain, but only after the abbot from the video gets back from a religious tour to France. Wonder how that's going? Did these monks act inappropriately? Leave some comments.

Watch a clip from the film "A Hijacking." The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen. (Photo/Video: Magnolia Pictures) Copyright 2013, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

***CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES*** A bus plunged into a river in central Peru, killing at least 30 people, Wednesday. Rescue teams searched the mangled steel heap for survivors and negotiated the ravine's steep incline to bring victims and survivors to the top. Authorities say 52 people were on board when the bus fell some 164 feet into the Tarma River. Nine passengers are still missing. The accident, which happened in the early hours of the morning, had some speculating that there wasn't enough signal to alert the driver. The injured were taken to several hospitals in the Chanchamayo region.

A longtime beauty practice in the livestock industry gains Internet attention. So-called 'fluffy cows' are the rage out on the range. (June 19)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

The top 5 tweets retweeted by Newsbreaker followers for today, June 19, 2013. Among them are Dolce and Gabbana being sentenced to jail in Milan, the FBI director admits that drones are used inside the US, and the NFL’s Aaron Hernandez is not ruled out as a suspect in a homicide investigation and is not cooperating. What is the number one story for today? Watch to find out.

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, but stressed that any end would be gradual and not based on specific triggers. (June 19)Copyright 2013 The Associated Press

The bulldozers will soon go quiet in a suburban Detroit field...where the Federal Bureau of Investigation has spent days searching for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROBERT FOLEY, FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE SAYING: "I'm here this morning to let you know that after a diligent search pursuant to our responsibilities under the search warrant, we did not uncover any evidence relevant to the investigation on James Hoffa." The former Teamsters boss disappeared in 1975. Last seen alive at a restaurant about 20 miles from the field, Hoffa is thought to have been murdered by mobsters bent on keeping him from regaining control of the Teamsters. Focusing on a concrete slab on the property, the FBI began digging after a tip from 85-year-old reputed mobster Anthony Zerilli. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTHONY ZERILLI, FBI TIPSTER, SAYING: "I'd like to see him exhumed and be buried properly. Like he deserves to be." From the Florida Everglades

Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani has won Iran's presidential election with just over 50 percent of votes, state TV reported. 72 percent of the 50 million Iranians turned out to vote, said Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar - READ MORE http://on.rt.com/rokfnd

The election of Hassan Rohani catches most ��� but not all ��� of Fran��ois Picard���s panel by surprise. Now with sanctions biting and the economy in a tailspin, will the ruling clerics dig in their heels or let the president-elect really reform?Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : France 24

Take a look at what runners and spectators had to say about the Manitoba Marathon, and look at some of CBC's favourite photos from Sunday's run.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC

The US ambassador to Canada hopes the G8 summit will provide the forum for a group of the world's wealthiest nations ��� including Russia ��� to find common ground to calm the deadly crisis in Syria.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC