Reuters - Whether you want to live like a rock star or a cowboy, or become an urban gardener or just opt for the simple life, there is a town in America to suit everyone's taste.

Reuters - Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choose their seat.

Reuters - A New Zealand man is recovering from injuries after being run over by his wife -- twice, local media reported on Friday.

One very little dog is very lucky to be alive after getting scooped up by a large bird.

Census workers in Colorado could be getting a contact high. The smell of pot is seeping into the Colorado Census Bureau in Grand Junction

The One Show presenter Christine Bleakley completes her water-ski challenge across the English Channel in aid of Sport Relief.

A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger.

The annual cheese-rolling event at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire is cancelled due to concerns about crowd safety.

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Reuters - A 16th century dog, the only known female to have served aboard King Henry VIII's ill-fated flagship the Mary Rose, has stolen the show at Britain's Crufts dog show this year.

A dog which sailed aboard the Mary Rose ship 465 years ago is to take up residence in the Mary Rose Museum.

A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home, giving its dearly departed passenger an unexpected side trip. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says there was "nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car."...

Film director Peter Jackson may face legal action over his plans to install a version of the famous Hollywood sign in New Zealand.

A South African sex worker goes to court, saying she was unfairly sacked from a Cape Town massage parlour.

Dutch nurses are launching a national campaign against patients demanding sexual services as part of their care.

Bottled fresh air from some of Britain's favourite beauty spots is being offered to stressed city workers.

More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.

Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided the Miami man's home after receiving complaints. The man has not been criminally charged, but prosecutors and state and federal wildlife agencies are investigating. The Giant African Snail is ...

Police said a man did more than take a pickup for a spin during a test drive this week. Red Star Auto of Lincoln reported a pickup had been stolen Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The dealership's owner said a 39-year-old man had taken the truck for a test drive earlier Tuesday.