A woman climbed atop a roadside electric pole, threatening to end her life, after her husband refused to give her a penny of the amount he won from gambling in Xinzhou, Hubei province, last Thursday.
A Mayan elder has said that he is tired of being asked about the end of the world supposedly predicted by his culture.
A manager in Germany has apologised for sacking his personal assistant after she ate a meatball from a buffet she had prepared for the boss and his guests.
Warner Bros has commissioned the baking of the world's biggest dog biscuit to celebrate the launch of a new Scooby Doo DVD and playset.
Burmese pythons and other giant snakes imported as pets could endanger some of America's most important parks and wilderness areas if they are allowed to multiply, according to a report released on Tuesday.
A majority of U.S. workers do not think their bosses are honest, said a survey released on Tuesday, and one in four would fire their boss if they could.
Friday is National Boss Day in the United States but for employees who cannot imagine celebrating such a day, a new book titled "Working for You Isn't Working for Me" might come in handy.
An animal rights poster promoting vegetarianism was banned by Britain's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on Wednesday for wrongly implying that eating meat caused swine flu.
A 63-year-old homeless Russian man has gone from street life to stock market trader after collecting thousands of empty booze bottles for cash, a popular Russian tabloid reported on Tuesday.
If emotions are getting the better of you while trading online, The Rationalizer may be just the thing to tell you when it's time to take a break.
Oprah Winfrey has had pretty good luck in litigation during her career.
One of Japan's most popular leaders, former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, is going where few politicians have dared to go -- he's taking on the role of TV's masked superhero, Ultraman King.