Flowers in a front yard can add to an aesthetic sense of a house, but may also land the owner in court. A man in a Buffalo suburb was summoned last week, citing "sight obstruction" by the towering sunflowers at the intersection of his driveway and sidewalk. Michael Hazen, the town's supervising code enforcement officer, said that the flowers were obstructing the view for it is "a very busy street with a lot of pedestrians on it. "

In a unique tradition, the origins of which remain unknown, thousands of childless couples offer cucumbers at a fourth century church in Goa, in the hope of being blessed with a child, reported the Asian News International. Welcome to St Anne's Church in Velha, located around 15 kilometers southeast of Panjim.

An Atlanta software company is suing a former salesman who falsely claimed his 3-year-old son had cancer, and collected benefits for months. Lancope Inc. tried to send flowers after being told Michael Ruffalo's son had died. The salesman said his son had cancer shortly after he was hired as a salesman, and was given paid leave. A judge turned down a defense request to dismiss the suit, which seeks $40,151 in salary plus unspecified punitive damages.

A Canadian man trades a small role in a Hollywood movie for a house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. Kyle MacDonald, 26, has upped the ante on his trades since offering a red paper clip online for "bigger or better" things.

A Dutch woman experienced what would be a nightmare to most, when she fell into a grave, while visiting her uncle's grave in the town of Schollevaar. Monique Zuydendrop, 40, was watering the flowers near her uncle's grave when the plot collapsed, sending her right on top of the coffin below. She landed on a woman's grave that had died in September 2005.