A Greek woman has been accused of bodily injury to a Briton when she allegedly poured alcohol on his private parts and set him on fire with a lighter to stop his lewd advances on her.

Police in the resort town of Malia, Crete freed Marina Farounaki, 26, on bail after she explained her action on Wednesday night as self-defense.

Enough explosives were stolen from the Port of Walla Walla in Washington to do serious damage, according to federal officials who are investigating the theft.

Thieves made off with various items including 96 one-pound blocks of TNT, 17 sticks of dynamite, 180 pounds of black powder, 200 pounds of AMEX/ANFO (a booster sensitive blasting agent), 14 bags of rocket black powder, detonation cord, blasting caps and more.

Bars and restaurants serving alcohol in Utah ended the practice of charging membership fees to beer, cocktail or wine drinkers as part of a new liquor law that took effect Wednesday.

The new law aims to attract more customers, diners and tourists to the state's bar clubs and restaurants. It will also end incidents of visitors walking out of restaurants upon learning they have to pay membership fees.

Paris Hilton hired a team of cultural experts to avoid getting arrested in Dubai for wearing skimpy outfits. The 28-year-old socialite - who is currently filming a third series of her TV show "My New BFF" in the United Arab Emirates - reportedly wanted to ensure her flesh-flashing ensembles and unruly behavior would not get her into trouble during her stay in the Muslim country.

A source told Britain's Daily Express newspaper: "She may be an airhead, but she's not about to run the risk of spending time in a Dubai prison, however unlikely that might seem."

Aboriginal Canadians are blaming Health Canada for the large number of members of the Assembly of First Nations who have been infected by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus.

Assembly of First Nations public health adviser Dr. Kim Barker told at a Senate investigation on Tuesday of Ottawa's response to the swine flu outbreak that Health Canada has deliberately halted shipping to native communities hand sanitizers with alcohol base of up to 70 percent because of high alcoholism rates among the aborigines.