Nude model 'was not illegally naked'
2009-11-28 10:27:52
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'
2009-11-28 10:24:11
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
2009-11-28 09:01:22
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
2009-11-27 11:43:06
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.
Two rescue dogs 'get boob jobs'
2009-11-27 09:40:13
A pair of rescue dogs have been given breast lifts costing £1,200 to help them secure new owners.
Ryder called for 'alienation' testimony
2009-11-27 09:39:53
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
2009-11-27 09:39:32
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
2009-11-27 09:28:38
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'
2009-11-27 09:27:43
Around 6,000 camels are reportedly rampaging through a remote Australian town.
French strikers shut down Pompidou Centre
2009-11-27 09:02:43
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
2009-11-26 11:44:20
Two men helped rescue an injured swan, a species under State protection, on their way to Chifeng, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, recently.
Driving hamsters race off shelves as hit holiday toy
2009-11-26 09:49:05
Move aside Barbie, drop that Wii. The hottest toy this Christmas is an interactive hamster that drives a car and squeaks happily when petted on the nose -- and doesn't break the bank for parents.