Frenchman Alain Robert, a self-styled rock climber, was only 18 floors away from his destination on Tuesday when he was arrested by police personnel. The 44-year-old, who has been nicknamed "Spiderman" by the local media, was climbing one of Malaysia's 88-story Petronas Twin Towers without any safety equipment. As Robert reached the 60th floor of the building he was grabbed by firemen waiting for him. Authorities suspect the feat was unauthorized and they plan to charge Robert with trespassing.

A farmer in eastern India has a 1-year-old calf that eats his chickens. The local veterinarian has never heard of meat-eating cows and doesn't know what to make of it, but some locals have a theory that the cow was a tiger in his previous life. According to AP, the cow's owner, Ajit Ghosh, said that at first he thought that jackals were eating his poultry. One morning he got up very early to find out what was going on.

A painting by a Norwegian man who pasted bills equivalent to $16,300 to the canvas was stolen from the gallery where it was displayed over the weekend, Oslo's MGM Gallery said Monday. The robbers broke into the gallery overnight Saturday by smashing a window and cut all the cash out of the canvas. After they left only the frame that formerly housed artist Jan Christensen's 6. 5-by-13-foot painting "Relative Value" remained.

A painting by a Norwegian man who pasted bills equivalent to $16,300 to the canvas was stolen from the gallery where it was displayed over the weekend, Oslo's MGM Gallery said Monday. The robbers broke into the gallery overnight Saturday by smashing a window and cut all the cash out of the canvas. After they left only the frame that formerly housed artist Jan Christensen's 6. 5-by-13-foot painting "Relative Value" remained.

Russell Crowe, co-owner of the Southern Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby Team, has traded in its cheerleaders for a percussion band. According to a report in Agence France-Presse (AFP), Crowe felt the scantily dressed cheerleaders made spectators uncomfortable and because he'd like the team to gain a larger female fan base, he felt the decision was good one.