A buck is all it will take to buy a bungalow in one Detroit suburb

Nothing says "I love you" like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure

Reuters - Hundreds of British men are risking a Valentine's Day anticlimax for their partners by stocking up on anatomy-boosting underpants ahead of the most romantic weekend of the year.

Reuters - A 22-year-old Hungarian student who told police he planned to kill 22 people at random because he'd had "22 bad years" has been detained, news agency MTI said Friday.

Reuters - A British airport is entering into the Valentine's spirit by offering private pre-flight searches for those planning to surprise their partners on holiday with an engagement ring.

Reuters - Danish fashion label Noir presented its autumn/winter 2010 all-black collection at the Copenhagen Fashion Week on Thursday evening, with the models dressing on stage before a surprised audience.

Reuters - "Amour," the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world in a pre-Valentine's Day survey of language experts.

Vancouver's Indo-Canadian community rallies to provide funding and uniforms for India's three-man Winter Olympics team, local press reports say.

Several employees of the Chilean mint, including its general manager, have been sacked, after it was revealed that the country had spelled its own name wrong on thousands of coins.

Love is missing in a Cincinnati suburb

A farmer in Russia's Far East has been handed a suspended prison sentence for planting explosives in his field to ward off potato thieves

An environmental group plans to distribute 100,000 free condoms to call attention to the impact of human overpopulation on endangered species

A farmer in Russia's Far East has been handed a suspended prison sentence for planting explosives in his field to ward off potato thieves.

Three San Francisco landmarks have been stolen. The loss is estimated at $6,000.

An environmental group plans to distribute 100,000 free condoms across the U.S. beginning on Valentine's Day to call attention to the impact of human overpopulation on endangered species.

The Japanese city of Tokyo agrees to rent two giant pandas from China, at a cost of $1m (£640,000).

Passengers who plan to propose on holiday can request a private search at Manchester Airport security gates to ensure the ring is not revealed.

Will anyone be proposing this Valentine's Day?

Will anyone be proposing this Valentine's Day?

Will anyone be proposing this Valentine's Day?