Toothbrush thief faces 17 years in jail
A toothbrush thief faces between 17 and 23 years in prison, after the High Court recommended that he is deported back to the USA.
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
We are smart, single, happy women
China's knack for grouping socially similar people has grown recently with the arrival of the "3S lady".
Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Circus show in Krasnoyarsk
A brown bear carries a dog during a show in a circus in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, November 22, 2009.
Indian husbands want protection from nagging wives
Shrews, beware: a group of Indian husbands tired of being harassed by their wives are demanding the local government create a male protection society to address their grievances.
Lovers seek a divorce so they can remarry
A Myanmar woman and her Chinese husband want their marriage declared invalid so they can get re-hitched in a curious case before Mentougou district court.
Average UK woman wears 515 chemicals a day
The average British woman "hosts" 515 chemicals on her body every day, according to a new study.
Miss. toddler, 2, helps mom give birth to brother
A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother.
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday.
Trouserless 'thief' gets stuck in window
A man accused of trying to rob a supermarket in Portugal got stuck for 11 hours with his trousers down after they slipped off as he attempted to get free.
Competitors prepare for stiletto race
Heel-wearing competitors have this week been preparing for the National Stiletto Championship in France.
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a $100,000 face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter
A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
