A Tokyo man was arrested by authorities after seeking medical treatment for a snake bite from one of the 51 venomous snakes he was illegally keeping in his apartment. Nobukazu Kashiwagi, a 41-year-old port worker, was bitten on his finger by an eastern green mamba as he tried to feed it.

Organized criminals in Canada are resorting to illegal trading of electronic waste and rare wildlife, according to a report released Friday by the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC). The report, a survey of organized crime in the country based on police reports, said crime syndicates are collecting e-waste in developed countries and selling it to recyclers in developing countries. The syndicates developed the black markets for computers, televisions and cellphones.

A public high school in Oriental Mindoro in central Philippines had been suspended since August 8 after an "evil spirit" haunts the school ground and "possessed" students since. Henry Tungol, principal of the Pedro Panaligan Memorial National High School said students have shown signs of "seizures, shortness of breath while some were shouting and writhing in pain. The events have caused hysteria inside the campus.

A British Lord is selling his life - including his title, estate, luxury cars and little black book on eBay. David Piper, the 58-year old Lord of Warleigh, said he's taking the action to finance treatment for advanced prostate cancer. As of early afternoon Eastern, the online auction has a top bid of nearly $4 million. Among the items Piper has put up for auction: his 111-acre estate near Plymouth, his family's art collection, two Bentley automobiles and a black book containing the names of women who answered a 2002 newspaper ad for a mate.

It is not impossible that U. S. adults could be overweight in the next 40 years if the trends of the previous three decades continue, according to a new government-funded study. Researchers say that the figures may seem impossible and that the actual rate does not reach the 100 percent mark. However, any upward movement in the rate is disturbing, considering that two in every three Americans are already overweight.