A three-legged dog has saved a family on Queensland's Darling Downs from a house fire overnight.

A Spanish hotel chain is running a competition for stressed executives to let off steam in a fashion usually reserved for rock stars - by smashing hotel rooms.

A Spanish hotel chain is running a competition for stressed executives to let off steam in a fashion usually reserved for rock stars - by smashing hotel rooms.

Japan's first aged care home for dogs is set to open this week, tapping into a growing market as the problem of ageing spreads from humans to the pet population.

Japan's first aged care home for dogs is set to open this week, tapping into a growing market as the problem of ageing spreads from humans to the pet population.

A man was arrested before dawn as he drove his Toyota Celica down the Spanish Steps, one of Rome's most popular tourist spots where visitors are usually banned from drinking and singing, let alone driving.

A man was arrested before dawn as he drove his Toyota Celica down the Spanish Steps, one of Rome's most popular tourist spots where visitors are usually banned from drinking and singing, let alone driving.

Reports that President George W Bush had his wristwatch stolen while shaking hands with Albanians on his weekend visit are false, Albanian police and the US embassy said.

Emergency crews restocking flood affected properties in the Hunter Valley have made a special beer delivery to an isolated pub ahead of tonight's rugby league State of Origin game.

Emergency crews restocking flood affected properties in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales have made a special beer delivery to an isolated pub ahead of tonight's rugby league State of Origin game.

A house has crashed into a car on the New England Highway at Greenmount, south of Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs.

A house has crashed into a car on the New England Highway at Greenmount, south of Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs.

A Washington DC judge has pressed a $64 million lawsuit against a dry-cleaning shop he says violated consumer-protection laws when it lost his pants.

John Travolta has found the best way to avoid the paparazzi is to stay up all night and sleep half of the day.

A Belgian businessman rejected a Nigerian job applicant because the businessman said his own dog was racist and would bite non-whites, Belgian media has reported.

Queensland police are investigating an overnight assault in which a Bundaberg man was attacked with the serrated edge of a swordfish bill.

With more than a billion people now sharing just 100 surnames, Chinese authorities are considering a landmark move to try to end the confusion, state media reports.

Two Thai street mutts who became ace sniffer dogs at an airport near the notorious Golden Triangle opium-producing region have been fired for urinating on luggage and sexually harassing female passengers.

A 21-year-old Victorian sheep named Lucky is vying to be declared the world's oldest sheep.

The new head of Berlin's local rail system in Germany admits he used to be a fare-dodger but stopped riding local trains and buses without a ticket more than seven years ago.