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Santa Claus with his Reindeer and sledge in Rovaniemi's ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:31:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - Santa Claus with his Reindeer and sledge in Rovaniemi's Christmas theme park in Finnish Lapland. Santa has promised children he would travel around the world to bring them Christmas presents despite the global swine flu pandemic.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)

A prostitute in a German brothel. A German orchestra announced ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:07:48 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A prostitute in a German brothel. A German orchestra announced plans on Tuesday to play a concert in a brothel in a novel effort to bring classical music "out of the concert hall and to where people are."(AFP/DDP/File/Axel Schmidt)

A woman takes part in a stiletto race in Paris. Dozens of shoe ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:11:56 GMT

(AFP) - A woman takes part in a stiletto race in Paris. Dozens of shoe addicts took part in the National Stiletto Championship on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris. The only rule is to be perched on heels at least eight centimetres (three inches) high -- the prize is boxes and boxes of shoes.(AFP/Miguel Medina)

A rogue kangaroo tried to drown a dog and then viciously attacked ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:39:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - A rogue kangaroo tried to drown a dog and then viciously attacked its owner when he launched a rescue bid, paramedics have said.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)

An undated photo of Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300. Toilets ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:56:11 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - An undated photo of Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300. Toilets on the Hong Kong airline's Airbus A330 and A340 planes have been blocked in three separate incidents over the past 11 days, according to Cathay spokeswoman, confirming an earlier report by the South China Morning Post.(AFP/HO/File)

An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:16:36 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late conservation star Steve Irwin, seen here in 2006, by naming a rare species of snail "crikey steveirwini".(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Buckner)

A Briton has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro airport after security ...

(AFP/Illustration) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:26 GMT

(AFP/Illustration) - A Briton has been arrested in Rio de Janeiro airport after security X-rays discovered he was trying to smuggle 1,000 live spiders out in his luggage, reports said Thursday.(AFP/Illustration)

Brigitte Bardot, one-time French screen goddess turned animal ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:56:33 GMT

(AFP) - Brigitte Bardot, one-time French screen goddess turned animal rights activist seen here in 2007, wants the European Union to institute a "Vegetarian Day" as part of the battle against global warming.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)

A flock of sheep causes traffic to come to a standstill on a ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - A flock of sheep causes traffic to come to a standstill on a country road near Stuart Town in May 2009. The world's oldest sheep has died in Australia after succumbing to a record-breaking heatwave that scorched much of the country's southeast, its owner said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, seen here in Rome on November ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:05 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, seen here in Rome on November 16, has hired 200 young Italian women for another evening of political and religious discussion on the margins of the UN food summit, reports said Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Alessandro Di Meo)

Gold necklaces are seen at a jewellery shop. A worker at a South ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:59:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - Gold necklaces are seen at a jewellery shop. A worker at a South African jewellery retailer was arrested this week for trying to smuggle gold from his workplace by stuffing it into a cooked chicken, according to local media.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)

Swiss Yves Rossy, known as "Fusionman" poses during ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:43:10 GMT

(AFP) - Swiss Yves Rossy, known as "Fusionman" poses during a safety test at Tangiers airport. Rossy will attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back on Wednesday, his technical team announced Tuesday.(AFP/Abdelhak Senna)

This handout picture shows Nabil Karam posing with a Lebanese ...

(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:24:36 GMT

(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office) - This handout picture shows Nabil Karam posing with a Lebanese flag and a Guinness World Record certificate at his office in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. Karam broke the record for the largest collection of model cars, instructing the witnesses to stop counting at 22,222.(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office/Sarkis Yeretsian)

Viagra pills. A group of young Colombian student chefs have ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:20:59 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Viagra pills. A group of young Colombian student chefs have unveiled a new dessert made from passion fruit and Viagra, claiming it had aphrodisiac effects on everybody who has tried it.(AFP/HO/File)

Bamboo scaffolding students develop their skills at the Construction ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:43:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - Bamboo scaffolding students develop their skills at the Construction Industry Council (CIC) training academy in Hong Kong. Nicknamed "spiders" for their gravity-defying skills in web-like constructions, Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders have risen above predictions that their trade would disappear.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)

US Marines in Helmand province in Afghanistan in July 2009. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:05:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Marines in Helmand province in Afghanistan in July 2009. An Australian sniffer dog has been found alive and well nearly 14 months after going missing in an intense firefight in war-torn southern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)

People in eastern India are flocking to a temple to worship ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:57:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - People in eastern India are flocking to a temple to worship a turtle with natural markings on its shell resembling the eyes of a Hindu deity.(AFP/File/Cor)

A Japanese patrol car in Nagakute, Aichi prefecture. Patrolling ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Japanese patrol car in Nagakute, Aichi prefecture. Patrolling in high heels, wigs and designer bags, Japanese black-belt policemen have been cross-dressing in a bid to beat off bag-snatchers in central Aichi prefecture, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Kazuhir Nogi)

A spa outside Tokyo celebrates the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau ...

(AFPTV) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:09 GMT

(AFPTV) - A spa outside Tokyo celebrates the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau wine by pouring red wine into outdoor pools and inviting the adventurous in for an invigorating bath. Duration: 01:56.(AFPTV)

Women competing in a high-heel race in January 2009. A total ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - Women competing in a high-heel race in January 2009. A total 96 shoe addicts, a common condition with fashionistas, have signed up for Friday evening's National Stiletto Championship, taking place after office hours on an indoor track in the old stock exchange building in central Paris.(AFP/File/Jose Cabezas)