A hungry polar bear had reportedly cornered a group of Russians at an Arctic weather station for two days. The polar bear had been stranded by melted ice and rampaged through the house. The meteorologists and two gamekeepers "hid in the attic, where they sat two days. They waited until they got permission to shoot the animal, which was given by the environmental ministry in Moscow," according to sources.

A 24-year-old Polish man say its perfectly acceptable for women to be groped and grunted at. He attributes the "cultural naughtiness" as normal in Eastern Europe. A factory worker, Thomasz Stepniowski, was dubbed the Polish Borat by his neighbors.

After inmates at the Dallas County Detention Center set fire to the jail in a breakout attempt, authorities decided to include a lesson in the extensive repairs that were needed to get the building back into shape. Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley says if the inmates are going to act like children, they should be treated like children. So he is having the jail painted pink with blue teddy bear accents. Rackley tells the AP: "Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we'll make a childish atmosphere. And it's a calming thing - teddy bears are so soothing. So we made it like a day care, and that's kind of like what it is, a day care for adults who can't control their behavior in public. "

Russian doctor Petr Pomozov has joined the booming custom-made condoms industry by coming up with his own line. The urologist from the Russian capital of Moscow said he started making custom-fit condoms after a number of his patients complained of problems finding the perfect fit for them. He said business was booming when he started selling his condoms privately to individuals. His condoms offer special motifs and pictures on it.

Worried about a shrinking population, Japan retailers have discovered new ways for women to detect their most fertile moments including a ringing phone. A new phone is available that calculates ovulation times according to dates of her menstrual period and alerts her three days beforehand. The phones have been made available through Japan's NTT DoCoMo.