A German reptile collector has been jailed for 14 weeks and must pay a 5,000 New Zealand dollar ($3,540) fine for plundering New Zealand's wild gecko and skink populations, a judge has ruled.
A Roman Catholic priest was accused of shoplifting butter and a sofa cover at a Wal-Mart in southern Illinois.
An unemployed construction worker alarmed Kremlin guards when he tried to barge past them for what he said was a meeting with the Russian president to become his son-in-law, a popular daily reported recently.
A new proposal from Mexico's ruling party could send musicians to prison for performing songs that glorify drug trafficking.
A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being run over, media reported.
Air France KLM denied media reports on Wednesday that it planned an extra charge for overweight passengers if they were unable to fit into a single seat.
International hotel chain Holiday Inn is offering a trial human bed-warming service at three hotels in Britain this month.
Two US men who've been certified as the world's oldest living male conjoined twins are moving in with their little brother.
White House gate crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi (pictured) invoked their US constitutional right against self-incrimination Wednesday, refusing to answer a House committee's questions about their uninvited appearance at a state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Police said a man and woman from New Hampshire are each facing prostitution charges after the man called police to say he'd paid for sex, but the woman then refused.
Amsterdam's deputy mayor proposed new measures on Tuesday to help tackle forced prostitution, including restricting opening hours for brothels and raising the minimum age for prostitutes from 18 to 23.
A British department store chain has created a gift list for those wishing to help a loved one with the pain ... and party atmosphere of modern divorce.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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