Fluffy, a 24-foot python billed as the largest snake in captivity, is staying put to lure visitors into the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Reuters - An Italian couple from Naples have applied for asylum in Switzerland, saying toxic waste dumped around the city poses a health risk to their unborn child.

Reuters - A Hamburg newspaper that reported last week on a computer company manager who said he fired three non-smokers because they had threatened disruptions after asking for a smoke-free environment said on Monday the story was a hoax.

Reuters - It's not often that former British prime minister Tony Blair is not recognized. But his first foray into the world of mobile phone messaging left one friend puzzled.

Reuters - Male tailors in an Afghan province have been barred from measuring female clients for fittings following a new local ruling that resembles the restrictions the ultra-conservative Taliban imposed on the country when in power.

Reuters - A Chinese middle school has ordered children to feed pigs three times a day, angering parents who complained it was denying their children a proper education, state media said Monday amid worries over soaring pork prices.

Reuters - The body of a young man was found in an elegant Vienna square with a rake embedded in his head, Austrian police said Saturday.

Reuters - A German man threw himself out of an apartment window along with a Christmas tree during a late-night attempt to dispose of his festive decorations.

Rena Wilkey has plenty of parking around her home. In fact, that's pretty much all she has.

A feud between Fraser and International Falls, Minn., over who owns the trademark "Ice Box of the Nation" is heating up.

Masking his appearance with a coat of drywall compound wasn't enough to protect the identity of a bank robber, authorities said. A NASCAR plate on the getaway car led police right to him.

A man who wrote a vulgar message on the memo line of a check he used to pay a $5 parking ticket has apologized in writing, leading police to drop a disorderly conduct charge against him.

AP - Cervelat sausage — a much-loved Swiss specialty — could be off the menu by the end of the year because of a lack of key ingredients, the country's meat producers said Monday.

Rena Wilkey has plenty of parking around her home. In fact, that's pretty much all she has

Overwatering your plants is never a good idea, especially if they're illegal

Reuters - An Australian man who waved out of a car window at two young women was expected to lose his arm Monday after it was almost severed by another passing vehicle.

Wine gets better with age - but now it appears people are convinced it gets better with price.

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