A group of German builders have obtained funds to begin constructing a pyramid that will serve as a private memorial for "those of all nationalities and religions. " A group, led by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, will build a new pyramid about 10 times as large as the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and will be "the largest structure our civilization has ever built. "

An eight-year-old Moluccan cockatoo in the animal sanctuary in Indiana has learned to bad mouth people visiting her at the park. Peaches is one of the main attractions at the animal sanctuary but staffers said people have to watch their mouths, because the cockatoo has a habit of repeating words that she hears. Pine Animal Park say she was a household pet before she was taken on,and she already picked up a vocabulary as colorful as her feathers.

As the number of cars in the upcoming southern city of Shenzhen has touched the one million mark, the city's mayor has urged its residents to stop the purchase of new cars. With 90,000 new cars registered already this year, Xu Zongheng fears that more cars in the city will give rise to the traffic problems. The English-language China Daily quotes Zongheng as saying, "Problems arising from the city's traffic are mounting. I hope residents take this into consideration when planning to buy cars. "

A highly adventurous couple, who decided to have sex on top of a crane, could not succeed in their plan when a police officer found out about them. The pair, who was caught making out over the weekend on top of a 100-foot construction crane, was however allowed to go with a warning. The matter came into light Saturday night when some bystanders spotted the couple climbing into the cab of the crane and decided to call the police.

A 19-year-old motorcyclist has reportedly led police on an interstate highway chase at speeds of up to 150 mph before they finally gave up the chase. However, police quickly tracked the bike's license number and found it belonged to Ryan Lewis of Eugene, Oregon. Lewis was later found by police in his house and his bike was found hidden in the courtyard. The incident took place on Monday evening when Oregon State Police Capt. Calvin Curths said he was in an unmarked car in a construction zone on Interstate 5 when the motorcycle sped past him.