A 42-year-old man from New South Wales, Australia lost a part of his finger in a bar brawl and walked out of the pub and down the street unaware of it. He did not realize that something was amiss until he saw blood dripping down. Police Inspector Mark Kellert told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, "He was out on the street and realized there was blood on his hand, noticed his finger was missing, and went to hospital. "

Heterosexuals have been banned from staying at a gay hotel in Australia after the Victorian state Civil and Administrative Tribunal agreed to give the hotel the right to bar people from entering if the management considers them a threat to the safety and comfort of its patrons. The management of the Peel Hotel complained that the hotel's straight visitors created "a poisonous atmosphere" for its gay clientčle and asked that they be given the right to keep them out. According to BBC, the management said the ban would prevent straight men and women from abusing the hotel's gay customers.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth is to receive a new royal carriage as a gift from an Australian monarchist. Jim Frecklington, who lives in Sydney, has spent years and re-mortgaged his home to build the new State Coach Britannia. The carriage - which cost an estimated $1. 23 million to build with some of the costs being covered by the Australian government - will be flown into Britain and given as a gift to the queen.

Watching survival shows on various media outlets can really prove useful in real life situations. It proved lifesaving for a young Scottish man who got lost in an Australian national park. He survived two days without water and food merely by using survival tips he watched on nature shows on television to stay alive.

Female sentries are guarding Britain's Queen Elizabeth for the first time at Windsor Castle. The King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery took over guarding the queen's residence for one month Monday, and the 20-strong troop includes five women. They marched led by a brass band wearing plumed busby hats and braided uniform tunics, carrying ceremonial swords.