Nude model 'was not illegally naked'
A lawyer has claimed that public nudity is permitted in New York after his client was cleared of charges stemming from a naked photoshoot in public.
Owner 'gives meerkats toy mother'
The owner of five baby meerkats whose mother died in childbirth has given the animals a cuddly toy as a replacement.
Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory
Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol.
Wanted: Bachelor with no life to look after 14 dogs
woman from Dalian, Liaoning province, posted an online advertisement in search of a "qualified male who can look after 14 dogs, including a mastiff and two other large canines", last week.
Life is not easy for Chinese dads
Joe Wong, the Chinese American amateur comedian who made his TV network debut on CBS in April, thrilled the audience with his dry Chinese humor.
Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paper
It wasn't fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor's mansion Thanksgiving morning.
Two rescue dogs 'get boob jobs'
A pair of rescue dogs have been given breast lifts costing £1,200 to help them secure new owners.
Ryder called for 'alienation' testimony
A man has called Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and actress Winona Ryder to give evidence in his lawsuit against the makers of console game World Of Warcraft.
Vietnamese slept beside dead wife for 5 years: report
A Vietnamese man dug up his wife's corpse and slept beside it for five years because he wanted to hug her in bed.
Promising marriage for sex not a crime in South Korea
South Korea's Constitutional Court struck down on Thursday a half-century-old criminal code provision that made it illegal to promise to marry a woman in return for sex.
Feral camels 'attack Australian town'
Around 6,000 camels are reportedly rampaging through a remote Australian town.
French strikers shut down Pompidou Centre
The Pompidou Center in Paris has been closed since Monday because of a strike by workers angered by proposed job cuts at one of the most visited attractions in France, an official said on Thursday.
Two men help rescue exhausted swan
Two men helped rescue an injured swan, a species under State protection, on their way to Chifeng, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, recently.
The secret of the egg
Several small white houses stand in rows in a suburban area of Haidian district.
Women deserve more care from men
Last week, I accompanied my friend who is seven months pregnant to a physical checkup at the clinic because her husband was too busy to go with her.
