A South African inventor is attempting to curtail rapes in a country with one of the highest rates of sexual assaults in the world with a new condom. He unveiled a new "anti-rape" female condom on Wednesday that hooks onto an attacker's penis.

The mayor of a certain Budapest district has ordered to have all female staff working in his city hall to have "perfect legs" and wear skirts no shorter than one inch above the knee. Gabor Mitynan, a well known conservative, also wants his staff to wear blazers during the summer because he thinks that most look like the are dressed like beggars or vacationers when they come into the office. He is also imposing a ban on tank tops for women, saying that most don't have fit enough bodies to pull off the look.

Stephen King and John Grisham are among 16 authors selling the right to have a character in a book named for the highest bidder in an effort to raise money for the First Amendment Project, a California-based nonprofit group that promotes freedom of information and expression. Details of exactly what each author is offering have been posted on Internet auction site eBay and the auctions will be held between September 1 and September 25, the group says, according to Reuters.

Matthew Borghese - All Headline News ContributorTampa, FL (AHN)- Tampa Police say Marvin Williams, 22, thought it would be funny to put a blue-and-red flashing light on the dashboard of his friend's car and pretend to pull over another driver.

Authorities say a Japanese man confessed to killing two people he met on a suicide website and who he believed shared his desire to die. Hiroshi Maeue, 36, an employee at a staffing agency, was arrested Friday on suspicion of suffocating Michiko Nagamoto, 25, in February.