A New Jersey body piercer and tattoo artist has implanted four metal studs into his wrist to secure his iPod.

Police say they are waiting for a man accused of stealing a diamond and swallowing it to produce the evidence.

A car surfing cat took an almost two kilometre ride on a car roof through Blenheim before being saved by a mystery man.

Police in Canada say they are waiting for a man accused of stealing a US$20,000 (NZ$26,000) diamond and swallowing it to produce the evidence.

It could be described as a mistake of Olympic proportions.

After Penguin Number 337 made a daring bid for freedom from a Tokyo aquarium and vanished into the waters of Tokyo Bay two months ago, many feared the worst for the adventurous feathered fugitive.

A professional body piercer has found a way to ensure he never forgets his iPod.

An opposition politician at a Ford car show got into the latest model on display and drove it away.

An 83-year-old British man who has donated blood 57 times has shown further altruistic concern by giving up a kidney to a stranger, making him the oldest Briton to do so, according to a kidney donation charity.

A woman in the US is praising a city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her engagement and wedding bands.

Cotchford Farm, the childhood home of Christopher Robin Milne that inspired the Winnie the Pooh stories, is for sale for the first time in 40 years.

For people too lazy to walk, the Segway was a godsend. Now there's a similar device for people too lazy to stand.

People have suggested that TV is going to the dogs, and now it really is with a new US TV channel aimed at dogs.

A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports.

The driver of a bright yellow Lamborghini will be wishing they hadn't tried to show off their car's speed after being caught on video losing control.