Hey, big winner! Or maybe not...

2007-09-11 23:52:45

A Canadian judge refused on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit against a race track operator who says a C$6.5 million ($6.2 million) winning ticket is really a computer mistake.

Cobra to guard $120,000 shoes

2007-09-11 14:01:52

To their high society owners, a pair of haute couture shoes can be a precious thing.

Foiled burglar loses clothes in tussle

2007-09-10 11:34:56

A man who allegedly tried to burglarize a home lost his clothes in a scuffle with the 69-year-old homeowner and then tried to streak away before he was arrested.

Air guitar champion crowned

2007-09-09 16:14:18

A Japanese man out-"played" challengers to win the Air Guitar World Championship for the second consecutive year at a contest in northern Finland.

Nude driver's conduct distracting

2007-09-06 15:14:34

A naked man driving along the Indiana Toll Road was arrested and charged because his lewd conduct distracted other motorists, police said.

Woman lived with dead aunt

2007-09-05 22:29:01

An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt for a year, Vienna police said Wednesday.

Couple wins millions in lottery - twice

2007-09-02 20:10:52

How lucky can you get? Adeline and Eugene Angelo won $5 million Thursday after buying the winning ticket in last week's New York Lotto. In 1996, they won $2.5 million after splitting a $10 million jackpot with three other people.

Best whiskers vie for honors

2007-09-02 15:08:33

Willi Chevalier, from Germany, competes in the World Beard and Moustache Championships, held at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, southern England, Saturday Sept. 1, 2007. [AP]

Mythical beast turned up in Texas

2007-09-01 19:22:30

Phylis Canion, a hunter all her life, found last month a head of a mammal, which she believes may be the head of the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra.

Skull sells for 50 million pounds

2007-08-31 20:44:17

A diamond-encrusted platinum skull by artist Damien Hirst has been sold to an investment group for the asking price of 50 million pounds.

Man arrested for stealing bridge

2007-08-31 20:39:47

Russian police have detained a 45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.

Love hotels not just for 'love'

2007-08-31 20:36:40

Long associated with seedy red light districts, sleaze and sex, Japan's love hotels are growing up to be socially acceptable and even classy, says the author of a new book on the subject.