Self-proclaimed "escape king" Nordin Ben Allal has once again escaped from the Ittre jail. His fifth jailbreak attempt, it was described as the most daring of all the prisoner's stunts. Witnesses described that during the prisoners' exercise time, a helicopter landed in the grounds of the high-security prison, with the pilot being held at gunpoint by Ben Allal's accomplices. Ben Allal jumped into the cockpit, eager to take off.

Sixty eight villagers were hospitalized after eating a dog which had been killed by a disease in northern Namibia, the local newspaper The Namibian reported Wednesday. After contracting an unknown disease, the dog's owner ordered for it to be killed and its carcass burned.

The new age of Internet has not only influenced the lives of human beings but now it has managed to make a difference in the lives of man's best friend - dogs. Just like their owners, thousands of dogs have their own profiles on a Facebook subsite called Dogbook. The site offers them a chance to expand their social network and make new friends.

For the fourth consecutive year, all the dogs in Ramapo, New York are invited to an exclusive pool party at Spook Rock Pool. The fourth annual Dog Days of Summer K-9 Pool Party will take place from noon to 3 p. m. on Sept. 9. The event helps to raise funds for animal care and education about dogs.

The hurricane season in Florida scared an 8-year-old child to such an extent that she decided to go back to Ohio where she moved from, on her bicycle. When the girl Heather Snoke was not found for long found at her home in Deland, Fla. , her parents got worried and notified the police in the evening. According to police reports, the girl's father John Snoke drove around the neighborhood looking for his daughter but did not find her.