The Britons have a request when they die: they want to buried alongside their pet's ashes, a study said. According to the survey conducted by British Charity Age Concern to more than 100,000 respondents, that being buried with their pet's ashes is the most regular memorial service demand.

Tension gripped Western Victoria residents after witnessing bright light in heavens for two straight nights believed to be a meteor form outer space. ABC News reported that residents of Ballarat, west of Melbourne, said that they saw a bright orange-colored light in the sky about 10 p. m Tuesday.

Police arrested a 45-year-old man after a 90-minute rampage through Sydney's western suburbs in an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) on Saturday. Police cars followed the APC as it destroyed six mobile phone towers and damaged an electricity sub-station. Police were finally able to arrest the man after the APC stalled, as it was heading towards another electricity sub-station.

A Pakistani man is having a having tough time proving his identity every time he ventures out of his house because of his stark resemblance to Osama bin Laden. Sher Akbar, who incidentally hails from an Afghan village, Bagh e Metal, an area where U. S. officials believe bin Laden has been hiding, has been arrested twice by Pakistani intelligence agents.

A 16-year-old high school student was ejected from a Continental Airlines flight because she was coughing. Rachel Collier's mother, who was eagerly awaiting her daughter's return in Hawaii, was infuriated when she got a call from one of the trip supervisors telling her that Rachel was not allowed to travel from New York because she was coughing. Stephanie Collier, Rachel's mom thought that it was some kind of joke as April Fools Day is round the corner, but was shocked to discover the truth. Rachel, who was returning home to Honolulu after a class trip to Washington, D. C. , and New York boarded the nonstop flight to Hawaii with 40 classmates and two teachers.