The bride wore a fetching red cloth, a garland of flowers and a hangdog expression - but then she was a stray mongrel called Selvi.

In yet another example of the human race's bold commitment to inappropriate nakedness, a New Jersey man was arrested last Thursday after a family spotted him having a shower in his front garden.

A rogue squirrel launched a terrifying attack in a Florida playground that left three people injured, including a 3-year-old boy and a Highway Patrol trooper.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has banned fire department officials from receiving sexual favours as bribes from companies seeking their business, local media reported on Friday.

Fire department officials were also banned from letting their spouses and children run fire-fighting companies and market fire-fighting products, part of an anti-corruption drive outlined in a notice posted on the Public Security ministry Web site.