Japan husband-hunting school opens

11/03/2010 11:15:14

Old sea dog sets tongues wagging at Crufts

11/03/2010 19:36:47

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 the Crufts dog show this year. The two-year old mongrel, lost aboard the Tudor warship 465 years ago,...

German man jailed for Cindy Crawford extortion

10/03/2010 08:57:31

A man was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany Tuesday for trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford, German media reported. Edis Kayalar, 26, surrendered ...

Cypriot police find stolen corpse of ex-president

09/03/2010 19:49:35

Cypriot police have discovered the missing body of former President Tassos Papadopoulos in another grave three months after it was stolen from its tomb in an apparent ransom bid, authorities said. The body,...

International Women's Day absurd says supermodel

09/03/2010 11:24:52

Millions of women around the world are feted on International Women's Day but for Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad turned supermodel, the idea is absurd. "Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day," Dirie told Reuters before the premiere of a film based on her life story, coming out in France on Wednesday. The film, Desert Flower, tells the story of how Dirie used her fame as a model to get the world to care about and fight against female circumcision.

A guide to happiness, no matter how bad things are

08/03/2010 09:33:25

Being happy is just like being fit, with a new guidebook saying you need to hone the skills needed to attain this coveted emotion, a little every day, and remain upbeat even during the darkest times. "Roadtesting Happiness: How to be Happier (No Matter What)," by Australian journalist and author Sophie Scott and published this month, is a self-help book with a difference. Instead of prescribing a formula, Scott "unpacks what happiness is" and experiences for herself all the tips,...