Married groom flees attack at wedding

A man in southern Peru fled from the scene of his own wedding after the family of his existing wife attacked him.

Girls' pink toys 'is colour apartheid'

Consumer rights author Ed Mayo has claimed that the prevalence of pink toys for girls in shops could contribute to the pay gap between the genders.

Woman 'sees scorched Jesus on iron'

A woman has had her faith reaffirmed by seeing an image of Jesus Christ scorched onto her iron.

University seeks 'lapdancing researcher'

Leeds University has placed an advertisement for a £31,513-a-year post to investigate the lapdancing industry.

Goncourt winner Littell wins Bad Sex Award

Jonathan Littell, who won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for "The Kindly Ones," has picked up another prize for the same work -- the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award.

Rome taxis seek to wipe out tourist scams

Rome's largest taxi cooperative is trying to improve the bad name of the city's cabbies, notorious among tourists to one of the world's best loved cities.

Australians have the world's biggest homes: study

Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world's largest homes.

Herd of heifers rampages housing estate

A herd of cows has caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage after going on a rampage in a housing estate.

Celebrity 'DNA perfume' goes on sale goes on sale

Perfume made from the DNA of celebrities has gone on sale.

Prison raffle withdraws 'day out' prize

A prison has withdrawn a raffle prize which offered its inmates a day out.

Welcome to the generation of million dollar kids

Think your children are costing you a lot? You're right, with an Australian study finding that the average child now costs $1 million (US$917,000) to raise, taking into account toys, holidays and other activities.

Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron

A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."

Jealous woman reveals boyfriend is a fugitive

A woman traveling in a train in Huizhou, Guangdong province, with her boyfriend got jealous when the latter started talking to another girl sitting opposite them and told police he was a fugitive.