A mayoral candidate in Pulupandan town, Negros Occidental, in central Philippines lost the support of his mother, brother, girlfriend and other relatives for pushing the eviction of residents from land he has been claiming. Magdaleno Peńa's mother, Lina Peńa, and brother, Bonifacio Peńa, voiced their support of Samson Mondia, who is running for mayor of Pulupandan town against Peńa.

Private letters and mementos giving a rare behind-the-scenes look at royal British weddings have gone public at Windsor Castle. The items on display include extracts from Queen Victoria's journal written shortly before her 1840 marriage to Prince Albert, in which she describes him as "excessively handsome. "The journals are part of a collection put together to mark the diamond anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Three-year-old Riggs, a bulldog from Prairie City, Iowa won the "Beautiful Bulldog" contest Monday, beating 50 odd dogs in a contest including the likes of Sir Grizwald Snorzalot, Napoleon Underbite and Crazy Legs Da Moose. What does it take to win a bulldog "beauty contest?" Riggs' owners say it was his personality that got him the top spot. The contest is held annually to draw attention to the Drake Relays, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious track and field events.

Britain's Prince William's conception is to be recreated by performance artists with a "live sex performance. "Actors wearing cardboard boxes emblazoned with the faces of William's parents - Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana - will get amorous in front of a live audience.

About 22. 5 percent of Chinese women consider love as a big happiness maker, while only 2. 5 Chinese women derive happiness from 'sex', a recent survey reveals. The survey, which was conducted by a Chinese magazine, says Chinese women ranked 'self-fulfilment' as biggest happiness making factor.