Several women in a County Durham village hoping to help raise funds for charity are selling plates with painted images done not by their hands - but with their bare breasts. Covering their breasts with paint, the women paint images of pandas, cherries, Christmas puddings and bumblebees on plates which are later glazed and fired

A Kenyan man killed a lion with his bare hands in Samburu, about 260 kilometers northeast of the capital Nairobi, only to be attacked by a pack of hyenas a few moments later, the country's media reported Tuesday. He succumbed to his injuries and died in hospital Monday.

A group of Swedish female activists is campaigning for women to be allowed to go topless in the country's swimming pools. UPI mentions The Local reporting Tuesday the group, calling itself Bara Brost (Bare Breasts or Just Breasts), launched the protest following an incident in August involving two women who were refused to go topless at their local pool in Uppsala.

An Australian barmaid has been ordered to pay a fine of $900 after she was found guilty of crushing beer cans between her bare breasts. Luana De Favari, 31, had also been accused of hanging spoons from her nipples.

A 27-year-old New York woman, who was arrested two years ago for a topless stroll, has reportedly accepted a $29,000 legal settlement with city officials for her action. The New York Post reported Sunday that due to a prior state appeals court ruling, Jill Coccaro, who now goes by the name, Phoenix Feeley was given the settlement as part of her lawsuit for an August 2005 arrest for indecent exposure.