Beginning Tuesday, cigarette ads and sponsorships will be banned in the Philippines. The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 mandates a total ban on cigarette ads effective July 1, said Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control-Alliance Philippines (FCAP).

A 1954 masterpiece from Pablo Picasso broke auction records in Australia when it sold for $6. 9 million. "Sylvette 1954" was auctioned off at Deutscher-Menzies Galleries in Kensington on Wednesday. Gallery art head Tim Abdullah had predicted the painting would fetch between $5 and $ 7 million.

A mysterious street artist, known only as "The Decapitator," has struck again. This time, he or she has removed the head of "Sex In The City" star Sarah Jessica Parker. That is, on a billboard. For several months advertisements have been popping up around London in which the heads of models and actors have been removed and replaced with images of bloody stumps. Essentially, he or she covers the part of a photo of a person's head with a photo-shopped gory, headless image.

Somerset County has placed a 14,000-square-foot county jail on the market with a price tag of $200,000. In its marketing ad, the county advertises the property as a "roomy brick-and-stone Victorian, complete with security system and razor-wire fencing. "

A restaurant in Manhattan is challenging the economic downturn by offering a $175 burger with gold toppings. And Heather Tierney, one of the burger stand's co-owners, says sales are brisk.