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    Man marries video game character

    Dec 17 - Man marries the love of his life, his favorite video game character. Reuters
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    Toilet humour big for Beijing diner

    Dec 16 - Beijing's toilet restaurant aims to amuse customers' senses and provide a new dining experience. Reuters
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    Toilet humour big for Beijing diner

    Dec 16 - Beijing's toilet restaurant aims to amuse customers' senses and provide a new dining experience. Reuters
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    India's mass shaving record attempt

    DEc 15 - Around 2,000 men participate in a mass shaving event in India's western Mumbai city in an effort to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Reuters
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    Russian missile or UFO?

    Dec 10 - Norwegian space scientists have suggested a strange light seen over a military base in Norway may have been a failed Russian missile rather than a UFO. Reuters
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    Polanski photo sells at auction

    Dec. 8 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Polanski photo sells at auction, Elton John to support orphan, and Leslie Caron gets star on Walk of Fame. Reuters
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    A case of cops turned robbers?

    Dec 8 - Closed-circuit television captures the moment French media say two Parisian police officers conducted a store robbery. Reuters
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    Tasteless food fair in Paris

    Dec 1 - Forget haute cuisine - a new food craze is hitting the streets of Paris using "improper" ingredients like raw horse meat and rotten cheese. Reuters
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    And Finally... Holiday Gift Guide.

    Dec 15 - An angry mob playset, a "pull my finger" Santa, a golf club for bladder relief, and a USB powered greenhouse are among some of the gifts for this year's odd gift guide. Reuters
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    Santa Curling Championships

    Dec 15 - Curling players from different countries wore Santa outfits and competed in the first ever Santa Curling Championships over the weekend in the English county of Kent. Reuters
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    Five star luxury for dogs

    Dec 11 - A new luxury hotel opens near the German city of Munich offering five star canine comfort. Reuters
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    And Finally.. Coo Coo Ka-Choo!

    Dec 10 - A sax playing, tango dancing walrus, surfing St. Peter's Square, a Knut updated, and dentist-recommended chocolate. Reuters
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    Germany's giant Christmas cake

    Dec. 7 - Dresden celebrates its annual Stollenfest by showing off the 4.2 metre long Stollen cake. Reuters
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    And Finally... Shaken. Not Stirred.

    Dec. 5 - Bond sub car for sale, a three-legged leopard finds love, and software that filters out ugliness. Reuters
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    Holiday sales view still weak after weekend rush

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers made repeat trips to U.S. stores and spent more on bargains this holiday weekend, but the early rush is unlikely to save retailers from a bleak sales season, analysts said on Sunday. Reuters
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    Indian security chief resigns over Mumbai attacks

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - The fallout from a three-day rampage that killed nearly 200 people in Mumbai threatened to unravel India's improving ties with nuclear rival Pakistan and prompted the resignation on Sunday of the top security minister. Reuters
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    Bill Clinton agrees to release donor's names

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to make public the names of more than 200,000 donors to his foundation as part of a deal with President-elect Barack Obama to clear the way for Sen. Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state, The New York Times reported on Sunday...
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    Holiday sales get off to slow start

    COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) - The holiday shopping season got off to a slow start as consumers, squeezed by the economic crisis, bought carefully and said they would wait for better deals closer to Christmas. Reuters
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    Commandos mop up last of Mumbai militants

    MUMBAI (Reuters) - Commandos killed the last Islamist gunmen holed up at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel on Saturday, ending a three-day rampage and siege that killed at least 195 people and is already being described as India's 9/11. Reuters
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    Asian economies stumble and U.S. faces sales test

    LONDON (Reuters) - Asian economic powerhouses saw production tumbling on Friday, while in the United States Thanksgiving sales offered a key test of America's ability to spearhead recovery from global crisis. Reuters