Sony took a cheeky swipe at France's disastrous World Cup team Wednesday with a full-page newspaper ad for Playstation showing a cock with its head blown off above the words Game Over. The video game console ad did not make specific reference to the...
A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said on Tuesday. The V-J Day picture of the white-clad Edith Shain by phot...
With obesity rates on the rise among Americans and their pets, two Californian women have come up with an all-in-one solution - a doggy bootcamp where dog owners and their canine friends work out together. Thank Dog! Bootcamp is the nation's first ou...
With divorce on the rise in Japan, some couples are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying I do for a final time at a divorce ceremony before friends and family. Divorce ceremonies were pioneered about a year ago by a former s...
The rich grew richer last year, even as the world endured the worst recession in decades. A stock market rebound helped the world's ranks of millionaires climb 17 percent to 10 million, while their collective wealth surged 19 percent to $39 trillion,...
In honor of the World Cup, Britain's most luxurious bus stop has been given a football-themed makeover. Kitted out with a sofa, cushions, a TV, a phone and flowers, the shelter attracts thousands of tourists every year - and even boasts a hot snacks...
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe led groups of excited kids dressed in Hogwarts uniforms as the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park officially opened on Friday to long lines and snarled traffic. Radcliffe, Rupert Grint who plays the boy wiza...
A grand wedding ceremony of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and her personal trainer, Mr Daniel Westling was held in the Cathedral in Stockholm on Saturday. About 1,500 family members and guests including the Kings and Queens from Sweden, other Europ...
Two Australian sisters have set an unofficial world record for continuous TV-watching after sitting through 87 hours of uninterrupted World Cup and football coverage. Football-mad Joanne and Alanah Argyrou, 22 and 24, outlasted two other contenders a...
Modern working fathers now spend so much time at the office they consider their primary role to be 'breadwinner' rather than 'father'. Researchers studied the attitudes towards family life of 2,500 dads around Britain who work full-time. They were as...
