Stepfather 'pushed 50 needles into two-year-old'
Brazilian police have arrested a man suspected of pushing around 50 metal needles into his two-year-old stepson, possibly as part of a "black magic" ritual.
Noisy lover admits anti-social sex
A British woman has admitted breaching an anti-social behaviour order by having noisy sex.
Dutch man reports theft of ecstasy pill collection
A man who says he spent two decades collecting ecstasy pills of all colours and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen - because he says some of them are poisonous.
Woman sues over drink-fuelled leg amputations
A US woman who drank herself unconscious celebrating her 20th birthday says a hospital didn't properly treat her, resulting in partial amputations of both of her legs.
Brazilian tunnel thieves steal $6.6m as nation gripped by football matches: report
Brazilian media reports that thieves tunnelled their way to a money transport firm and made off with nearly $US6 million ($6.6 million).
Chinese woman altered her fingerprints to enter Japan: media
A Chinese woman arrested in Japan for illegal entry had altered her fingerprints through surgery to fool a biometric security system at the airport, media reports say.
Would-be robber sends thank you note to store owner
A US convenience store owner who showed mercy to a would-be robber says he's received an apology note and $US50 in the mail.
Bad sex: look what's won the award
A cringe-inducing passage in best-selling novel "The Kindly Ones" that compares a sexual encounter to a battle with an one-eyed Greek mythological monster has won Britain's Bad Sex in Fiction Prize.
Toddler locks mother in closet for seven hours
An Auckland mother spent seven hours locked in a small closet after her 14-month-old son shut the door on her.
Japanese cops cross-dress to catch bag snatchers
Patrolling in high heels, wigs and designer bags, Japanese black-belt policemen have been cross-dressing in a bid to beat off bag-snatchers, a report said.
Illicit sex: 12 couples arrested for partner swapping
Iran's moral police have arrested a dozen couples for engaging in illicit sexual acts, including swapping partners, a newspaper reported.
Robber may have eaten evidence: police
US police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while lying across the bonnet of a police car.
Granny sent down after 53-year life of crime
After a life of crime stretching back 53 years, a 70-year-old German woman is finally behind bars after pickpocketing a woman 10 years her senior at the bus stop, police said.
Doctors pull nails out of metal eater's stomach
"They call me the hardware store," says Requelme Abanto from his hospital bed in northern Peru.
Noisy lover loses sex appeal
A British woman has lost her appeal on Tuesday against a ban on her noisy sex sessions, after a court heard how her marathon romps that kept neighbours awake sounded like someone being murdered.
Car hits elephant that escaped from circus
An Oklahoma couple driving home from church hit an animal - a really big one.
Breathalyser-costumed US man accused of drunk driving
A US man dressed as a breathalyser test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street.
Man gets three years in prison for sex with horse
A US man caught having sex with a horse in a South Carolina stable has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Man shows up alive at own funeral
A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
US woman calls police to report herself as drunk driver
Rare case in which a US woman reports herself as a drunken driver.
Puck naked: US team punished for 'strip hockey'
A junior hockey team was banished from a city ice rink after players engaged in "strip hockey" - shedding a piece of uniform every time a practice shot missed its mark.
Driver keeps going with man stuck in windscreen
US Police say a motorist hit someone with his car and then drove a more than 1.6 kilometres with him stuck in his windshield.
Woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog
US police are investigating after a woman scared off a would-be burglar by acting like a dog.
Customs nab man with pythons taped to body
Customs officials in Norway say they had arrested a man who tried to illegally import 14 snakes and 10 lizards into the country by taping the reptiles to his body.
Police give tickets to drivers for not speaking English
A US police chief has apologised after at least 39 people received traffic tickets because they couldn't speak English.
Doctors baffled as thick hair grows on six-year-old girl's body
Doctors in China are reportedly baffled after thick grey hair started growing uncontrollably over the body of a six-year-old girl.
Homeless man crushed in rubbish truck
Police in Philadelphia say a homeless man sleeping in a rubbish bin wound up in the back of a garbage truck and was killed by the vehicle's compactor.
Pensioner's cash blows away on motorway
A German pensioner had to scour bushes and trees beside a motorway after 20,000 euro ($32,400) that he had left on the bonnet of his car during a break fluttered away, police said on Wednesday.
Repentant robber joins cashier in mid-heist prayer
A repentant robber fell to his knees and prayed with the clerk of the store during a hold-up, according to US media, which said the man nevertheless proceeded to pinch $US20 from the cash register.
Indian man castrates himself to join begging eunuchs: police
A poverty-stricken man in western India cut off his genitals in an apparent attempt to join the eunuch community, who often make a living from begging, police said on Tuesday.
